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Once Upon A Summertime
"Once Upon a Summertime" is the title of the American version (with lyrics from Johnny Mercer) of a French song written by Michel Legrand, Eddie Barclay and Eddy Marnay. The French original is La valse des lilas. Notable recordings *Blossom Dearie – ''Once Upon a Summertime (album), Once Upon a Summertime'' (1958), ''Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's'' (1966) *Tony Bennett – ''I Wanna Be Around (album), I Wanna Be Around'' (1963) *Miles Davis – ''Quiet Nights (Miles Davis and Gil Evans album), Quiet Nights'' (1963) *Sarah Vaughan – ''Star Eyes'' (1963) *Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans – ''Waltz for Debby (1964 album), Waltz for Debby'' (1964) *Carmen Mcrae – ''Second To None'' (1964) *Astrud Gilberto – ''Look to the Rainbow (Astrud Gilberto album), Look to the Rainbow'' (1966) *Barbra Streisand – ''Je m'appelle Barbra'' (1966) *Oscar Peterson – ''Walking the Line (Oscar Peterson album), Walking the Line'' (1970) *June Christy – ''Impromptu (June Christy album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs. He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music, and was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including " Moon River", " Days of Wine and Roses", " Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Oscar nominations, and won four Best Original Song Oscars. Early life Mercer was born in Savannah, Georgia, where one of his first jobs, aged 10, was sweeping floors at the original 1919 location of Leopold's Ice Cream. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second To None
''2nd to None'' (also known as ''ELVIIS: 2nd to None'') is a collection of songs by American rock and roll musician Elvis Presley. The album was released by on October 7, 2003 by RCA Records as the sequel to the previous year's highly successful '' ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits''. The album included Elvis's #1 singles that did not appear on the previous release, other notable recordings by the artist, one previously unreleased recording ("I'm a Roustabout") and a remix of "Rubberneckin'" by Paul Oakenfold. Although not as successful as its predecessor, ''2nd to None'' made the top 10 in at least nine countries and received certifications in several regions. Production, artwork and packaging ''2nd to None'' was produced by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Ray Bardani. Bardani also mixing many of the songs on the collection with the assistance of Matt Snedecor, while the tape transferring and mastering on the recordings were handled by Andreas Meyer and Vic Anesini, respectively. The release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Farantouri
Maria Farantouri or Farandouri ( el, Μαρία Φαραντούρη; born 28 November 1947 in Athens) is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's ''Canto General'', which Farantouri performed all over the world. During the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Maria Farantouri recorded protest songs in Europe with Mikis Theodorakis. In 1971, she recorded ''Songs and Guitar Pieces by Theodorakis'' with Australian guitarist John Williams which included seven poems by Federico García Lorca. She has recorded songs in Spanish ('Hasta Siempre Comandante Che Guevara'), Italian, and English ("Joe Hill" and Elisabeth Hauptmann's ''Alabama Song'' from Bertolt Brecht's ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny''), George Gershwin's works, as well as works by Greek composers Manos Hatzidakis, Eleni Karaindrou and Vangelis. Her voice is contralto with two octaves. The i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Summertime (Chet Baker Album)
''Once Upon a Summertime'' is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker which was recorded in 1977 and released on the Artists House label in 1980. accessed May 25, 2017 Reception The review by Scott Yanow states "The challenging material ("The Song Is You" is the only one of the five songs that is a standard) inspires the musicians to play creative solos".Track listing # "Tidal Breeze" (Harold Danko) – 6:49 # "Shifting Down" () – 7:30 # "E.S.P." ( |
Chet Baker
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: ''Chet Baker Sings'' (1954) and '' It Could Happen to You'' (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s. Biography Early years Baker was born and raised in a musical household in Yale, Oklahoma on 23 December 1929. His father, Chesney Baker Sr., was a professional guitarist, and his mother, Vera Moser, was a pianist who worked in a perfume factory. His maternal grandmother was Norwegian. Baker said that o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Levy (pianist)
