The first time I took note of this song, it was sung by Lorez Alexandria; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWXimvRssmQHere it is by Abbey Lincoln https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqPzi99xOCMSoftly as in a morning sunrise The light of love comes stealing Into a newborn day Flaming with all the glow of sunrise A burning kiss is sealing A vow that all betray For the passions that thrill love And take you high to heaven Are the passions that kill love And let it fall to hell So ends the story Softly as in a morning sunrise The light that gave you glory Will take it all away Softly as in a morning sunrise The light of love comes stealing Into a newborn day Flaming with all the glow of sunrise A burning kiss is sealing A vow that all betray For the passions that thrill love And take you high to heaven Are the passions that kill love And let it fall to hell So ends the story Softly as in a morning sunrise The light that gave you glory Will take it all away Softly as it fades away Softly as it fades away Softly as it fades away Softly as it fades away Do you have a favorite version of this song? |
"Agent Orange" killed everything and shortened every GI's life who was in the jungle, and the VA refused to give them compensation.
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Apparently I am the only person who has lived and experienced some of these songs. Mary_Jo was commenting until someone made a statement that affected the ladies sensitivities, and understanding the fact that she is a "lady", I can understand why she is no longer commenting on songs that relate to love and life. "Softly As In a Morning Sunrise" graphically depicts the 3 stages of love; first you fall in love, next you go to heaven on earth, and last you go to hell after it's over because after being in heaven, normal hum drum life is hard to take. When I hear the instrumental versions I still hear the words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkN4fm7E0cw |
Frogman don't like sleeping dogs. But this dog might be "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
If we wake him up, we may never be able to put him to sleep again.
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Schubert, COVID 19 is going to stop all the wars for awhile. I just found another Lee Oscar album hiding in a stash I’d forgotten about; this is that old school groove; it makes me feel good. What do you think about it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqtZLvyPns |
Alex, there are too many questions in regard to jazz where you live, but over here it's a cultural thing; people from the large metropolitan areas over those from rural areas prefer jazz. Next, believe it or not there is an "education" component; people who like jazz over blues have a higher degree of education.
Last but not least, there is a generational component. If you took each element individually and examined it, you would find the answers you seek.
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I wish I could comment in regard to the time, but I'm not a musician, the only thing that matters to me is that which is projected; what emotional story does the music tell, without that, is it really music at it's deepest level. Yes. that would include the feel. Can anyone analyze this; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHold6ylvEM |
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Alex, I compliment you for submitting the exquisite LP "Angel Eyes". Currently I'm 100% into "new vinyl" so I have to take what little is available, but I'm searching for that one.
It seems we're "simpatico" when it comes to the 50's and 60's jazz; I'll have to go back through your posts and see what's available on LP.
Keep up the good work.
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I owe it to this thread, and Andre Previn to post my thoughts on him and his musical abilities. He's clearly not given the credit he deserves as a jazz musician, but many jazz musicians are not given any credit at all, so maybe that's just the disparity in regard to the two different genres; Classical and jazz. I first became acquainted with Mr. Previn's music in the form of "My Fair Lady"; it was "West Coast" cool and hip in a different kind of way. This is as hip as it gets, that cat could jam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCSQlmUnMFsYou talking about style; you had to have been there on the set at that time, and seen some slinky long legged chick in black leotards looking like a slinky black cat and moving to this music; those were the days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZKzTMr1M5ELinda Lawson put this into words that fit those times; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA81pRYtEXcMay he rest in peace, somewhere as hip and cool as his music. |
June Christy sounds so good late at night; she took me back to a time before I was 21, when all dreams were possible and emotions ran high. She made me remember that night I saw "The Midnight Sun"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoUFb5KP4m4 |
Dena DeRose, and Houston Person; spectacular, and so was the recording quality.
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What office is Wynton running for?
