Baby James

 Sat. 26 Jan. 2013

Today I went to the supermarket and I saw three deep bins filled with CDs and DVDs. My daughter was with me; we made a beeline for the bins, and proceeded to scratch through them like we were looking for something specific. In her case, she was – she was focussing on the movies, looking for any of the Harry Potters. In my case, I was looking for music. I eventually left with three CDs, all at greatly reduced prices: Carole King’s Tapestry (I have a feeling I already have this one), Tony Bennett’s Duets II, and – the one I’m listening to right now, through my son’s powerful headphones – James Taylor’s self-titled album. My heart is deeply soaked in the blues, for sure. Listening to the final track, recorded live: ‘Steamroller’.  Oooooooh, yes! “-“ You go, Baby James! Haha!

Flicking through the tracks, listening to the one that attracted me to the CD: ‘Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight’. Hmmmm….verrrrry nice! Another really cool song is ‘Walking Man’.

In a completely different mood, the Tony Bennett duets. ‘Blue Velvet’, with k.d. lang – haven’t heard her for a while. What a voice! Velvet indeed.

Really interesting artists on this album with the legendary crooner: Lady Gaga, John Mayer, Amy Winehouse, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey.

Listening to Queen Latifah singing a song that recently captured my attention and which I’ve included in my repertoire – ‘Who Can I Turn To?’ A truly special song, with some of the most poetic lyrics ever. I love singing it.       

Mmm, Norah Jones  - ‘Speak Low’.  Her voice sounds mature and very jazzy. Go, Norah!

Oh, what a pretty song: ‘The Girl I Love’ – Sheryl Crow with Tony Bennett. Lovely.