This is an experiment. For 2010, I will average a minimum of 2 hours per day of classical music. I have a strong background in jazz and pop music, but will now listen to only classical music for one year. Good friends will pitch in with reviews and guidance. For me, the goal is education and the tactic is immersion.
Monday, February 8, 2010
I Only Have Eyes For You
We were driving home on Saturday night from Montclair, NJ, from a show that our friend Danny had curated, and turned on the radio. WNYC's New Sounds with John Schaefer was on, and the theme was The Flamingo's 1959 hit I Only Have Eyes For You, actually written in 1934 by Al Dublin and Harry Warren for the Busby Berkeley movie Dames. I have always loved the Flamingo's dissonant, narcotic version, so it was a pleasure to hear alternate takes of this creepy song by Phil Kline, Lester Bowie and Coleman Hawkins among others. I recommend the podcast.
Cross-posted to A Jeremiad.
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