#george benson

[satinsheetsandsensualnights]

...🎶❤️

You are the love of my life

I knew it right from the start

The moment I looked at you

You found a place in my heart

You are the love of my life

You give me reason to live

You taught me how to be strong

With you is where I belong

No one's ever touched me

Quite the way you touched me

People search a lifetime

To find what we have...

...❤️🎶

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#george benson #roberta flack #you are the love of my life... #music love life #mkG #Spotify

[la-scigghiu]

Do me wrong, do me right (right now baby). Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight

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#Sovrappensiero 🦋 #Vibe #Soul/R&B #Jazz #eccellenze #george benson #marcus miller #Youtube

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I’m back with Part 2 of my playlist of Great American Songbook standards and other classic songs that embody Nace’s journey in Season 4, inspired by @emorfili’s post. Check out Part 1 here. Both posts contain Spotify links, but you can find all of these tracks on Apple Music and YouTube. DM me for a link to the entire playlist. Shall we?

1. Picking up with fan favorite Episode 408, George Benson’s 1976 slammin’ This Masquerade, written by Leon Russell, works on so many levels for this episode: Nancy and Ace having to pretend to be each other in front on Thom, acting as if everything is OK between them, with neither saying what they really feel. “We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way, We're lost inside this lonely game we play.”

2. They Can’t Take That Away from Me is so perfect for the 408 sunset scene when Ace returns Nancy’s necklace, and they seem to come to some kind of peace (for the present). They may not have been able to make it work, but they still have a deep bond that no one can take away. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s duet of the Gershwin classic is the version.

3. Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra’s definitive version works for so much of Nancy Drew, but I picked it for Episode 409 for Nancy and Ace’s twin supernatural storylines, each of them beginning to fall for someone who may not be what they seem, and of course for Bess’s day in court defending the supernatural, and exposing the real history of Horseshoe Bay with witchcraft.

4. Nancy tells Nick in 409 that she wants a relationship that’s simpler than the ‘messy’ state of things with Ace (although note the look on her face as she says it). A Sunday Kind of Love by Etta James describes so well what Nancy thinks she wants in 409 and going into 410. Meanwhile Ace is falling under the spell of his mystery ghost - you could even say he’s Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (I would). I went with Doris Day’s classic take from 1950.

5. Speaking of 410, I had to give a nod to Tristan Glass with Nat King Cole’s Nature Boy. Poor Tristan really goes through it this season and especially in this episode as he fights for his life when his would-be date shoots him, and from which he recovers only for his parents to kidnap and attempt to sacrifice her. I hope he has a nice life!

6. Episode 411 has Nancy crashing Ace’s Seder and causing a storm inside The Claw when she tries to raise Alice to discover how she died. Harold Arlen’s Stormy Weather sung by Lena Horne really drives home Ace’s stormy emotions, Nancy’s desperation (“Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky, Stormy weather, Since my man and I ain't together, keeps raining all of the time”) and Alice’s pain that generates the storm.

7. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - The tension between Nancy and Ace that spills over from 411 to Episode 412 is all the more shocking because we’re used to them being soft with each other. But once Nancy is hot on the trail of the sin she erased, she’s not going to give up. Harold Arlen’s song, here sung by Tony Bennett in 1964, perfectly depicts that tension as Ace tries to give Nancy the runaround (and of course she isn’t having it): “I don’t want you, But I hate to lose you, You’ve got me in between, The devil and the deep blue sea”.

8. I’ve Got You Under My Skin - The venom that erupts when Ace & Nancy repeatedly confront each other in 412 couldn’t exist without the strong feelings that still run under the surface. Nancy admitting that she hasn’t moved on, and the look Ace gives her - they’ve got each other under their skin. Frank Sinatra’s 1956 gorgeous recording of the Cole Porter tune mirrors the back and forth of the star-crossed lovers throughout the season, but especially as we near the end.

