When you find two people who ask the eternal question with such passion, with such tenderness and longing, is it fair to keep them apart? Rather than posting two videos, I thought I would at least join them lyrically as best I could into one … and ask Diana Krall and Seth MacFarlane to convey my sincerest wishes for a most healthy, happy and prosperous New Year! By the way, What Are You Doing New Years Eve?
It’s classic upon classic! First, Kenny G. takes a walk down memory lane with scenes from classic Christmas movies and his lush arrangement of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Then a classic clip from the 1967 Bing Crosby television special featuring a duet of White Christmas with Frank Sinatra, as the magic of the holiday season unfolds.
After that, the only thing left to say is MERRY CHRISTMAS! I wish you and yours Christmas rainbows all through the new year!
Since it’s that time of year when we take a critical look back at the past eleven months (don’t stare) I thought you might like to review the top 50 jazz albums of 2019, according to JazzTimes. Let’s see how many selections you agree with.
Tony Bennett makes you want to slip on your galoshes and follow him into the snow with this rendition of Winter Wonderland. It features the Count Basie Orchestra and is certain to add Holiday spring to anyone’s step!
My Favorite Things is a classic song swung by a classic performer with a classic band. While the tune was written for a Broadway play, not as a Christmas song, the season wouldn’t be complete without it.
The Fabulous Baker Boys is a movie about two guys and a girl, that play against one incredible jazz-based soundtrack! Toss in some sibling rivalry and you have a motion picture that feels good no matter how many times you see it.
Michelle Pfeiffer does all of her own singing … and is quite a nice surprise, considering we previously only knew her as a most enjoyable actress. Jeff and Beau Bridges play some of their own piano, although Dave Grusin does most of the keyboard work with the Bridges brothers very convincingly miming it.
Music flows from one end of the story to the other and the plot is a sound one, especially if you happen to have grown up with an obverse brother or sister … or just had a really close best friend. Here’s a small sample.
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