\u2019Twas the day before Thanksgiving and I was tempted to make my usual too-cool-for-this post about not going out on the stupidest night of the year. So first let me say: not going out on the stupidest night of the year.<\/p>\n
But let me add this.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s something for those of you not headed out, those of you with the Spotify, as referenced on Monday.<\/p>\n
Instead of bemoaning the fact that Adele, Taylor Swift, etc. have decided not to have their music on \u201cfree\u201d streaming services, check out a young man who has: the ageless and incomparable Tony Bennett.<\/p>\n
Yup, Tony\u2019s got a new album out and it\u2019s another gem. Called The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern<\/i>, it features Bill Charlap and his trio and more than a dozen songs composed by the great Jerome Kern. You\u2019ve heard all these songs before (some, in fact, by Mr. Bennett previously), but somehow Tony Bennett at 89 puts a fresh stamp on a song like no other jazz singer today. No other singer period.<\/p>\n
So do yourself a favor, shut yourself in the next three days and hear some music, watch a parade, watch some football\u2026<\/p>\n
And maybe see your friends and family if you have time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2019Twas the day before Thanksgiving and I was tempted to make my usual too-cool-for-this post about not going out on the stupidest night of the year. So first let me say: not going out on the stupidest night of the … Continue reading