Seth MacFarlane Returns to an Uptempo Take on Big-Band Jazz With New Album, ‘Blue Skies’ (Exclusive)
For Seth MacFarlane, “blue” means less balladic. He’s announcing a new album on the way, “Blue Skies,” and says it marks a return to a more swinging style than the softer approach he employed on his last record.
Out May 20, the seventh album from the “Family Guy” creator and jazz cat will again see him working with a catalog of classics, and again see him working closely with arranger and conductor Andrew Cottee. Still, it’ll mark a turnaround from their previous release.
“I have long been a fan of Andrew Cottee’s supremely artful and buoyant orchestrations,” MacFarlane tells Variety. “So after our last collaboration, ‘Once in A While,’ a ballad-themed record, I really wanted to hear what he could do with an up-tempo album. As always, Andrew did not disappoint. His arrangements of these 14 songs, carefully selected by the two of us, are yet another shining example...
Out May 20, the seventh album from the “Family Guy” creator and jazz cat will again see him working with a catalog of classics, and again see him working closely with arranger and conductor Andrew Cottee. Still, it’ll mark a turnaround from their previous release.
“I have long been a fan of Andrew Cottee’s supremely artful and buoyant orchestrations,” MacFarlane tells Variety. “So after our last collaboration, ‘Once in A While,’ a ballad-themed record, I really wanted to hear what he could do with an up-tempo album. As always, Andrew did not disappoint. His arrangements of these 14 songs, carefully selected by the two of us, are yet another shining example...
- 4/21/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
In June 1970, Elvis Presley made the trip east from his Graceland home in Memphis to Nashville, where he holed up in RCA Studio B on Music Row for five days of recording. Presley, who was in the midst of his Las Vegas comeback at the International Hotel, was joined by Music City sessions players like Charlie McCoy and Norbert Putnam — the legendary “Nashville Cats.” The result came to be known among fans as the “marathon sessions.”
Now, a new four-disc compilation assembles the masters from those halcyon days and captures Presley at his energetic best.
Now, a new four-disc compilation assembles the masters from those halcyon days and captures Presley at his energetic best.
- 8/7/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
“I’m gonna let them find you on their own,” Jeffrey quietly says to himself, invoking Frank, who will appear again in a few minutes. Turning away from the camera, his ear might actually hear the song on the soundtrack, Ketty Lester’s version of “Love Letters,” released as a single in 1961:
The song was written in 1945 by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, and appeared in the film Love Letters, which starred Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. Adapted by none other than Ayn Rand (“People should be able to build what they want to build, when they want to build it, how they want to build it,” Lynch said in 2001) from the novel Pity My Simplicity, the trailer suggests Freud Gone Wild: “Buried within these bleak, forbidding walls were haunting memories, memories of violence and disaster.” Of her adaptation of the film, Rand wrote to a friend:
You want...
The song was written in 1945 by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, and appeared in the film Love Letters, which starred Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. Adapted by none other than Ayn Rand (“People should be able to build what they want to build, when they want to build it, how they want to build it,” Lynch said in 2001) from the novel Pity My Simplicity, the trailer suggests Freud Gone Wild: “Buried within these bleak, forbidding walls were haunting memories, memories of violence and disaster.” Of her adaptation of the film, Rand wrote to a friend:
You want...
- 7/18/2012
- by Nicholas Rombes
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Just months before she died on July 23, Amy Winehouse recorded her final song -- a duet with Tony Bennett on the jazz standard "Body and Soul." Their joint effort is being issued as a single to benefit a foundation began in the late singer's name by her father. It will also feature on "Duets II," Bennett's follow-up to his 2006 Grammy-winning disc, which will be released Sept. 20. "Body and Soul" was penned in 1930 for Gertrude Lawrence with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. Since then it has been sung by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holliday. Bennett and Winehouse recorded together at London's famed Abbey Road studios in March. Their combined effort is well worth a listen below. It could sound like gold to Grammy voters who have rewarded both Bennett and Winehouse over the years. Bennett has won 15 Grammy Awards,...
