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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.
From This Moment On
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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You for me, dear
Only two for tea, dear
From this moment on
From this happy day
No more blue songs
Only hoop-de-doo songs
You've got the love I need so much
Got the skin I love to touch
Got the arms to hold me tight
Got the sweet lips to kiss me goodnight
From this moment on
You and I, babe
We'll be ridin' high, babe
Every care is gone
From this moment on
You've got the love I need so much
Got the skin I love to touch
Got the arms to hold me tight
Got the sweet lips to kiss me goodnight
From this moment on
You and I, babe
We'll be ridin' high, babe
Every care is gone
From this moment
From this moment
This very moment
This moment on
Beegie Adair's song "From This Moment On" is a love song celebrating the start of a new romantic relationship. The singer declares that from this moment on, they are committed to their partner, and there will only be two of them in the relationship. She promises no more sad love songs and only happy, carefree ones. She praises her partner for being everything she needs, from the love to the touch to the kiss goodnight. Together, they will be riding high and be happy, carefree as this moment on
The lyrics present the idea of a new beginning in a relationship, where the singer is deeply in love with her partner and ready to commit to a future together. She wants to leave behind past troubles and only focus on the joy and happiness of the present moment. The lyrics paint a picture of a peaceful and loving relationship where she feels safe and secure in the arms of her partner. This romantic song is perfect for anyone starting a new relationship and wishing to share their feelings with their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
From this moment on
Starting now and into the future
You for me, dear
You are mine and I am yours
Only two for tea, dear
We are all that we need for a comfortable and content life
From this moment on
Starting now and into the future
From this happy day
Starting from today, a day of joy and brightness
No more blue songs
No more sad or melancholy music
Only hoop-de-doo songs
Only happy, carefree and bouncy music
From this moment on
Starting now and into the future
You've got the love I need so much
You possess the affection, care and companionship that I long for
Got the skin I love to touch
Your body feels delightful and pleasant to touch
Got the arms to hold me tight
You have the strength and embrace to tightly hold me and make me feel secure
Got the sweet lips to kiss me goodnight
Your lips are soft and tender, and a goodnight kiss from you is all I want
From this moment on
Starting now and into the future
You and I, babe
Together, as a loving couple
We'll be ridin' high, babe
We will be happy, triumphant and successful
Every care is gone
All worries and concerns are forgotten and do not matter anymore
From this moment on
Starting now and into the future
From this moment
At this exact point in time and forever after
This very moment
Right now, in the present
This moment on
Starting now and into the future
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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