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April 13, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

José James: Yesterday I Had The Blues – The Music of Billie Holiday

José James Yesterday I Had The Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday Blue Note Of all the “100 Year” celebrations to honour Billie Holiday this felt the most necessary – a brave new voice taking on that wonderful music. Because, at the time, Billie Holiday was exactly that: a brave new voice taking on that […]
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November 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 995

V/A, Moonlighting [The Television Soundtrack Album] (1987) Moonlighting – it was a big deal, appointment viewing. I was never quite sure why though – but Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd, and here on the soundtrack album they both get to sing. Wait! There’s some great stuff here too. I love Al Jarreau and his theme […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1987, Al Jarreau, Billie Holiday, Bob James, Bruce Willis, Chubby Checker, Cybill Shepherd, Good Lovin', LP, Moonlighting, Moonlighting Theme, Percy Sledge, Soundtrack, The Isley Brothers, TV, TV OST, Vinyl ·

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November 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1504

Al Jarreau, Jarreau (1983) I grew up with this. My folks loved this album – Al Jarreau was a hit in our place around the same time that The Manhattan Transfer was a big deal. Dinner-party/cocktail-hour music. But actually my parents spent a lot of their spare time doing an at-home car-valet/detailing service to make […]
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