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#470665 - 06/01/19 04:23 PM Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes...
captain Russ Online   content
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Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA
Set to start in 10 minutes includes "Pieces of Dreams", What Are You Doing The Rest of your Life?" and How Do You Keep The Music Playing?".

Japanese Car manufacturing officials are visiting and the president asked for these.I introduced these and others to him 20 years ago. They never seem to get old.

WONDERFUL music that's a challenge to play from memory.

LOVE IT!

Russ

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#470666 - 06/01/19 04:34 PM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
tony mads usa Offline
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LOVE the selection, Russ ... I know you will nail them ... Any chance of recording?
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#470667 - 06/01/19 06:28 PM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
Riceroni9 Offline
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Registered: 11/15/04
Posts: 1298
Loc: TX, USA
"Break a Leg"... Russ:

Glad I don't have to "follow that act"... and yes, just like Tony, I'd sure like to hear your rendition(s) if you care to share. Would love to have a front row seat!

Regards, ----Dave

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#470668 - 06/01/19 06:39 PM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: tony mads usa]
Dnj Offline
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Originally Posted By tony mads usa
LOVE the selection, Russ ... I know you will nail them ... Any chance of recording?


+1

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#470679 - 06/02/19 11:01 AM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: Dnj]
Stephenm52 Offline
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Loc: USA
Originally Posted By Dnj
Originally Posted By tony mads usa
LOVE the selection, Russ ... I know you will nail them ... Any chance of recording?


+1


+2

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#470683 - 06/02/19 04:58 PM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
Bill Lewis Offline
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Registered: 11/12/08
Posts: 2441
Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA
Russ
Thanks for the tunes. I used to play "Pieces" but put it away and forgot about it. I don't keep much in my file cabinet anymore but went to see if I still had it an there it was. Found another favorite I forgot about in the "P" folder, "Poinciana." Put them both back in my piano favorites book and had a good time playing them after dinner tonight. I surprized myself on how well I remembered them. I still do "What Are You.." and I'm gping to look up "How Do You Keep...... "
Nice to have a gig where you can play such good stuff so have a great night and thanks again for the memory shakeup.
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#470686 - 06/02/19 06:11 PM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: Bill Lewis]
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Poinciana ... my all time favorite version:
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#470690 - 06/03/19 04:53 AM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
cgiles Offline
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Registered: 09/29/05
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Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
I have a copy of Russ's 'What are you doing the rest of your life' on five different playback devices (not including the YT video version bookmarked on my computer). He's supposed to play it at my funeral (assuming I go first smile smile ). I have another 'standard' I'd like to hear Russ do (and Tony too, as a vocal). My guitar player (from our ol' geezer's group), Bob Szmik, sent me a quick scratchpad of a tune he wanted to do at our next rehearsal (my house, every Sunday @ 2:00pm in case anyone wants to come smile ). He just played it straight so I'd know how it goes but says he's working on an intro and a solo for it. It's an old Cy Coleman tune called 'Why try to change me now". It's pretty simple, do either of you guys know it?

https://app.box.com/s/b20wso2ib87srnnllq3gtdr3c9mlgyvc

chas
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#470693 - 06/03/19 06:46 AM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA

Em7 A7/6 A7 Dalt D6 F#m7
I'm sen - ti - men - tal so I walk in the rain;

G G/F# A7/6 A7 Cdim B7 B7/F#
I've got some hab - its even I can't ex - plain.

G+7 G6 G/B Edim F#m7 B7
Could start for the corner, and end up in Spain --

Em7 A7/6 A7 D6 B7
Why try to change me now?


Em7 A7/6 A7 Dalt D6 F#m7
I sit and day - dream -- I've got day - dreams galore.

G G/F# A7/6 A7 Cdim B7 B7/F#
Ci - ga - rette ash - es, there they go on the floor.

G+7 G6 G/B Edim F#m7 B7
Go a - way weekends, leave my keys in the door --

Em7 A7/6 A7 D6
Why try to change me now?

(Bridge)
Am D7 Cdim G6 E7
Why can't I be more conventional?

Am7 D7 Cdim G6
People talk and they stare, so I try.

D9 E A C#m7-5 F#m7
But that can't be, because I can't see

Bm7 E7 Em7 Em9/A
My strange little world just go passing me by.


Em7 A7/6 A7 Dalt D6 F#m7
So let people won - der, let 'em laugh, let 'em frown;

G G/F# A7/6 A7 Cdim B7 B7/F#
You know I'll love you till the moon's upside down.

G+7 G6 G/B Edim F#m7 B7
Don't you remember I was al - ways your clown?

Em7 A7/6 A7 D6
Why try to change me now?

(Repeat Bridge)

G+7 G6 G/B Edim F#m7 B7
Don't you remember I was al - ways your clown?
Em7 A7/6 A7 F#7 B7
Why try to change me -- Why would you want to change me?

Em7 A7/6 A7 D6
Why try to change me now?
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#470695 - 06/03/19 07:51 AM Re: Playing Legrand Tunes in 10 minutes... [Re: captain Russ]
cgiles Offline
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Registered: 09/29/05
Posts: 6703
Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
Thanks Fran. The changes are correct although we play it in a different key (G). Bob likes the Nancy Wilson version, Sinatra does a nice job but personally, I like the version by Little Jimmy Scott best. Just personal choice, that's all.

chas
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