9.2.10 All of Me
So by now you're thinking - what is J up to..why the site, why the blong, etc. If you know my family, then you know their take. But seriously, I've been performing this stuff off and on since college, and it's the recent jumps in technology that have enabled me to perform it live the way I do. It sort of started Christmas, 2008 when my father-in-law, Alan, gave me an iPod Nano. It sat on the shelf for a while, and then I found karaoke! on iTunes..and the purchases began. Before long, it was one after the other, and before I knew it I'd bought a sound system. My wife, Aljith, gave me the Elvis mic and suit for Father's Day, and I was loaded for bear. The rest just sort of happened along the way. Anyhoo, now that you're up-to-date, here's the blong. Next week - where it's all heading..
8.26.10 ..under my skin
I936, Cole Porter, from Born to Dance
8.22.10 The Very Thought of You
I934, Ray Noble
8.13.10 Like You!
8.12.10 cry me a river
1953, Arthur Hamilton
8.5.10 blue skies
7.30.10 brazil, baby!
7.15.10 the nearness of you
1938, Hoagy Carmichael (info)
7.15.10 concentrate
7.08.10 ...let's (Diana Krall version)
7.03.10 cheeks
6.30.10 just the way
6.18.10 something, you're
6.17.10 imagination
6.13.10 ..for you
6.08.10 change partners
6.03.10 embrace
5.27.10
Bono has broken his back.. well, not completely, but he did slip a disk. Too bad; U2 was set to re-tour the US this summer. My wife and I got to see them last October, and it was mammoth. Here's to you (too).
tribu2e
5.21.10 the C
5.13.10 samba coo
4.30.10 team spirit
4.28.10
I recently called up a friend with whom I'd gigged last November, Bob Meyer. Bob is one of the jazz guitar greats of our time, and it looks like we'll be working together again very soon. We share a common interest in Bossa Nova; in particular, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Here's Bob and me on one of my favorite tunes by "Brazil's Gershwin":