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Just my world of dreams, music and thoughts. Author of two books, one a novel of Love stories set in Framingham, Mass, Secrets of the Heart the 2nd book an autobiography of growing up in Framingham, Mass. Small Town America, Framingham My generation was the first teenage generation, that was when the word was coined. Ours was the generation that started cruising through town and to the drive in theater and drive in restaurant. In our area, Ernie Kampersal,from Holliston, drove his bucking car through town, picking up girls. It rose in the air, like a stallion! We went to the soda shops and played the juke boxes. It was a different town, a different time, and it belonged to us!

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Duke Ellington: Things ain't what they used to be

I love this arrangement it is rich with full chords at the start, a mix of sounds as it progresses, then soloist...rich sounds...isn't it great!  Talk about a great painting, what a sound painting this is!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Known Universe, Primordial Sound, Vibration, and the Cosmos Visually

Everything vibrates, color, light, sound, all matter, and the sounds of the universe are within us, asking us to harmonize

Monday, January 21, 2013

Carly Simon - You Belong To Me

Here we go with Carly, listen to her style, a few times until you can feel...heartbeat is what she records to...in my opinion, but you know, what I always say, "what do I know?"

Satin Doll - George Shearing

Here is a comparison of playing ....the inner rhythm is different.  One of the best examples of inner rhythm is Carly Simon, she is so easy to read...Listen to her recordings and you will hear her heartbeat.

Satin Doll - Beegie Adair

This  is an example of someone who has music expression from within, just as Frank Sinatra had it!  There are some people that just have that inner ability to express, whether it is music, poetry, or whatever.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Travel across the country

  We went out for a weekend drive, last weekend.  Of course we decided to continue because my husband wanted to go to the car events in Scottsdale, Arizon.  So, I have been quiet, as we drove along thru our beautiful country.  The beauty of the landscape, desert, bayou, mountains and more, always amazes us.  Listening to Siriously Sinatra all the way. thinking about music and listening.  The cars were fabulous as usual, and the prices were very high .  We had a great time expect to be home tomorrow. so I can catch up on my love of music.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Horsemeat found in burgers

Horsemeat found in burgers   Hmmmm!  When  I was in Paris in the 1950's it was not uncommon to see horse carcass hanging in the meat market...( no refrigeration)...ooooh!

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Della Reese - My Devotion

Her voice was special, and I miss hearing a voice like this.

Della Reese - Don't You Know? ("Puccini")

Oh well, I could not find Our Day will Come...but this popped up and it was a major hit!

johnny mathis (playlist)

Everyone does songs that are not right for them.  This arrangment is too fast for his voice, does not fit his style....who is it that does it best, Della Reese or Dinah Washington, got to go see....No no no, Johnny....you are still great, but THIS IS NOT YOU!

Johnny Mathis - Summer of '42

A wonderful movie from the early 70's and Johnny Mathis sang the theme song so beautifully! 

Johnny Mathis- It's Not For Me To Say

Johnny is able to hold a note in a perfect pitch for a long time, that is his strength....what do you think?

MEL CARTER (Live) - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

this is the culture of the past, the songs you see on my site...far cry from what we hear today...think about our culture today .  When is the music business going to own up to responsibility for some of the things going on today?  They have to admit they could do better to help our culture.

Crooning 30's (playlist)

This was a movie back in the 1970's that left a profound impression, and the theme song was so lovely, hope you agree

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Dinah Washington "What A Difference A Day Makes" (playlist)

The sounds of our 45's, clicking and ticking....Now listen to Dinah tell a story in song!  emotions of love , a caressing melody, all the right ingredients....what popular singer today can pull this off?

Michael Bublè - Anema e core

Doesn't this sound like Perry Como, then sometimes it is Frank Sinatra, and then????? Yep, Michael grows on you, haunts your days with his music.  I wonder how a duet with K.D. Lang would sound?

Monday, January 7, 2013

Peggy Lee - He's a tramp

Now, to me this is an example of a song that is able to make it beyond the cartoon movie.   It has no universal appeal in my book, other than it fits the movie..what makes it interesting is that the arrangment and the voice, allow it to be marketable, but I would not pick it for a major hit, would you?

Peggy Lee - I've got the world on a string

Peggy Lee is interesting, because she has a velvet voice, that can become a Speakeasy voice when the song calls for it! 

Goody Goody (playlist)

I like anything that starts with a grooving sound.  Peggy Lee had some great back up music, think about how important that can be, just look at Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle.