Rosemary Clooney had incredible diction. I love the way she handled the r’s and a’s in this tune. If you listen ever-so carefully, you can hear the t’s and the end of some of her phrasing. Modern recordings often mute these little details, but they’re so beautiful when you catch them.
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0 Rosemary’s Gift
In the Recording Studio throughout October
I’ll be in the recording studio throughout October. Looking forward to sharing the goods with you in the future!
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0 Happy Halloween!
1 Rocking The Schoolhouse
This post may reveal my age but I clearly remember when Schoolhouse Rock first came to TV in 1973. It soon became an ABC Saturday Morning staple as well as my first introduction to some of the finest jazz musicians of our time.
Some of the voices behind those classic tunes included trumpeter/vocalist Jack Sheldon singing favorites like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just A Bill”; also Ezra Mowhawk, the voice behind “Interjections” and “Suffering til Sufferage”; and my personal favorite pianist/singer Blossom Dearie who brilliantly sang “Unpack Your Adjectives” and “Figure 8.”
Little did I realize in-between episodes of Rocky and Bullwinkle, not only was I given a history and grammar lesson, but I was also being exposed to some amazing lyrics, rhythms, and phrasing that would someday influence my music career.
What sort of music from your childhood made an impact on your present life?
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0 Reading Music
“September In The Rain” by Sarah Vaughan, with my college music professor Richard Davis on bass.
Just after auditioning for Richard Davis’ music ensemble he said to me, “If you could read music you would be a bad mother fu***r.” I spent the next three years under his guidance and to this day he still scares me.
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Leah Natale 