9. “Oh Sinnerman, where you going to run to?” That’s the question this traditional spiritual continues to ask throughout Nina Simone’s 1965 powerhouse of a track. Nancy and Ace are both on the run in 412 — Nancy toward the truth of their sin, and Ace away from it. In Episode 413, they work together with the Crew and Tristan to lift the sin fog that’s infected the town, and discover Nancy’s soul connection to the root of the town’s sin. This legendary recording captures the frenetic energy of Nancy and Ace’s journey toward redemption and forgiveness.

10. The finale quickly moves from chaos to resolution of all of our favorite characters’ futures — and for Nancy and Ace’s relationship. Johnny Hartman’s voice on 1963’s My One and Only Love is simply beautiful, capturing Ace’s emotion as he finally comes back to Nancy, heart in hand. Swoon.

11. It Had to Be You - I had to include this one, recorded by Harry Connick, Jr. for another epic slow burn, friends to lovers romance, 1989’s When Harry Met Sally. Nancy and Ace are the soulmates that chose each other (and their friends), which this song’s lyrics capture so perfectly: “For nobody else gives me a thrill, with all your faults, I love you still, it had to be you, wonderful you, it had to be you.”

12. Cheek to Cheek - We didn't get the 6 minute director's cut of this scene that included a little dance with a dip (grr), but we did get that sense of effervescence once Ace and Nancy have broken the curse. Ella and Louis trading off verses on Irving Berlin's timeless classic is just the mood.

13. Ending on a sentimental note, At Last Nancy and Ace are together, and they and all of the Crew have the next part of their journeys mapped out. This lovely Etta James 1960 track is a perfect ending for this playlist, and for Nancy and Ace, Bess, George, and Nick as they say goodbye to The Claw.

So there you have it, my picks for Nace S4, classic style. Would love to hear what you think! Tell me your favorite pick, what I missed, or what you would have chosen instead. Hope this playlist brings a little joy this festive season - I think it’s the perfect background soundtrack for reading all of the @secretsleuthexchange fics!

#nancy drew #nancy drew cw #nace #ndcw #cw nancy drew #ace hardy #kennedy mcmann #alex saxon #george benson #frank sinatra #ella fitzgerald #louis armstrong #lena horne #tony bennett #doris day #nat king cole #etta james #jazz #great american songbook #ndcentral #nacesource #harry connick jr

[domquixotedospobresblog]

#george benson #music #my playlist

[twoheadedfilmfan]

All That Jazz (1979) dir. Bob Fosse

#all that jazz #bob fosse #roy scheider #1979 #muiscals #1970’s #70s #70s movies #70s cinema #on broadway #george benson #my gifs

[duca-66]

Oggi così...con leggerezza

George Benson, Turn Your Love Around, 1981

#Leggerezza #george benson

[casasupernovas]

'humility' by gorillaz was the first gorillaz song i ever properly listened to and engaged with. i saw an ad for it on twiter and the animation had me intrigued.

i clicked, watched, listened and they've had my heart ever since.

#still my favourite song from them #gorillaz #humility #jack black #george benson #2D #stuart pot #noodle gorillaz #ace #powerpuff girls #damon albarn #jamie hewlett #2018 #the now now

[jazzdailyblog]

Michael Brecker: A Jazz Saxophonist Extraordinaire

Introduction: Michael Brecker, a renowned jazz saxophonist, was born seventy-five years ago today on March 29, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His career spanned over three decades, during which he established himself as one of the most influential and innovative saxophonists in jazz history. Brecker’s musical journey was marked by his virtuosic playing, unique improvisational style, and…

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#Billy Cobham #George Benson #Herbie Hancock #Horace Silver #Jazz History #Jazz Saxophonists #Joni Mitchell #McCoy Tyner #Michael Brecker #Mrs. Seamon&039;s Sound Band #Pat Metheny #Randy Brecker #Randy Sandke #The Brecker Brothers

[aproxm]

happy black history, you can celebrate with this

#black history month #santigold #frankie knuckles #kanye west #paul johnson #dj mehdi #toro y moi #professor rhythm #donna summer #corrina joseph #blu james #george benson #romanthony #kaytranada #dj mix #mashup #so excited to post something like this for the first time.. ever... #please enjoy #oh shit sorry #felix da housecat

[mudwerks]

(via Don Sebesky, Arranger Who Helped Broaden Jazz’s Audience, Dies at 85 - The New York Times)

Mr. Sebesky in the studio with the pianist Herbie Hancock and the guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967, working on Mr. Montgomery’s album “A Day in the Life.” The album would be one of the most successful Mr. Sebesky arranged.

