" You Fascinate me So" Another Cy Coleman song . with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh ( Witchcraft lyrics) Sung by Morgana King in a very rhymic arrangement that makes one want to tap toes, fingers and anything else at hand.
Ms. Leigh had some of the same rhyming ingenuity as Lorenz Hart, of Rodgers & Hart fame.
https://youtu.be/0wA4YlpdsiY
Friday, 27 March 2020
" The Best is Yet To Come" Given current events, is it believable that the best is still yet to come ? Regardless, this bouncy song by Cy Coleman was written at a time when such optimism was possible. The singer, Morgana King. She played Marlon Brando's wife in Godfathers 1 & 11 because she had an Italian heritage and advised the Director on many unique Sicilian traditions.
https://youtu.be/OAV0VrAbApY
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
" I Love MY Wife ' (But my eyes do wander) Cy Coleman wrote a wonderful score for a musical called " I Love My Wife" The title song confesses the wandering and somewhat salacious point-of-view of a husband who confesses a desire for dalliance. Whether one approves is a personal matter. Regardless of the lyrics intent, the song itself is a marvellous creation and sung so well by Sinatra whose marriages were at best rocky. The arrangement picks up the spirit of waltz meter which always makes a song really move.
https://youtu.be/qcffy3V7ydw
https://youtu.be/qcffy3V7ydw
Friday, 20 March 2020
" The Folks Who Live on the Hill" A classic Jerome Kern melody supported by very poetic and wistful lyrics bt Oscar
Hammerstein 11. Peggy Lee captures the sentiment about sharing a place in hill country. The arrangement isby Nelson Riddle who asked Frank Sinatra to conduct Peggy Lee's performance knowing that he could coax the most from the singer, the orchestra and the Riddle arrangement. Given the perilous times, the thought of pursuing a place to share an idyllic hideaway is a most fetching notion. Would that we could.
https://youtu.be/Q4KqMKq8m_Q
Hammerstein 11. Peggy Lee captures the sentiment about sharing a place in hill country. The arrangement isby Nelson Riddle who asked Frank Sinatra to conduct Peggy Lee's performance knowing that he could coax the most from the singer, the orchestra and the Riddle arrangement. Given the perilous times, the thought of pursuing a place to share an idyllic hideaway is a most fetching notion. Would that we could.
https://youtu.be/Q4KqMKq8m_Q
' " Rain-Falling from the skies " This is a most emotionally reflective song with the singer wanting the "rain to wash away my tears." This is Sinatra at what he does best-showing his emotional nakedness during another love quandary. Listen near the end when he becomes more optimistic for " When that sun appears, I'll see my love again !"
Nelson Riddles arrangement recreates the sounds of falling rain in a most atmospheric manner.
Great song, great singer, great arranger-a musical trifecta.
https://youtu.be/XLjtJZdBhtE
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
This not an American Popular song. However, Maurice Ravel, outstanding French impressionist composer, was highly influenced by American jazz. You can hear it the first movement of his Concerto in G.
Gershwin wanted to study with Ravel in Paris. Ravel asked him " How much money did you make last year ? "
Gershwin answered " $ 100,000 USD."
Ravel then answered " I want to study with you !"
The bristling excitement of the American zeitgeist ( spirit) in the 20's and 30 's is evident in this piece of music. It's Ravel's answer to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris.
https://youtu.be/FX4y7EMBG6A
Gershwin wanted to study with Ravel in Paris. Ravel asked him " How much money did you make last year ? "
Gershwin answered " $ 100,000 USD."
Ravel then answered " I want to study with you !"
The bristling excitement of the American zeitgeist ( spirit) in the 20's and 30 's is evident in this piece of music. It's Ravel's answer to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris.
https://youtu.be/FX4y7EMBG6A
Thursday, 12 March 2020
" My One and Only Love " This is a most tender tribute to the one designated as the One and Only Love . Written by Mellin & Wood, it has been covered by Frank Sinatra, Julie London and many other well-known singers of mature, popular songs. This version by Sophie Millman stands up to any of the versions performed by more famous singers . I sate this for the following reasons. Born in Russia and raised in Israel, Ms. Millman imbues the fine melody and endearing
lyrics with a low-burning, incandescent glow. It is supported by a gently pulsating bossa nova type rhythm that moves the song forward that does not overpower the singer's delightfully langorous interpretation. There is an elegant and unexpected accordion passage in the arrangement that adds even more grace to this recording. The world is fortunate that younger singers continue to find and interpret song "standards" that have stood the test of time and speak to all generations of listeners who favour well-made, literate songs
Thank you very much Sophie Millman.
https://youtu.be/3vYVUsaR9ec
lyrics with a low-burning, incandescent glow. It is supported by a gently pulsating bossa nova type rhythm that moves the song forward that does not overpower the singer's delightfully langorous interpretation. There is an elegant and unexpected accordion passage in the arrangement that adds even more grace to this recording. The world is fortunate that younger singers continue to find and interpret song "standards" that have stood the test of time and speak to all generations of listeners who favour well-made, literate songs
Thank you very much Sophie Millman.
https://youtu.be/3vYVUsaR9ec
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