Since our first posts back in 2017, Mark Of Jazz has treated entrance into the New Year nostalgically, even reverently. With the current state of the world so uncertain and more than a little hectic, I thought we could all use a few gentler moments to ring in 2023.
In the video, Diana Krall quietly wonders What Are You Doing New Years Eve … while you can close your eyes and see the snowy evening and crackling fire as Ray Charles tries to make the case for Betty Carter to stick around because, Baby It’s Cold Outside.
Baby It's Cold Outside
Finally I have brought my Days Of Auld Lang Syne podcast forward from our Jazz Scene Podcast page. Auld Lang Syne is a song we all know and nearly always sing to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new … but what do those words mean? It’s a jazzy adventure that answers questions about the tune that has played with people’s heads for generations. Speaking of generations, we even have a nostalgic visit with Fay Wray … the lady who monkeyed around with that big ape in the ORIGINAL 1933 classic King Kong!
Here’s wishing you a HAPPY, HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR … and hoping that you thoroughly enjoy our little MOJ celebration!