- 8/22/2011
- Gold Derby
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack set for the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 3Cd-set features more than three hours of previously unreleased music from the show by composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney and Fred Steiner. The Volume One set is limited to 3000 copies. To order the album and to listen to lengthy audio clips from the release, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry and starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby and Wil Wheaton aired from 1987 to 1994 and was the longest-running Star Trek series.
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
- 8/8/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Legendary soap star, cabaret singer and raconteur, Eileen Fulton, brings her one woman show, "Blame It On My Youth," to San Francisco’s Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko on Sunday, June 5th at 3:00 p.m.
Directed by Diana Basmajian with Bob Goldstone as Music Director, Fulton will add
her signature flair to such classics including "There is a Time/I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Billy Holiday’s "I Wished on the Moon," "As the World Turns," and many more. She will also perform an encore of her special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and the...
Directed by Diana Basmajian with Bob Goldstone as Music Director, Fulton will add
her signature flair to such classics including "There is a Time/I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Billy Holiday’s "I Wished on the Moon," "As the World Turns," and many more. She will also perform an encore of her special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and the...
- 6/5/2011
- by Damon L. Jacobs
- We Love Soaps
Legendary soap star, cabaret singer and raconteur, Eileen Fulton, brings her one woman show, "Blame It On My Youth," to San Francisco’s Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko on Sunday, June 5th at 3:00 p.m.
Directed by Diana Basmajian with Bob Goldstone as Music Director, Fulton will add
her signature flair to such classics including "There is a Time/I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Billy Holiday’s "I Wished on the Moon," "As the World Turns," and many more. She will also perform an encore of her special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and the...
Directed by Diana Basmajian with Bob Goldstone as Music Director, Fulton will add
her signature flair to such classics including "There is a Time/I Left My Heart in San Francisco," Billy Holiday’s "I Wished on the Moon," "As the World Turns," and many more. She will also perform an encore of her special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and the...
- 5/21/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Legendary soap star, cabaret singer and raconteur, Eileen Fulton, will appear at Bob Egan’s – New Hope Cabaret, at the Ramada of New Hope, Pa on Sunday afternoon, April 17th at 3:00 p.m., in a new show, "Blame It On My Youth."
Directed by Diana Basmajian, with Bob Goldstone as Music Director and Tom Hubbard on Bass, Fulton will delight audiences when she adds her signature flair to such classic standards as "Fever," "Blue Moon," and "Stormy Weather," among others. She will also perform a special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will also share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television on As The World Turns; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got...
Directed by Diana Basmajian, with Bob Goldstone as Music Director and Tom Hubbard on Bass, Fulton will delight audiences when she adds her signature flair to such classic standards as "Fever," "Blue Moon," and "Stormy Weather," among others. She will also perform a special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will also share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television on As The World Turns; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got...
- 4/15/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Legendary soap star, cabaret singer and raconteur, Eileen Fulton, will appear at Bob Egan’s – New Hope Cabaret, at the Ramada of New Hope, Pa on Sunday afternoon, April 17th at 3:00 Pm, in a new show, "Blame It On My Youth."
Directed by Diana Basmajian, with Bob Goldstone as Music Director and Tom Hubbard on Bass, Fulton will delight audiences when she adds her signature flair to such classic standards as "Fever," "Blue Moon," and "Stormy Weather," among others. She will also perform a special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will also share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television on As The World Turns; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and...
Directed by Diana Basmajian, with Bob Goldstone as Music Director and Tom Hubbard on Bass, Fulton will delight audiences when she adds her signature flair to such classic standards as "Fever," "Blue Moon," and "Stormy Weather," among others. She will also perform a special rendition of "Blame It On My Youth," the famous jazz standard written by Oscar Levant and Edward Heyman.
Fulton will also share memorable stories of growing up as a preacher’s daughter in North Carolina; becoming the vixen of daytime television on As The World Turns; her time spent in Hollywood and all of her loves and let go’s--the men who got away--and...
- 2/11/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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