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It just so happens that I was listening to Grant Green with tears in my eyes; I knew and heard Grant Green even before Blue Note. I was having a beer with my jazz crew at the club where Grant performed on weekends; we all knew and admired Grant as a person and as a jazz musician. They, jazz musicians, always seem to have quirky ways; he came in, turned the juke box off (with everyone's permission of course) and just began to play his guitar. As I recall, the music he played was intensely personal, and just a little sad; he was playing for himself and we just happened to be there listening. Times like that are unforgettable; that was in 59, the reason I remember is because it was just before I went into the Air Force. When I saw that he would be appearing at a club in St. Louis, I knew I would get a chance to hear him live again, and maybe even chat a little bit. This was at the time his album, "Grant Green- Live At The Light House" was out, that was in 72. Sure enough, during intermission, he had someone request that I meet him outside; it was stuffy in the club, and the fresh night air was welcomed. Between 60 and 72 is a long time; 12 years, plus he had gotten bald; the last time I saw him, he had a thick head of hair and looked "cowboy slim" in Levis, now he had a paunch, and was bald, I barely recognized him. "Is that you Grant?"; honesty is my worst fault. After exchanging pleasantries, he asked me about a jazz musician who was closer than a brother to him. When I told him the truth, Grant exploded; "You're lying", and stormed off. What a way to meet your idol after 12 years. Not long ago, someone's wife asked me personal questions about her husband (a lifelong friend, if anyone knew she knew that I knew) after his funeral. I remembered Grant Green, and I lied like I had never lied before. When I finished, she began to have a peaceful look on her face. You've got to know when to tell the truth, and when to lie. The music I was listening to by Grant that brought tears to my eyes was "Feeling The Spirit"; this is music that's reminiscent of that night in 59 when he was playing just for himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SHdqD077yY |
Mary_jo, I'm not really back, but I'm moved by your kind words. My health is not the best subject.
Since you like my stories, the next one will be just for you. As to the jazz, others are really submitting some good jazz, I wont compete with them; however, I will submit some new music. As Rok used to say; "What's he discovered out of Africa now"?
I like the way the thread is moving along, and I will contribute when I can.
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Thanks for the kind words Schubert. I've been reading your fantastic posts here and there; they let me know that you're doing well, and that makes my day.
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"Out of Africa"; I give you "Fatoumata Diawara"; she only sings in her native tongue, which is "Mali", but that's good enough for me and the rest of the world. She is so expressive that she doesn't need words, her music tells the story. Once I saw a video where tears were streaming down her face; that was a sad song and people of Africa have a lot to cry about, but things are getting better. I like her best when she skips and dances; you can see the joy of life in her face as she expresses this emotion in her music. "Fatou" as she likes to be called, lives in France, and is now happily making the world her stage. I just received her LP "Fenfo" which I like a lot, but I have exotic taste, that's in addition to my kind of jazz that you guys have been posting. Her are some links, and I'll let you be the judge of "Fatou" and her music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gmGL5SqhaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E82BifytoYY |
I listened to, and enjoyed everyone's submission; I especially enjoyed Schuberts Japanese Cuban submission. It seems that movies used Cuban music in all Latin American movies without giving the Cubans credit, and that's why I thought the music was Brazilian back then. Many times I can't figure rhyme or reason for the name of a tune, but the name of this tune is so appropriate that you can feel it; the title is "Lullaby of The Doomed". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_c-fueLOggThis tune has a feeling of profound sadness, as it's title suggests. |
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Just think of what it would be like if the civil war had never been fought; then Mississippi and Texas would be south of the border.
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I saw this really beautiful girl, and I don't recall the circumstances, but I saw her more than once; no, I never even met her, but she made such an impression on me that I had a dream about her in which "Misty" was playing throughout the dream; as a matter of fact, it was the most dominant factor in the dream. It was such a beautiful dream that when I woke up, I tried to go back to sleep and continue the dream. This was before I was even 21, so that was a long time ago, but I never forgot the dream or "Misty". While I'm haunted by "Misty", I hardly ever think of Erroll Garner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap3P8Fpqay4This song was crystal clear in my dream, and it never stopped playing; the girl resembled the one on the cover of that album. Or the cover of this album; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_KMMWTWOocThe music is beautiful, but neither one of these cuts is clear. Today, I would like to bring attention to Erroll Garner; he is an artist that I don't feel that I have paid enough attention to. Let's try "Ready Take One", an album with a slightly different perspective of Erroll; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xe_0UayYUMisty by Sarah Vaugn; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ-JgK9h_MUNo one goes wrong with "Misty" |
I didn't realize how much I was hooked on this tune until I heard these two versions; if somebody paid me to pick one, I would have to decline; they're both awesome.
