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Category Archives: beguines
This Can’t Be Love – Bossa Nova to Beguine 40 Years Later
As I’ve mentioned in several of my blog posts, my musical preferences shifted from popular music to jazz while I was in high school. In my efforts to develop my skills at the keyboard, I sought out musical models by … Continue reading →
Tangerine – An Appealing Gift from an Unusual Place
It was probably during the first year of my 14 year solo piano engagement at the Radisson Milford Hotel, that I received a special gift. For some reason a particular security agency was contracted to provide services at the hotel. … Continue reading →
Speak Low
One of the first standards that I learned to play from memory was Mack the Knife. For some reason both the name of the musical, The Three Penny Opera, as well as that of its composer, Kurt Weill (1900-1950) stuck … Continue reading →
What Is This Thing Called Love? Structure in Style
As I mentioned in last week’s post that featured the composer’s signature song, Night and Day, Cole Porter was far from an overnight success. When I began to do some research for today’s selection, I discovered that one of the … Continue reading →
Night and Day, Cole Porter’s Signature Song
If you’re like me, you’ve often chuckled when someone says that this performer was on overnight success. After reading about Cole Porter‘s popularity associated with the play and subsequent film version of The Gay Divorce, I suspect that audiences might … Continue reading →
