I'm not much on coincidences but this sure seems like one. For some reason I woke up this morning with The Glen Miller Band playing 'Chatanooga Choo Choo' in my brain. Now I come in here and see this?!? Thanks for all of them, MK. As always....!
Erich Kunzel—now that's a name I haven't heard or thought of in years! Growing up north of Cincinnati, we didn't realize how spoiled we were by having the Cincinnati Pops around. They were a pretty regular feature of my county's Independence Day celebrations... fantastic live music.
Have you heard Jon Batiste's version of "St. James Infirmary?" It's a spare take, especially compared to Cab Calloway's rendition on this album; and it's the reason I bought Batiste's "Hollywood Africans" album.
I'm not much on coincidences but this sure seems like one. For some reason I woke up this morning with The Glen Miller Band playing 'Chatanooga Choo Choo' in my brain. Now I come in here and see this?!? Thanks for all of them, MK. As always....!
To take it to the next level, this wasn't my first choice for this week but couldn't find a stream for the album I wanted. Funny how that works.
Erich Kunzel—now that's a name I haven't heard or thought of in years! Growing up north of Cincinnati, we didn't realize how spoiled we were by having the Cincinnati Pops around. They were a pretty regular feature of my county's Independence Day celebrations... fantastic live music.
Have you heard Jon Batiste's version of "St. James Infirmary?" It's a spare take, especially compared to Cab Calloway's rendition on this album; and it's the reason I bought Batiste's "Hollywood Africans" album.
Kunzel would come up to Toronto and do the symphony's pop series every year for 30 years so I was well aware of him.
I have that Jon Batiste album! And yes, it's very different but still very cool!