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RE: Haley and Harry Connick Jr...
I think it's odd that someone would think Irvin Mayfield would feel the need to use Haley as a tool.
I love Haley. I, honest to God, think she has the best voice I have ever heard. But she's a third place finisher on a reality show who was probably in the process of being dropped by the time this concert came around. He's a grammy winner. He certainly didn't need to use her as a tool.
What simply happened was she impressed him. Because that performance is incredible. IMO, It's Haley's best.
And I also find it strange that a Jazz fan would find Haley's "tricks" (the growls, scatting, different way of saying the words..) unwanted. I can see it with a fan of classical music, or a fan of country music. But Jazz?
That's not to say that I don't think Haley has areas of improvement. But personally, I think they come with her performance style rather than her singing.
And, as my best friend also can't stand Haley's voice, I've also learned you just have to let it go. I don't quite understand it, because to me...her voice is simply incredible, and the more I listen too it, the more in awe I become. But she has a distinctive voice, a distinctive tone, and distinctive way of singing. And people who prefer people to sing "the right way" or who aren't so fond of "different" are not likely to be a fan of Haley's voice. It's really just a preference of vocal tone.
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