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I saw both Groove Holmes and Jimmy McGriff live, but not together,in the 60's. Until you hear giants like them live, you ain't heard nothing.
Organ is the one instrument that the recorded media can not reproduce, the dynamic range and the frequency, go to such extremes live, that recorded media can not reproduce it; consequently, your imagination has to take over, but it does a good job.
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Stephane Grappelli & Michel Petrucciani - Misty, has to be the most romantic.
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Mary-Jo, this is my very last time posting; you don 't know what happened, but Rok and Frogman know what happened, and I guarantee you it will never happen again.
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When I was a teenager living with my older cousin on the South Side of Chicago, and at dusk dark when the lights were just coming on in the windows of the distant skyscrapers, I would play this tune, "Bohemia After Dark" and imagine what my life would be like when my time came to be in "Bohemia After Dark", and doing whatever it is that "Bohemians" do after dark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5EwGijmqKc |
Gsahaikun, not only do you have exquisite taste in music, but you can actually communicate music into words. We have people here who have good taste in music, but they seem to have a problem communicating that into words, and you can do both? BTW, everyone here has all of those albums and a few more.
I hope you hang around; maybe they'll get the hang of communicating from reading your posts. Please post some more.
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Frogman, or "Mr. Wynton Marsalis Jr."; I say it's jazz.
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Rok, it doesn't matter whether one thinks, or does not think of one's ancestry, it is what it is.
I should think that the inner city is a lot better than the cotton fields of Texas or Mississippi.
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Although this is a jazz thread, we have always posted other genres, so if there is music you like and would like to share, don't hesitate to post it.
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Pjw, I was a medic in the Air Force (That's documented) where I encountered psychiatry, I wont mention why or how that's relevant.
For the sake of "temporary" peace, I will post jazz; however, this thread has always been different; maybe that's why it's lasted longer than other threads.
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Acman, I'm glad you put some of your thoughts down. BTW, I have a number of albums in my collection that would not be there if it were not for your recommendations.
I'm glad you explained the erratic nature of your posts. New people are born everyday, they see life quite different from me, but life has changed quite radically for so many people, and is still changing, so that is expected. Naturally that change is reflected in the new music.
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Alex, that was a fantastic photo you submitted; all those people were in their prime, I especially liked Ray Brown's shoes, I had a black and white pair, plus a brown and white pair.
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I just discovered that "Afrobeat" was a complete genre of music, I thought it was just used to describe a few groups. Here is a "Newen Afrobeat" concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRwAwOsebZsI really like the smiles and energy of the girls in the group; they seem to be having so much fun. |
Those two items competed with the "Dashiky", such as the one Pharoah Sanders wore; I don't think so for jazz; sounds more like the "Beetles" to me. I never owned either item.
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Schubert, I let out one of our secrets (here) as opposed to "hear from you"; but don't tell any one.
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Alex, I'm curious as to how you have collected so many fantastic albums. I've seen people with large collections of which half of would be a waste of space for me, but you have so very many boss albums.
We have many of the same artists, but I don't have nearly as many records by them, plus that, all artists have losers, I manage to get the losers.
Did you buy most of those records near the time they came out, or later?
The bottom line is, how did you manage to acquire so many winners?
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Pjw, thanks for the warm sentiments.
"Indestructible" is killer; with Blakey, Lee Morgan and Curtis Fuller, how could it be anything else, they lived the music.
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Pjw, while all those cuts were outstanding; Hank Mobley, Carmel Jones and Kenny Dorham appealed to me most, and will be added to my collection.
Thanks.
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