Here
is a collection of songs that are close to my heart. Many of them hummed
inside my brain and asked to be shared. Some came in a flash, others took
years to complete. Each has a story, each is a journey.
These songs have had a magical power in my life and I hope they will enhance
yours as well. My goal was to create new songs for today with the qualities
that made the Standards so enduring. I had the privilege of knowing the
late, great Harold Arlen and it was difficult to choose among his brilliant
compositions. I picked the Cotton Club hit, ‘I’ve Got the
World on a String,’ with its delightful verse. The centenary of
his collaborator, lyricist Johnny Mercer, took place just prior to the
initial studio session and ‘Skylark’ and ‘Jeepers Creepers’
had been highlights of a recent Hermann’s Jazz Club tribute. Alec
Wilder’s lovely ‘Moon and Sand’ has only recently received
the attention it deserves. Wilder never knew that his song would one day
find its place in the Songbook. I’ve segued it with ‘Moon
and Sand and Love,’ an original based upon it, as I have done with
Vincent Youman’s ‘Without a Song,’ pairing it with ‘If
You Have a Song.’ Wayne Shorter’s ‘Footprints’
begged for words, and the composer kindly accepted the lyric of ‘Follow
the Footprints’ as an official adaptation. Most of these songs were
recorded live off the studio floor and have that ‘in the moment’
jazz flavour. I hope they lift your spirits and fill your life with the
magic of song.
1. Let Go! (words
& music by Carol Sokoloff) 3:58
2. Winter Moon (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 4:54
3. Moon and Sand (Wilder, Palitz, Engvick )/ Moon and Sand and Love (Carol
Sokoloff) 4:51
4. Jeepers Creepers (Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer) 3:23
5. Summer Nights (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 4:31
6. Follow the Footprints (adaptation of Footprints by Wayne Shorter; lyric,
Carol Sokoloff) 6:13
7. A Moment for Peace (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 3:42
8. I’ve Got the World on a String (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler)
4:33
9. Without a Song (Youmans, Rose, Eliscu) / If You Have a Song (Carol
Sokoloff) 5:13
10. Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer ) 4:55
11. Fly Away (words & music by Carol Sokoloff,) 3:30
12. Don’t Give Up (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 3:36
13. I Had No Idea (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 5:34
14. A Little Love (words & music by Carol Sokoloff) 5:12
Carol Sokoloff, vocals,
arrangement, design and co-production. www.carolsokoloff.com
All songs by Carol Sokoloff represented by SOCAN and SODRAC. Copyright
2010.
Produced and
mixed by Wynn Gogol (wynngogol.com)
Recorded at
1 Ton Studios, Victoria BC
Featuring:
Kenny Seidman, piano
James Young, bass
Kelby MacNayr, drums
Guests:
Colin Campbell: trumpet, flugelhorn and guitar
John Wright, bass (tracks 3, 8, 13)
CD Photography, Gregg
Eligh (www.elighphoto.com)
Band photos,
Rick Van Krugel, Bob Sheret
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