So In Love   -  Dewey Erney
				2001 | CD | RESURGENT MUSIC MUSICIANS: Dewey Erney, vocals Tom Kubis, sax, flute, piano solos Ron Escheté, guitar George Graham, trumpet Kevin Axt, bass Paul Kreibich, drums

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CD TRACK LISTING & MP3 SAMPLES	LENGTH

			1.		In the Still of the Night   (Porter)	3:50

			2.		Just In Time   (Styne/Comden/Green)	4:45

			3.		People Will Say We're In Love   (Rodgers/Hammerstein II)	3:35

			4.		Begin the Beguine   (Porter)	3:50

			5.		Moment to Moment   (Mancini/Mercer)	3:40

			6.		Make Me Rainbows   (Williams/Bergman)	4:40

			7.		You Stepped Out of a Dream   (Brown/Kahn)	3:45

			8.		Old Devil Moon   (Lane/Harburg)	5:40

			9.		Let's Face the Music and Dance   (Berlin)	4:30

			10.		Skylark   (Carmichael/Mercer)	4:18

			11.		Mack the Knife   (Weill/Blitzstein/Brecht)	5:00

			12.		When the Sun Comes Out   (Arlen/Koehler)	4:48

			13.		So in Love   (Porter)	4:15

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It's In My Blood  By Dewey Erney       As a young lad living in the country-side a few miles outside Latrobe, Pennsylvania, I used to listen incessantly to the popular music of the day (some of it very good, some OK at best) - this was late 40's and the 50's.  I had a gift for singing which I pursued early, i.e., amateur contests, school assemblies, etc.  As I got older the jazz sounds and the really great singers started to influence me -- Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, the fabulous Hi-Lo's and the like.  I sang with the school band while in college and with combos at various school events.       All of this was getting into "my blood" and I was proud of the fact that I was learning hundreds of songs by memory, mainly through all of the recordings I was accumulating by Frank, Ella, etc.  I had no money, but plenty of recordings.  I went into the Navy, met my future and present wife (40 years) and ended up in Long Beach, California- 1963.       After getting a nice day job, I started looking for places to sing -- sitting in with pianists and anyone who would let me sing.  Eventually I was able to meet and work with some of the very best musicians on this planet.  This leads me to remark about the gentleman who has provided one of my thrills of a lifetime -- to have incredible big-band arrangements written expressly for me to perform.  Tom Kubis' talent is just awesome and believe me there are a lot of terrific musicians that are in awe of what he is musically capable of.  I have so much respect for Tom as a musician and a person.  He's unassuming, humble and charming.  I am proud to have my name on a recording with Tom Kubis.  Finally, to be able to sing and record all of the wonderful songs we call "standards" has been a life-long dream that I've been able to fulfill.  To say that I'm happy about that is putting it mildly. Messenger Of The Lyric  By Tom Kubis       When you get the chance to work with Dewey Erney, you get a chance to work with a person who has an infinite love for music and a deep appreciation for the lyric and the song.  Dewey is one of the very few great singers who puts more importance on the song and the lyric than on his own great performance.  He is the ultimate messenger of the lyric.  If you want to know how a song is to be sung, listen to Dewey!       Doing this project was like revisiting old times.  Dewey and I used to gig together many years back and did our early big band playing with the Orange County Rhythm Machine and Wind Ensemble, a big band here in Orange County under the stewardship of our mutual friend, bassist Bob Cassens.  After that group dis "banded", it was quite a while before Dewey and I got the opportunity to work together again.  I'd always wanted to do a project with Dewey, but both of us were doing so many things, and Dewey was putting out great CD's with some of my all time heroes, including the great guitarist, Ron Escheté.       Finally, time and schedules allowed us to work together again.  We knew this was going to be a special project, so Dewey took a lot of time to pick out just the right tunes.  I had never heard many of these great songs before; the forms of these tunes were very challenging.  I say forms of the tunes in case one has to analyze a particular song, but if you play and understand the music of the great songwriters, the weaving of melody and chords and lyrics create forms that are unique to the song itself.  Such is the case for many of these great tunes.  It is a bit of a challenge for the arranger to recreate the same sense of motion that the songwriter had in mind, but what a fun challenge to take!       But, enough about me!  My job is to present the messenger and he is Dewey Erney.  He will take you on quite a journey of wonderful tunes with wonderful vocal performances, and through all of this, you may have to tap your toes every once in a while, too! Enjoy! He Sounds Like Himself  By Ken Borgers       Archie Goodwin, one-half of the greatest detective team in American literature, once said of his famous boss, Nero Wolfe,"He rides words bareback."  Which is an excellent way to describe Dewey Erney's masterful way with a lyric: be it ballad or barnburner, with large ensemble or lone guitar, he needs no saddle over any terrain.       Dewey has been quietly working and recording in southern California for a quarter of a century with some of the area's finest musicians -- Luther Hughes, Brian O'Rourke, Dan St. Marseille, Gerry Schroeder, and peerless guitarist Ron Escheté (see Standards of Excellence, Volume I, Resurgent Music RM 107 for a detailed biography) -- but this is his first big band CD.  Although his musical sensibilities have been shaped by a deep appreciation for Sinatra, Nat Cole, the Hi-Lo's, Jackie and Roy, Mel Tormé, and Mark Murphy, it isn't possible to identify any of them directly in his singing; he sounds like himself.       Tom Kubis is the perfect choice as a bandleader, arranger, and principal performer (he plays the piano and handles all the reed solos).  Tom is Jack Sheldon's music director and is responsible for most of his big-band arrangements.  He was also the musical director and big-band arranger for the late Steve Allen.  Tom is a Professor of Music at Golden West College in Orange County, and his charts are staples of educational and professional bands all over the world.       The other hand-picked soloists are familiar names on the southern California and international jazz stage: guitarist Ron Escheté (who appeared on Dewey's first recording and many others since); George Graham, lead and solo trumpet; Kevin Axt, bass; and drummer Paul Kreibich.  There is simply no one alive who sings the Great American Songbook more convincingly, more appealingly or with more authority than Dewey Erney.  And no bandleader/arranger swings any harder than Tom Kubis.  Together, they're out with the harness off, and the result is an enjoyable ride indeed. Thank You's       Thank you, Tom Kubis, for your work and friendship.       P.S.- I'd like to, thank my friend Dan St. Marseille, for continuing to allow me the freedom to produce my own recordings for his Resurgent Music label.  Thanks also to JEL Recording Studios in Newport Beach, California for the space for the photo shoot.  And, just a note about one of the selections, Skylark.  My ending notes on Skylark are meant as a tribute to Bob Morse and the Hi-Lo's.  I'm recording this great song in answer to a request from my niece, Jennifer McNerney.

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