Jazz for aficionados
Well, back then, the radio was all there was in small Southern Towns. It was country music and Broadway / Show-tunes. The Wayward Wind, Canadian Sunset, On the Street where you live etc...... Of course later, R&R came on the scene. But, by then, we had been imprinted. Glad to hear someone other than me knows Stafford. I always wondered why she had a man's name.:) Cheers |
Watch the sunrise on a tropic isle See the pyramids along the Nile Just remember darlin', all the while You belong to me See the market place in old Algiers Send me photographs and souvenirs Just remember when a dream appears You belong to me I'll be so alone without you Maybe you'll be lonesome too and blue Fly the ocean in a silver plane See the jungle when it's wet with rain Just… Yes, every word was important, along with the beautiful voice and good music. Tropic Isle and pyramids along the Nile certainly stirred my childhood imagination. Fly the ocean in a silver plane, see the jungle when it's wet with rain; that painted a picture. Vocals are vocals, instrumentals are instrumentals; let them be separate and never the twain shall meet; unless on a temporary basis. |
One of the great Jazz LP photo covers. I didn't hear no singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgLt7LAZF0 Case Closed. Cheers |
That is the most unforgettable picture and music I can think of; it was when Miles was "Miles", no buckskin fringed vests and stuff like that. That is the most mysterious opening music; the city is like that "Round Midnight"; maybe you're on a lit sidewalk or in the shadows where it's dark, just before you get to the skyscrapers, it all determines the mood. "Trane" enters the scene with a dramatic burst of light to let you know that you are in the city. This is Miles and Trane at their best. |
