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Sad news. R.I.P.

Oo yeah, Beverly! I discovered her 3 years ago, I think. Maybe Duane pointed her out, could be. Also because she did a song I have on my repertoire and I was curious about her rendition. She was something, defiinitely!

A legend for the industry. R.I.P. Sir George.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Oo lovely, Jim! "Be still in a good way." I like that description. Wisdom comes with the years, doesn't it?

Lol, well there's a first time for everything, Scott.

Hi Georghe, you're welcome. "The way you look tonight" was one of my BB tunes, so I didn't do it with a combo. I've looked for the score, the tempo was 140 in our arrangement. You can decide yourself, whether the tune would be suitable. The difiiculty with tempo is that a singer needs to express the words. When the phrases are long, it can be a problem when the tempo is set of too fast. Let her give you a tempo upfront with the tunes. I remember I sang "The more I see you", my own translation in Dutch, at a session and the rhythm section speeded up my tempo. I could hardly get the words out right. I generally don't know this one that fast, you can try it medium tempo. It is quite lovely that way. "Wave", "The girl from Ipanema", "Corvocado", all would do great. They also have English lyrics, which come in handy since not everyone can speak/sing in Portuguese. Or she can add a little from both languages. I do "Sway" in Spanish myself, a mambo rhythm. Bossas are lovely to use, not just for the Jobim tunes. I do "The Look", "Call me" and "The more I see you" as a bossa as well. Maybe "One note Samba" would be nice too. I also know a rumba, but that is a sad song. I wouldn't pick it for a wedding. I think it is a bit different from accompanying hornplayers, yes. See the comments of JSngry and like I've mentioned just now, as a singer you need to express the phrases since they have meaning and you need a certain tempo for that. When the tempo is too fast, a singer can get into trouble getting the phrases out right. You can fill up in between of course, not too much but in a tasteful way. Like Jim says, don't double the melody. When your melody is doubled it is like you are tied down. Most singers, especially in jazz, like to use their own timing, like instrumentalist do too when they solo. I've looked at my list and noticed I didn't mention The very thought of you I'm beginning to see the light Too darn hot My baby just cares for me Anyway, hope this helps. Kind regards, page

Hello Gheorghe, a singer here. I think it would be wise to agree with her about the keys. Realbook keys are usually not that comfortable for a singer, especially a female one, since the RB wasn't meant for singers. I would put in some ballads, some latin stuff (Jobim maybe) and some swing, different tempi. For a wedding I would put in also tunes like "The Look of Love", "Just the way you are", "Call me" and "Moondance". So tunes that were not jazz originally, but which are often played by jazz artists in their own way. I think the first 3 are in the present RB. Tunes I would pick from my own repertoire would be: The way you look tonight How deep is the ocean Body and soul How high the moon I thought about you I can't give you anything but love No moon at all The more I see you Sway Maybe some poptunes like: Son of a preacherman Make you feel my love etc Hope this is useful to you. Have a good gig. Kind regards, page

Sleep tight, fasstrack.

Oo, nice!

No, I never said that it was. You're right. Thank you for your story. I love The Temptations! I still must have a video somewhere of their story. My vcr won't work anymore though with my 'new' tv system, so I need to find it on dvd at some point.

Ah ok, thanks for your definition. Well of course they do speak for themselves, but the 'fun' is that you could tell why a particular song has a certain memory for you. The song connects to someone and a situation from the past. That was the idea of the thread, not just a list of "break up" songs, but those that mean something to you personally. I do understand people not wanting to go into detail, there is no need for that. For me music has always been about emotion, that's why it speaks to me. So that's why I got the idea of the topic in the first place. I find it interesting to learn which music helped others in a situation like that. I know it helped me to deal with it at the time and now to remember the love itself. Anyway thank you for those songs, both great!

Once this album was the topic at a jazz clue game I participated in at AAJ. As soon as I saw the title of the topic I knew it had to be this one. I won that game.

Any story to go with either of these, Jim? I sort of hoped that you at least would share one story. What is the difference between 'break up' and 'crack up'? I don't know this last one. Tonight, during a live performance, I was reminded of this one. A song that reminds me of a certain guy. We were really close, or at least I thought we were, but I guess I was just means to end to him and that did really hurt I can tell you.

Thank you ALA, I appreciate that very much!

No, I don't think that can be done outside of the U.K.

Aw, I forgot to watch last night. Is there a time they will broadcast that episode again by any chance? Vera is one of my favourites!

Why, doesn't she like vocal jazz?

Aw, John Hiatt! Thanks for this one soulpope. I have memories to his music as well. Fabulous song this is! Anyone with a stories in remembrance to a certain song? And/or when possible exactly what version and why? It can be instrumental as well as vocal.

I'll keep my fingers crossed then! I see. Well, maybe I'm not most average Dutch person probably, since lots drink Heineken. Among women, Dutch ones, there are more like me without moustace I think...

Aw!!! Congratulations Lon!!! I'm happy for the both of you. Quite a handsome couple you two are. I was just wondering around Valentine's day since you had said something before. Aw! Lots of love for you two for the years to come!!! I'm kind of envious as I'm sure you'll understand my dear friend. liefs, page

I started to watch "Le bureau des Legendes" a few weeks ago which seemed really good. I missed one episode though since I had to go somewhere and couldn't watch. After that I couldn't follow it any more. That was a pity. It is a french series about a secret service like MI5 or 6 in France

I agree with you. At first I thought I was really curious how it would develop. I prefer Happy Valley as well, although I hope season 2 won't be as violent as the first season was. It probably will get there. I do like Catherine and some other actors. I understand. I don't have a hearing problem either, well not that kind anyway, I am what we call "noise deaf" which means that you have trouble concentrating when there is more than one sound at the time f.e. when there is music in a bar and you are talking to people. I've had lack of concentration for a number of years which came along with health problems. Due to that I have trouble reading which is tough since reading used to be one of my favourite things to do. I'm training my concentration though f.e. reading here at the forums for one to expand it a bit. Funny thing is that in music I can concentrate much longer than I can with other activities.