Saturday, December 29, 2012
Michael Bublé - "I've Got The World On A String" Live at Madison Square ...
Love this version of the song as I put some of my favorites up again. He is really grooving here!
Friday, December 28, 2012
Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon (original 78 rpm)
This was playing on the juke boxes at the Wellworth, Byron was serving frappes, grilled cheese and more, ducktails were in, as were bobby socks, and peg pants..
"I Think Of You" - Frank Sinatra
A more mature, more emotional, presentation ....his voice has a deeper sound from its maturity?
RARE I Think of You - Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey
A great teacher, here is his early version as a band singer...an accessory to the band.
Band of Gold - Don Cherry (1955)
The song from Mad Men. Don Cherry had a wonderful voice. We never got enough of his music!
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Why Jazz Happened by Marc Myers(Dec 10, 2012)
There was a write up in the Wall Street Journal, that caught my attention to this book. It describes the Musician Union struggles that created resulting changes in the size of the records, from single play records to albums and to 45's. The review is available on Amazon.com, click above.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Watching tv perfume ads this weekend , I was turned off, were you? Tv ads promoting perfume with sex ads...magazines say do it once and do it again? Then we wonder what is happening to our world? How about Ella selling love, in perfume ads instead of sex?
Why do we need to encourage what our hormones tell us? Songs like this talk of love rather than just sex....isn't that what it is suppose to be about? We need to take an accounting of our culture, there is a great cry for attention by our young people...violence is the price. But, what do I know? What do you think?
Why do we need to encourage what our hormones tell us? Songs like this talk of love rather than just sex....isn't that what it is suppose to be about? We need to take an accounting of our culture, there is a great cry for attention by our young people...violence is the price. But, what do I know? What do you think?
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Anne Murray- Moments To Remember
Here is an oldie that was very popular, and she had a very nice distinct voice
Andrea Bocelli - The Lord's Prayer.
We should all be in awe of this world, of which we know very little other than what we observe in the tiny light spectrum we are allowed, in the tiny dimensions of space we are allowed.....what more can one say? It is truly awesome and we can only think to give thanks each day, as in this song, believers or not.
Monday, December 24, 2012
"It's Not for Me to Say" Johnny Mathis
The record would spin and spin and spin.....as we dreamed of who we would love and who we would marry in the long long ago
" What's New?" Artie Shaw & Helen Forrest
Artie Shaw, wow! Did we love him, and this song was BIG....it could come back easily ...nice music
TROUBLE IN PARADISE - THE CRESTS 1958.wmv
A blast from the past with this song...today is finding new songs for a new age group
Richie Rosato Have You Heard
What do you think? Would it make a good song for today? Or do you think it is more fun to sing about gangs, and the like?
The Crests - The angels listened in.wmv
Great music from the past need a new song for your repetoire?
Beegie Adair - The Christmas Song, Jazz Piano
Jazz with your dreams of sugar plums tonight, smooth and creamy like your hot chocolate, you can feel it?
Beegie Adair (playlist)
Now here is the velvet piano....wow, just think maybe teeming up K.D. Lang with the sound of this piano...??
Ella Fitzgerald - Yesterdays
K.D. Lang has a velvet voice like the great Ella...heard this on Siriously Sinatra yesterday, its such a joy to get in the car and listen to this wonderful music.
Michael Buble & Rod stewart - They can't take that away from me
Tasty morning treat...it makes you smile to watch them. I bet K.D. Lang would sound good with either one of them.
k.d. lang & Tony Bennett - Because of You
K.D. Lang comon back with more oldies, you have a wonderful voice that suits the oldies!
Blue Moon - Tony Bennett
Heard this on Siriously Sinatra yesterday and just melted with the voice, the music, the whole arrangement....so here it is.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Trans Siberian Orchestra- A Mad Russian's Christmas
Maybe we have lost the magic in the world? Maybe we have to bring the magic back.who is hurt by Santa Claus, or the Nutcracker?
Or for that matter Cinderella? Magic, dreams, hopes, aspirations, are we flattening them? I for one believe that we need magic to encourage our inner life.
Or for that matter Cinderella? Magic, dreams, hopes, aspirations, are we flattening them? I for one believe that we need magic to encourage our inner life.
Trans Siberian Orchestra The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve
Hmmm? Is it me, or is it that Christmas music is no longer commanding the airwaves at this time of the year?
Blue Christmas - Brian Setzer Orchestra
Is it because he reminds me of Elvis, that I seem to remember this was an Elvis song?
Brian Setzer & Brad Paisley - "Sleigh Ride" ((CMA Country Christmas 2011))
A jazzy Christmas for the north, where the snow is