My Funny Valentine
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, I searched my music collection and found 24 versions of the Rodgers and Hart classic gem,”My Funny Valentine” which was first featured in the Broadway musical “Babe in Arms” in 1937. Below are the versions of “My Funny Valentine” in my music collection. Notably, on the Frank Sinatra/Lorrie Morgan duet, […]
Anita Baker – My Everything
The wait is over!! Ms. Baker is back with her new Blue Note release, My Everything, which hits the stores today. Were you at your local record store last night at midnight to be one of the first to have it? No, I was not there. No, I do not have a copy of the […]
A lazy afternoon…
The above photo was taken on the beach in Carmel the same weekend as the Monterey Jazz Festival. I try to get to this beach once a year as it is one of my favorite places. Hopefully, I will have more photos as soon as I get them organized. This post is envolving as I […]
I just could not resist….
I know I mostly post information about music but these little factoids I just could not resist. Fenton’s Creamery in Oakland is now open for business but by the crowds I have seen while driving past there, most of you know this already. The slang-term ‘bling-bling’ has made its way into the latest edition of […]
Flashback Friday – Anita Baker “Rapture”
You bring me joy | When I’m down | Oh, so much joy | When I lose my way your love comes smiling on me | I saw your face | And them I knew | We would be friends | I was so afraid but your arms, they’d say `come to me’ |So I’d […]
