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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.
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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But I will weather the storm
What do I care how much it may storm
I've got my love to keep me warm
I can't remember a worst December
Just you watch those icicles fall
What do I care if those icicles fall
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
Who needs an overcoat I'm burning with love
My heart's on fire and the fire gets higher
So I will weather the storm
What do I care how much it may storm
I've got my love to keep me warm
In this song, the singer expresses their unwavering love for someone and how it gives them the strength to endure any challenge that comes their way. The first two lines paint a picture of a snowy, stormy night. Despite the harsh weather conditions, the singer is confident that they will manage to get through it because they have someone they love. This idea is reinforced in the chorus, which repeats that the singer has their love to keep them warm.
The second verse expands on this idea, with the singer acknowledging that this December has been especially trying. However, they declare that they don't care about the falling icicles because they have their love to give them comfort. The bridge of the song features the singer discarding their overcoat and glove because they are so consumed by the warmth of their love. The final chorus drives home the point that having their love makes everything else irrelevant. The line "my heart's on fire and the fire gets higher" suggests that this love is intense and all-encompassing.
Overall, this song is a testament to the power of love to sustain us in difficult times. It speaks to the feeling of being so in love that nothing else matters, and how that love can provide a beacon of hope in even the darkest of circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
The snow is snowing and the wind is blowing
The weather is harsh and cold, but it doesn't matter because I have my love to keep me warm.
But I will weather the storm
Despite the difficult conditions, I will persevere.
What do I care how much it may storm
The severity of the storm is inconsequential to me because love provides warmth and comfort.
I've got my love to keep me warm
Love is a powerful force that can provide emotional warmth and physical comfort, even in difficult times.
I can't remember a worst December
This December has been particularly difficult, perhaps due to the harsh weather or personal challenges.
Just you watch those icicles fall
Despite the difficulties, there is a sense of hope and anticipation for the future.
Off with my overcoat, off with my glove
Love provides the warmth and comfort that a coat or gloves would typically provide.
Who needs an overcoat I'm burning with love
The heat of love is enough to keep me warm, even without physical layers.
My heart's on fire and the fire gets higher
The intensity of love is increasing over time, and its warmth is becoming more powerful.
So I will weather the storm
Love provides the strength and resilience needed to overcome challenges and difficulties.
I've got my love to keep me warm
Regardless of external conditions, love will always provide warmth and comfort to those who embrace it.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Irving Berlin
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