Heath and Abel Birthdays

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30 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Ted Heath
English trombonist
and Big Band leader
(30 March 1902 - 18 November 1969)

Ted Heath and His Orchestra (1966)
"The Girl from Ipanema" 2'47"
(Jobim)

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1 April 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Richard Abel
Canadian pianist
Born: 1 April 1955

Richard Abel, piano, et al. (2007)
"O Mio Babbino Caro" 3'51"
(Puccini)


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The One Doth Shadow of Your Beauty Show

Patio Collage
"Speak of the spring, and foison of the year,
The one doth shadow of your beauty show,
The other as your bounty doth appear."
- Shakespeare

(traduction: "parle-t-on printemps, ou du temps où l'année foisonne,
l'un paraît l'ombre de votre beauté,
l'autre semble parée des dons de votre libéralité.")

My Food, My Fortune, and My Sweet Hope's Aim

Mine eye's clear eye, my dear heart's dearer heart,
My food, my fortune, and my sweet hope's aim,
My sole earth's heaven, and my heaven's claim" - Shakespeare

At a Napa Valley Luncheon, Saturday, 25 March 2017

Place: The Redd Restaurant, Yountville, CA

Entree: Carmelized diver scallops, caulifower purée,
almonds, and balsamic reduction

Dessert:Pineapple Upside-down Cake and Sherbet

Frankie Carle Birthday Anniversary

Frankie Carle
American pop-music pianist
and orchestra leader
(25 March 1903 - 7 March 2001)

Franki Carle, piano, and orchestra (1962)
"Aloha Paradise"
(C. Fox)

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25 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Frankie Carle
American pop-music pianist
and orchestra leader
(25 March 1903 - 7 March 2001)

Franki Carle, piano, and orchestra (1962)
"Paradise Isle"
(N. Tuiteleleapaga)


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Spring Is Bach!

J.S. Bach
A Classical music immortal
(21 March 1685 - 28 July 1750)
Living Jazz (1966)

- A Lover's Concerto
(Linzer and Randell
after J.S. Bach, Minuet in G major)

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First Day of Spring, 2017 - Northern Hemisphere

Lat: 37.7° N
@2008 Hours PDT
Current Conditions: 60°F/15.5°C, Rain
Humidity: 57%
Dew Point 43°F
Wind: 0.0 mph

Astronomy:

March  20, 2017        Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            7:06 AM PDT  7:16 PM PDT
Civil Twilight         6:40 AM PDT  7:42 PM PDT
Nautical Twilight      6:10 AM PDT  8:13 PM PDT
Astronomical Twilight  5:39 AM PDT  8:44 PM PDT
Moon (3/20)            1:58 AM PDT 12:15 PM PDT

Last Quarter, 46% of the moon is illuminated

Length of Visible Light 13h 01m
Length of Day 12h 09m
Tomorrow will be 2m 26s longer

I Still Would Choose the Isle of Innisfree

The Isle of Innisfree
Film: The Quiet Man (1952)

Music: Dick Farrelly
Arr: Victor Young

Sung by Movie Cast: Maureen O'Hara

I've met some folks who say that I'm a dreamer
And I've no doubt there's truth in what they say
But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer
When all the things he loves are far away

And precious things are dreams unto an exile
They take him o'er the land across the sea
Especially when it happens he's an exile
From that dear lovely Isle of Innisfree

And when the moonlight peeps across the rooftops
Of this great city, wondrous though it be
I scarcely feel its wonder or its laughter
I'm once again back home in Innisfree

I wander o'er green hills through dreamy valleys
And find a peace no other land could know
I hear the birds make music fit for angels
And watch the rivers laughing as they flow

But dreams don't last
Though dreams are not forgotten
And soon I'm back to stern reality
But though they pave the foot-ways here with gold dust
I still would choose the Isle of Innisfree



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Thanks for the Memory, of Faults That You Forgave

Les Brown, musician
and Band Leader
(14 Mar 1912 - 4 Jan 2001)
Les Brown and His Band (1976)

- Thanks for the Memory
(Rainger & Robin)

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Birthday Anniversary of Mr. Mood Music

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12 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Paul Weston
pianist, composer, conductor, and etc.
(12 March 1912 - 20 September 1996)

Paul Weston and His Orchestra (1959)
"Where or When"
(R. Rodgers)

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12 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Paul Weston
pianist, composer, conductor, and etc.
(12 March 1912 - 20 September 1996)

Paul Weston and His Orchestra (1954)
"Long Ago and Far Away"
(J. Kern)

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Kanawa and Logan Birthdays

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6 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
operatic soprano
Born: 6 March 1944

Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano (1994)
"Du Bist Wie Eine Blume"
(R. Schumann)

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6 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Ella Logan
Scottish actress and singer
(6 March 1913 - 1 May 1969)

Ella Logan, vocal (1994)
"How Are Things in Glocca Morra?"
(Harburg and Lane)


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Born to Be Weill

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2 March 2017
A Birthday Anniversary

Kurt Weill
German-born stage music composer
(2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950)

Polly Ferman, piano (2000)
"Youkali" (Tango)
(Weill)

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Kurt Weill
German-born stage music composer
(2 March 1900 - 3 April 1950)

Bernard Hermann, conducting
The London Festival Recording Ensemble (1971)
"Mack the Knife" (Jazz)
(Weill)


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