Jazz, blues and nostalgia, by Sjaak Roodenburg.
Music from bygone eras. Two phenomenal artists with, unfortunately, a modest repetoire: Anita Cerquetti, who once filled in for Callas in ‘Norma’, who ended her budding opera career by choosing to stop performing. And trumpeter/cornettist Webster Young showcasing his Billie Holiday-inspired style on the album ‘For Lady’.
Another dose of loneliness: an early song by Ray Charles (‘Alone in this city’), country icon Ernest Tubb (‘I’m missing you’), and Esther Phillips (‘I could have told you’).
Spring fever with June Christy (‘Love turns winter into spring’), Louis Davids and Wim Sonneveld (‘Naar buiten’), and equally sundrenched music by organist Walter Wanderley (‘Fica mal com Deus’)
Known for her appearances on Broadway, in film, and on television, but sometimes also needing to supplement her income as a secretary: Maureen McGovern with ‘Anyone who had a heart’ by Bacharach & David.
Additionally: vocal group The Boswell Sisters, whom Connee adopted Caruso’s breathing technique from, Duke Ellington and bassist Oscar Pettiford (‘Tip toe tonic’), and Boudewijn de Groot with a lover in his room, on how to avoid the landlord’s gaze (‘Morgen’).
And also: Danish Dutchman Boyd Bachmann (‘In gesprek’), Clark Terry & The Oscar Peterson Trio (‘Mack the Knife’), and Francisco Fiorentino (‘Ficha de oro’).
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