Louis A. "Lou" Levy (March 5, 1928 – January 23, 2001) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Levy was born to Jewish parents in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and start to play the piano aged twelve. His chief influences were Art Tatum and Bud Powell. A professional at age nineteen, Levy played with Georgie Auld (1947 and later), Sarah Vaughan, Chubby Jackson (1947–1948), Boyd Raeburn, Woody Herman's Second Herd (1948–1950), Tommy Dorsey (1950) and Flip Phillips. Levy left music for a few years in the early 1950s and then returned to gain a strong reputation as an accompanist to singers, working with Peggy Lee (1955–1973), Ella Fitzgerald (1957–1962), June Christy, Anita O'Day and Pinky Winters. Levy also played with Dizzy Gillespie, Shorty Rogers, Stan Getz, Terry Gibbs, Benny Goodman, Supersax and most of the major West Coast players. Levy recorded as a leader for Nocturne (1954), RCA, Jubilee, Philips, Interplay (1977), and Verve Verve may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impromptu (June Christy Album)
''Impromptu'' is the final album by June Christy, recorded in 1977 and featuring the Lou Levy Sextet. accessed May 9, 2017 Track listing # "" (, ) – 3:20 # "" ( |
June Christy
June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pursued a solo career from 1954 and is best known for her debut album ''Something Cool''. After her death, she was hailed as "one of the finest and most neglected singers of her time." Biography Early life Shirley Luster was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. She moved with her parents Steve and Marie (née Crain) Luster to Decatur, Illinois, when she was three years old. She began to sing with the Decatur-based Bill Oetzel Orchestra at thirteen. While attending Decatur High School she appeared with Oetzel and his society band, the Ben Bradley Band, and Bill Madden's Band. After high school she moved to Chicago, changed her name to Sharon Leslie, and sang with a group led by Boyd Raeburn. Later she joined Benny Strong's band. In 1944, St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking The Line (Oscar Peterson Album)
''Walking the Line'' is an album by Canadian jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson, released in 1970. Recorded at: MPS Tonstudio Villingen. Critical reception AllMusic critic Ken Dryden stated in his review: "Oscar Peterson's series of recordings for Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer during the 1960s and early '70s are one of many high points in his long career... His mastery of the ballad form is heard in his sensitive interpretation of "Once Upon a Summertime,"... Track listing # "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 5:14 # "Rock of Ages" (Jack Fascinato, Tennessee Ernie Ford) – 5:32 # "Once Upon a Summertime" ( Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, Eddy Marnay, Johnny Mercer) – 5:19 # " Just Friends" ( John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:58 # " Teach Me Tonight" ( Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) – 5:07 # "The Windmills of Your Mind" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) – 5:04 # " I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and informally in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing". Biography Early years Peterson was born in Montreal, Quebec, to immigrants from the West Indies (Saint Kitts and Nevis and the British Virgin Islands); His mother, Kathleen, was a domestic worker and his father, Daniel, worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railway and was an amateur musician who taught himself to play the organ, trumpet and piano. Peterson grew up in the neighbourh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je M'appelle Barbra
''Je m'appelle Barbra'' (1966) is the eighth studio album released by Barbra Streisand. She sings much of the album in French. The album peaked at #5 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and was certified gold by the RIAA on April 24, 2002, almost 36 years after its original release. It was also Streisand's last album to make the Top 10 until 1971, when '' Stoney End'' reached #10. Track listing Side one #"Free Again" (Joss Baselli, Armand Canfora, Robert Colby, Michel Jourdan) – 3:43 #" Autumn Leaves" ( Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 2:50 #"What Now My Love" ( Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman) – 2:41 #"Ma première chanson" (Eddy Marnay, Barbra Streisand) – 2:19 #"Clopin clopant" ( Bruno Coquatrix, Pierre Dudan, Kermit Goell) – 3:10 #"Le Mur" (Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire)– 2:34 Side two #" I Wish You Love" (Albert A. Beach, Léo Chauliac) – 3:01 #"Speak to Me of Love" (Jean Lenoir, Bruce Sievier) – 2:52 #"Love and Learn" ( Norman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards, awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Streisand began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control, and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued throughout her career, and released her debut ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman—including ''People (Barbra Streisand album), People'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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