Monday morning, you wake up with that tune drifting in your head. Scott Hamilton’s tenor sax about as smooth as they come. Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophoneBrian Lemon – pianoDave Green – bassAllan Ganley – drums Thanks to YouTuber yoichiro … Continue reading
Longtime readers of this blog may know of my obsession with this song, as I’ve posted various versions over the years. This time we go operatic with Beverly Sills. One thing about Ms. Sills–you never worry that she won’t hit … Continue reading
Monday morning Monk, as in Thelonious. Thelonious Monk, piano , Charlie Rouse, tenor sax Larry Gales, bass Ben Riley, drums Thanks to YouTuber hugO’s jazz
*** A surprisingly engaging version of the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein perennial by a 14-year-old Michael Jackson More at Michael Jackson
*** Monday morning, we go legit. If you follow my blog regularly, you might know that this is one of my favorite jazz standards (see here and here and here for other versions). But it was originally written for a … Continue reading
My younger brother, David, who has a large family, was telling me how he loves to give his family various games to play at the dinner table at family occasions. At one point he proposed the following–what are your top … Continue reading
*** The 17-year-old Judy Garland with All The Things You Are, a lovely rendition. More Judy Garland at Judy Garland
*** Monday morning you wake up in a panic and realize it’s been more than a year since you posted another version of “All The Things You Are.” (For other versions I’ve posted, see here, here, here, and here) … Continue reading
*** *** At the live broadcast of Everything Old is New Again Live at the Metropolitan Room last Sunday, my heart leapt when I heard music historian David Hadju, author of the new history of popular music, Love For Sale, … Continue reading
*** *** Monday morning starts with my favorite jazz standard. I like so many versions of it. This Coleman Hawkins take was new to me, but it’s already become a regular on my playlists. Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Bud Powell … Continue reading
I had a request that I pick out some of the favorite music postings from the last year, so ever your humble servant, here are my top 21 music pix of the year. This is really just a small fraction … Continue reading
*** Phil Ochs once wrote that in such an ugly time, the true protest is beauty. In a world gone crazy, there’s at least this one true Monday thing: “All the Things You Are” Guitar: Django Reinhardt Violin: Stephane Grapelli
No better way to start the week than hearing Ella Fitzgerald sing one of the great jazz standards, All The Things You Are by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II.
My friend, Alan, has a monthly theater group at the local library which hosts an event he likes to call “Instant Theater.” One of the games he plays is this: given two phrases, you must write a play using the … Continue reading
