Since our first posts five years ago, Mark Of Jazz has treated entrance into the New Year nostalgically, even reverently. With the current state of the world so uncertain and somewhat confusing, I thought we could all use a few lighter moments, maybe even a grin or two. 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? Where did they come from?
The Peanuts Gang is always great fun and we launch into the New Year by partying with them, even though this performance doesn’t feature jazz. Then, an a capella rendition of the tune by the original Straight No Chaser in a live 2009 concert at the Angel Orensanz Theatre in New York. Finally I have brought my Days Of Auld Lang Syne podcast forward from our Jazz Scene Podcast page. Yes … it IS jazz and answers the who, what when, where and why of the song that has played with people’s heads for generations and beyond.
Here’s wishing you a HAPPY, HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS 2022 … and hoping that you enjoy our little MOJ celebration!
Straight No Chaser was a group of college guys singing just for fun back in the 90s. Their career skyrocked and, as often happens, personnel changed … but these are the 10 who started it all.
