Monthly Archives: August 2010

I Won’t Dance is Just Plain Fun

Some songs are just plain fun to play. I Won’t Dance is a great example of this. The easiest way for you to understand what I mean is to think of the feeling you get from watching a romantic comedy. … Continue reading

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Yesterdays, Versatility in a Minor Key

In addition to Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (featured in my 6-22-10 post), Jerome Kern composed Yesterdays with lyricist/librettist Otto Harbach (1873-1963) for the 1933 operetta Roberta. As we found in the former standard, these collaborators created a song that … Continue reading

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Dearly Beloved, Simpler is Better

When I was 39 years old, I felt a strong urge to expand my musical horizons. This desire was the result of two major projects that had taken place during the first six months of 1988. First was the planning … Continue reading

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