Musical Interlude: Yakety Sax with Boots, Ray, and Chet
It’s been a while since I’ve featured some good saxophone playing here. So, here’s one of my favorites, Boots Randolph. Bonus: he’s accompanied by Ray Stevens and Chet Atkins.]
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This is from last week’s missionary conference. I gave a little bit of the history behind the words to this classic missionary chorus, then played it on my trumpet. Afterwards, the congregation sang with me. It turned out really nice. Enjoy. (The music starts at about the 3:35 minute mark) The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary…
Best of Brazil: Tico Tico in the Orchestra
We’ve featured the Brazilian classic “Tico Tico no Fubá” before on this website…but never like this. Here it gets a full orchestra treatment, and not just from one orchestra, but two! In reality, I found both and couldn’t decide which arrangement I liked better, so I included them both. First up, an orchestra that I…
Best of Brazil: The French Connection Parte Deux – “Aline”
Last week we gave an example (one of many that could be cited) of a Brazilian song that has crossed the ocean and been recorded in French. But, has the cultural exchange gone the other way? Mais oui! Here is the Brazilian version of the hit by French singer Cristophe, Aline: _____________________ Did you enjoy…
Double Musical Interlude Day (part two) Calmo Sereno e Tranquilo
While a quartet at Fellowship Baptist were singing this song, young people at the Boas Novas Baptist Church in São Luís were offering up this praise (one of my favorites).
Brazilian Musical Interlude: Tristeza
Samba. When you take away the gyrating pelvises, the drunken parades, the glitter, the marketing, the industry… …when you strip off all the frills and let the music speak for itself… …it speaks volumes about the Brazilian soul. The Astonishing Adventures of Missionary Max, Parts 1, 2 and 3 are now available for Kindle and…
Best of Brazil: Tico Tico – One Guitar, Four Hands
The Brazilian song Tico Tico no Fuba has been arranged and played in many ways, and for good reason. It’s a really great tune! We’ve featured it on this site a couple times (see here and here). But perhaps one of the most unique of all arrangements to be found is that of Cecilia Siqueira…