Posts tagged Ella Fitzgerald
The Great American Songbook: The Nearness of You

Listening to a note perfect song is one of the many small joys afforded us by life.  Of course, it’s an entirely subjective experience because music comes in all different flavors and we listeners have a wide variety of palates.  Be that as it may, I would argue that the Great American Songbook ranks among this nation’s greatest gifts to the world, and within this wealth of tunes there’s an absolute abundance of musical perfection.  

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