Groovin’ Around The Bay – June 24, 2011
The month is moving by so quickly and I have seen so much great music this month include the Bayview Music Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Impulse Mondays, Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Carmen Lundy, Monty Alexander, Valerie Troutt, Rhonda Benin, and Hugh Masekela. Summer is here and there is great music coming […]
Flashback Friday – Natalie Cole – Thankful
“Picture yourself on the sea of a setting sun The salty air and the taste of your lover’s hair Inside you want to fly Ah, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi Come to the magical mist where the oceans kissed A thousand kisses or more on the sandy shore And never says goodbye Ah, yi, […]
Flashback Friday – Natalie Cole “Natalie Live”
Long before she was unforgettable and a woman who knows, Natalie Cole was singing some of the most soulful music around. Not saying that her soulfulness is gone, but she has mellowed like a fine wine. Some critics and fans complain that she should still be hollerin’ like she did back in the day. You […]
Natalie Cole – “Ask a Woman Who Knows”
I have been enjoying Natalie Cole’s first release on Verve Records, “Ask A Woman Who Knows.” Re-united with producer Tommy LiPuma, Natalie truly shines on these 12 songs. My favorite song is her remake of Michael Franks’, “Tell Me About It”. This is the first song released from the album and she makes it her […]
