Songs to enjoy on crisp November days…lay on the floor by the record player or take a CD on a drive to watch the leaves fall…paint and dance and bake…whatever we like in the moment. November is a time of complete peace leaving air space for all kinds of beautiful energy to get your soul swaying. The moon is bright and coaxing me to put on another record…
Martha’s Boogie – Martha Davis
Nocturnal – Joep Beving
Unforgettable, Nat King Cole
Pretty Saro – Doc Watson version and the Iris DeMent version for Songcatcher film
Caravan – Rachel Portman Juan Tizol etc from Chocolat
Black and White are Beautiful – Hazel Scott on two grand pianos
Rye Whiskey – Bill Martin version and then the Nick Cave version, I cannot find my favourite older version…more crackly and earthy. (We don’t drink, but I like the melody, not the message…)
Why Don’t You Do Right – Peggy Lee & The Benny Goodman Orchestra (A song for Mr. Bennet. Small life goal: to do Benny’s casual minimal jiggle-snap.)
Einstein’s Idea – Johnny Flynn
All of Me– Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges
C’est Si Bon – Eartha Kitt
Almost Blue –Chet Baker
Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair –John Jacob Niles
Rebel Prince – Rufus Wainwright
Half Past Jump Time – Mabel Lee. (Love…dance while rolling out the pie crust…). ah yes…sounds like THIS!
Moonglow – Benny Goodman
Headphones with a red discman wandering about under my cream umbrella in November…yes!
