My Shining Hour   -  Dewey Erney
				2007 | CD | Dewsong Music MUSICIANS: Dewey Erney, vocals Ron Escheté, guitar Luther Hughes, bass John Perett, drums CD release of material recorded in 1982 & 1984. Most of the songs were previously released on the 1984 vinyl LP, Second Set.

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			1.		All Of You / I Love You   (Cole Porter)	3:52

			2.		Pure Imagination   (Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse)	4:17

			3.		Just The Two Of Us   (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter & Bill Withers)	3:47

			4.		Doodlin'   (Horace Silver & Jon Hendricks)	4:42

			5.		Everything Happens To Me   (Matt Dennis & Tom Adair)	3:52

			6.		I Concentrate On You   (Cole Porter)	3:03

			7.		Desafinado (Off-Key)   (Antonio Carlos Jobim & Gene Lees)	4:05

			8.		Catch The Duke   (Jack Prather)	4:16

			9.		All The Things You Are / The Song Is You   (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II)	6:15

			10.		Angel Eyes   (Matt Dennis & Earl Brent)	3:52

			11.		My Shining Hour   (Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer)	3:34

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This recording has a special place in my heart. It was recorded for the most part on April 9 & 10, 1984 with the original Ron Escheté Trio. It was the second recording I had done (1982's A Beautiful Friendship was the first) and the album, released on vinyl by Sounds Great Records, was called The Second Set. I have very fond memories of Jim Mooney and his Sage and Sound Studios. Six of my first seven recordings were done there. There are two songs included on this CD that were not on the original vinyl recording. They are "Pure Imagination" and "Desafinado." Ron and I had recorded "Pure Imagination" for the original recording but the producer wanted more of a standard jazz-like tune, so we went back to the studio in September of1984 and recorded "Everything Happens To Me." The other bonus song, "Desafinado (Off-Key)," was recorded in November of 1982 during the original A Beautiful Friendship sessions, but was not used on the album. Like my first vinyl recording (A Beautiful Friendship), which was re-released on CD in 2001, I'm thrilled that my second vinyl recording is now available on CD. I'm proud of it, and I hope you enjoy it! --Dewey Erney SONG NOTES FROM DEWEY… All of You (1954), from the film Silk Stockings and I Love You (1943), from the film Mexican Hayride, are a couple of Cole Porter tunes which I had been doing together for many years before this recording but it was certainly refined with Ron's excellent choices of chords. Pure Imagination (1970), by Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse, is from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which my son Kevin loved. This is a lovely tune, and Ron and I nailed this in one take. Just The Two Of Us (1981), by Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Bill Withers, was a pop hit for Bill Withers that we thought would be nice as a combination bossa-nova and swing. Doodlin' (1957) is a Horace Silver jazz tune with lyrics by Jon Hendricks that has always been fun to do. Audiences always seem to like it but I gotta tell you, it is very demanding vocally. Everything Happens To Me (1940) was written by one of my very favorite muscians/composers, Matt Dennis, along with his terrific long-time collaborator, Tom Adair. Ron and I did this great song in one take. It has a lovely key change at an unexpected place toward the end of the tune. I Concentrate On You (1939), from the film Broadway Melody of 1940 and composed by Cole Porter, is one of my favorite songs ever and this arrangement of Ron's is one that I've always loved. This beautiful tune is usually done as a ballad, but Ron's brilliant playing as well as Luther and John on this samba are just wonderful in my opinion. John Perett (now living in Portland) is one of the finest Latin drummers I've ever heard. Check out the ending note. Desafinado (Off-Key) (1959). I Love the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim. I've recorded ten of them, and the lyrics of the very formidable Gene Lees on this tune are a real hoot. There were some earlier lyrics ("Slightly Out Of Tune"), but evidently these are the correct lyrics because Mr. Jobim himself sang "off key" (no pun intended). Please note the key change on measure 17. Catch The Duke (1980) was written by my good friend, bassist Jack Prather. This is one of four tunes by Jack that I've recorded ("Lady Day," "Rio Largo" and "Christmas, Rio And You" are the others). As you may be able to tell, this tune honors the legendary Duke Ellington and it may remind you of one of Duke's more famous songs. All The Things You Are (1939) from the show Very Warm For May, and The Song Is You (1932), from the show Music In The Air, are two of the greatest in the Great American Songbook. They were co-written by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. I had always considered putting them together, as the lyrical content of the two songs fit together beautifully. Plus, since they were both composed by the same authors, it seemed to be an ideal medley. Ron's arrangment is so creative. Angel Eyes (1953), from the film Jennifer, has always been one of my favorite songs. Matt Dennis composed it with lyrics by Earl Brent. Matt told me that he and Earl composed three tunes while sitting at his dining room table one evening. This wonderful tune was one of them. I love Ron's arpeggio at the end of the performance. My Shining Hour (1943), from the film The Sky's The Limit, is another one of those wonderful Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer songs. I love Luther's playing. (A full album of Johnny Mercer is coming soon.)

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