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Once in a while a musician comes along with impeccable technique, deep understanding of the jazz repertoire, an innate tendency to swing and the rare ability to communicate the heart and soul of a tune to listeners. That musician is Beegie Adair.
About her music Adair says, “Falling in love with jazz is like falling in love with a person, except with jazz you never get over it.” About Beegie (say B-G) Adair, what do others say?
Jazz great Helen Merrill salutes her “inventive jazz sense, her wonderful sense of time and improvised melody.”
Christopher Louden of Jazz Times magazine says Adair is “an accomplished artist with a delicate touch.”
The Los Angeles Times calls her music “Elegant.”
Entertainment News writes, “Beegie Adair is one of the finest piano players in the world.”
Intrigued? So are thousands of jazz fans, who agree with critics about Adair’s sophisticated and listenable jazz performances, and who have made her recordings among the biggest sellers in the jazz world.
Citing George Shearing, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner among her influences, Adair has recorded 24 CDs, ranging from Cole Porter standards to Frank Sinatra classics to romantic World War II ballads. Her 6-CD Centennial Composers Collection of tunes by Rodgers, Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, Carmichael and Berlin became an instant collectible classic when it was released in 2002.
Kentucky born and raised, Adair lives and records in Nashville – something of a surprise to people who associate the city solely with country music. In fact Nashville lives up to its “Music City” nickname by hosting a vibrant jazz scene, in which she has been a leading light for decades. A sought-after studio musician in her early days there, Adair accompanied such legendary performers as Chet Atkins, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash – and also worked with Lucille Ball, Dinah Shore, Mama Cass Elliott and Peggy Lee.
Her guests on Improvised Thoughts, Beegie’s radio talk/music show on the local NPR affiliate, included such greats as Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, Marian McPartland, Benny Golson and Helen Merrill. She has guested on McPartland’s Piano Jazz show and has performed with Nat Adderley, Bill Watrous, Lew Tabackin, Terry Clarke, Urbie Green and Jim Ferguson, among many others.
When she’s not in the studio or appearing in clubs and concert halls around the country, Adair wears a variety of hats, from adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University to teacher and mentor at the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Recently she co-wrote and scored an innovative theatrical production, Betsy, which in April 2006 premiered off-Broadway in New York.
She has recorded eight projects for Village Square Records in Nashville; her most recent CDs are Sentimental Journey, a popular collection of World War II-era songs, and a solo piano recording, Quiet Romance.
She performs solo and with the Beegie Adair Trio, whose members include drummer Chris Brown, a veteran of the Maynard Ferguson ensemble, and bassist Roger Spencer, who has played with the Les Brown Band, Ray Conniff, the Page Cavanaugh Trio and Pete Jolly. They are, she says, “my main guys. They’re so tuned into the way I visualize music that it’s effortless to play with them.”
In clubs and concert venues from Los Angeles to New York, Beegie and her “main guys” win kudos from audiences and critics alike who appreciate her unique take on classic jazz. She fell in love with the music a long time ago, and indeed she’s never gotten over it -- a love affair the jazz world is much the better for.
All The Way
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue see is
When somebody needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Through the good or lean years
And for all the in between years, come what may
Who know where the road will lead us
Only a fool would say
But if you'll let me love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
All the way
The song “All the Way” by Beegie Adair Trio speaks about the depth and sincerity of one’s love for another person. The opening line, “When somebody loves you, it's no good unless he loves you, all the way” emphasizes that love is not enough, commitment is essential to make it work. The singer suggests that being happy to be near someone when they need cheering implies that love is only meaningful when it is demonstrated wholeheartedly.
Moreover, the following line which says, “Taller than the tallest tree is, that's how it's got to feel” indicates that love must reach incomprehensible heights, and the next line emphasizes that it must be profoundly rooted in one's heart. The phrase “Deeper than the deep blue see is, that's how deep it goes, if it's real” emphasizes that true love must be profound and meaningful enough to last a lifetime.
The second stanza talks about the essentiality of needs in a relationship. The line, “When somebody needs you, it's no good unless he needs you, all the way” shows that the relationship should go both ways, and each partner should be there for each other through thick and thin. Furthermore, the singer depicts the uncertainty that lies ahead by saying “Who knows where the road will lead us, only a fool would say,” but promises to love all the way through the journey, no matter what the destination may be.
Overall, “All the Way” by Beegie Adair Trio lyrics revolve around the critical aspect of deep love and commitment to give a relationship a chance to last.
Line by Line Meaning
When somebody loves you
If someone truly loves you
It's no good unless he loves you, all the way
Their love won't feel complete or fulfilling unless it's given with full commitment
Happy to be near you
Feeling joy just by being in your presence
When you need someone to cheer you, all the way
Willing to provide full emotional support and encouragement when needed
Taller than the tallest tree is
The love feels immense and powerful
That's how it's got to feel
A requirement for how genuine love should be felt
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
The love is unfathomably deep
That's how deep it goes, if its real
Only true love can reach such deep levels
When somebody needs you
If someone really needs you
It's no good unless he needs you, all the way
Their need should be as real and complete as their love
Through the good or lean years
In good times and bad times
And for all the in between years, come what may
Even through all the mundane or transitional phases of life
Who know where the road will lead us
Uncertain of where the future may take us
Only a fool would say
Only someone naive or overconfident would claim to know
But if you'll let me love you
If you allow me to love you
It's for sure I'm gonna love you, all the way
I'll give you my complete and faithful love
All the way
With full commitment and dedication
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FELIX HOWARD, LEAH WOOD, PAUL SIMM, SAM FRANK
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