Post #531044 by Vince Martini on Tue, May 18, 2010 5:32 PM

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, Lucas!!! you are also doing another favorite of mine -- Fred Rose' 1946 classic, "Roly Poly" which (of course) was recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. I am a big Bob Wills fan, which is why my band covers this very song. It is no surprise that Bob and the boys took this song up to #3 on the Hit Parade chart back in 1946-1947.

As for your version of "Girl Talk/Night and Day?" Bravo! I think Cole Porter would defnitely dig this blending of Night and Day with Bobby Troupe's tune. BTW, I have Tony Bennett's and Julie London's versions of "Girl Talk," but my favorite is actually Michael Feinstein's recording of this tune (with Maynard Ferguson) on Big City Rhythyms.

But...

I absolutely love your rendition of "Quiet Nights and Quiet Stars." Yes!!! This was perfectly reverent to the material and so tranquil, romantic and LOUNGE-TASTIC! I was just waiting for Frank to fade in with the lyrics. "...looking on the mountains and the sea, Oh, how lovely."

If you ever decide to re-record with vocals...give me a call.

@ Dr. Zarkov -- Good doctor, thank you for that link. As a song writer, a fan of the tune Corcovado and an avid listening fan of Carlos Jobim, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, that was a treat!

As for Lees assessment of "Girl from Ipanema," he could not be any more wrog or any more of a square. Having him say the swing is lost on this tune is like him saying Stan Getz ain't got no rhythym. I suspect he would have metered the tune into a total yawner. Getz not only got the tune, but he got the girl also...stealing Astrud away from Joao Gilberto (the article failed to mention that little nugget).

[ Edited by: Vince Martini 2010-05-18 17:35 ]