Don Sebesky, who in a wide-ranging musical career played with leading big bands, was a behind-the-scenes force at CTI Records and other jazz labels, won Grammy Awards for his own compositions and arrangements, and orchestrated some 20 Broadway shows, died on April 29 at a nursing home in Maplewood, N.J. He was 85.

#Don Sebesky #arranger #composer #jazz #fusion #CTI #george benson #obit #nytimes #vintage #Herbie Hancock #Wes Montgomery #1967 #A Day in the Life

[protoslacker]

Because / Come Together

George Benson

I heard about this album from a marvelous Rick Beato interview , George Benson: The Greatest Guitarist/Singer of All Time.

Tick Beato is a very good interviewer, but George Benson is a wonderful storyteller, so Beato was smart to just lto let him talk and listen for the most part-just a wonderful interview.

Benson is generous with his praise for people who mean a lot to him. In The Ron Carter Interview Beato asked Carter about electronically amplifying the bass. I dion't have enough baakground to really understand aeverything, but I found it very interesting that Carter with his son in tow would take a bus down to Rudy Van Gelder's studio on Saturdays to experiment and work on the techniques.

The Other Side Of Abbey Road was produced by Creed Taylor and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder. The sound of Ron Carter's bass is great. The songs were recorded as live=ensamble

#music #george benson #ron carter #creed taylor #rudy van gelder #Youtube

[eightiesfan]

#sony #george benson #1986 #discman #80s #1980s #compact disc #guitar #cd player #vintage tech #retro tech

[mariocki]

A Ghost Story for Christmas: A Warning to the Curious (BBC, 1972)

"An Anglo-Saxon crown. No one's ever discovered one before. And I found it."

"Well, you are to be congratulated, Mr. Paxton. And may I ask what you intend to do with it next?"

"I'm going to put it back."

#a warning to the curious #a ghost story for christmas #m. r. james #lawrence gordon clark #single play #horror tv #bbc #1972 #peter vaughan #clive swift #john kearney #david cargill #george benson #julian herington #roger milner #gilly fraser #david pugh #cyril appleton #if you were to catch me on another day or having just watched a different entry in the cycle‚ i dare say my answer #might vary; but right now‚ for my money‚ I think this might be the moat genuinely chilling of the og series of ghost stories #a masterclass in Clark's own particular style: always preferring to show and not tell‚ there are long crucial stretches of this #play without dialogue‚ very little wasted in needless exposition or explanation. we see (or rather we almost see; as ever‚ he keeps the #real horror on the periphery‚ just a little far to see everything we both want and dread to see) #what is to be seen and we draw our own conclusions as viewers. a sterling central performance from Vaughan (and part of the real horror #here is that he truly doesn't deserve this experience; he's not a greedy or foolish or selfish man‚ just a desperate one who dearly wants #to make just one great discovery). im glad Swift was brought back as Dr Black‚ he does provide a good audience surrogate and it would #have been fun to keep him for the later films. as in all the plays‚ sound is key and is developed with just as much care and horrible #attention to detail as anything visual. there's an awful dignified but shaken nobility to Vaughan's Paxton as he realises the weight of #what he's done and the potential cost of trying to repair it. a masterpiece of the form and among the very best of the ghost stories #and still retaining some power to spook more than fifty years on; now there's quality filmmaking

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Source: miss-rosen

#george benson

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#vintage magazine #the street scene #1980s #george benson

[cosmonautroger]

George Benson (1975)

#george benson #1975