Fine & Mellow Music

I've named my blog after a particular song (after a particular rendition of a song, actually), but it also represents a type of music I hope to write about and showcase. You will find music here that you might label as cool jazz, mellow jazz, vocal jazz/pop, the Great American Songbook, and maybe even Easy Listening. In recent years a number of cd's and internet radio stations have cropped up presenting what they call Lounge Music; some of what you encounter here will fit into that category. What will the music have in common? Most of it will have been recorded since the early 1950's. In fact, much of it will be from the 50's & early 60's

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I've named my blog after a particular song (after a particular rendition of a song, actually), but it also represents a type of music I hope to write about and showcase. You will find music here that you might label as cool jazz, mellow jazz, vocal jazz/pop, the Great American Songbook, and maybe even Easy Listening. In recent years a number of cd's and internet radio stations have cropped up presenting what they call Lounge Music; some of what you encounter here will fit into that category. What will the music have in common? Most of it will have been recorded since the early 1950's. In fact, much of it will be from the 50's & early 60's. There will be lots of vocals, probably more female than male vocals. There will be a bias toward small combos rather than larger ensembles. Finally, with a few exceptions, there won't be a lot of up tempo stuff. You know, music that's mellow, and fine.

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