hey louis, did you see dylan in buenos aires today?

bob dylan/like a rolling stone
buenos aires, 15/03/08
slowly, slowly, the melody DOES seem to be coming back ....

... and who's the queen of understated zen swing?

peggy lee/the way you look tonight
(jerome kern/dorothy fields)
the song was created by fred astaire, made immortal by sinatra ....
but the best version is by miss peggy lee

PS. two more splendid versions of the song ....

1. the lettermen (1961)
2. billie holiday (1936)
PS. two more beautiful readings of the song

rod stewart/frank sinatra

... and a much older peggy lee (even more zen)

peggy lee, i see you (1995)
.. ... ....
... .... ....
as beautiful, as perfect, as moving, as the very best of billie holiday's LADY IN SATIN .....
it's a real masterpiece, it comes from BENNY CARTER'S SONG BOOK, he was 90 years old, peggy lee was much younger but already very sick.
this song, written by benny carter, had never been recorded before.
listen to the sweet sound of benny carter's alto saxophone, listen to the sweet sound of peggy lee's voice ....
like a strange reminiscence of billie holiday and lester young's unique combination of sounds ...
nothing compares to that.
nothing.

hey louis, did you know this very early everly brothers' demo?

everly brothers/give me a future
(on trouve ce titre sublime, au titre sublime, dans le premier coffret BEAR FAMILY, CLASSIC EVERLY, qui contient trois autres demos)

....AND THIS OTHER ONE, even earlier (before they recorded for CADENCE)...

phil and don everly/CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN (sounds like early dylan, avec dix ans d'avance ....
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HE LOUIS? CA FAIT PLUS D'UN AN QUE TU AS QUITTé LIBé, NON?

.. oui, à peu près un an .. ça fait drôle de revoir ces vieilles images auxquelles plus grand monde ne doit comprendre grand chose ...

hey louis, it's frank sinatra and jimmy durante ...

it's gotta come from the heart
(ça doit venir du coeur, frank .... si tu veux chanter aussi bien que bing crosby)
frank sinatra learned his lesson allright ....

hey louis, listen to this cat, it's dylan in mexico ...

26/02/08
bob dylan, high water everywhere (for charlie patton)


bob dylan/lay lady lay
il retrouve le chemin de la mélodie.
23/02/08, dallas