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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.
In A Sentimental Mood
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
In A Sentimental Mood
I can see the stars come thru my room
While your loving attitude
Is like a flame that lights the gloom
On the wings of ev'ry kiss
Drift a melody so strange and sweet
In this sentimental bliss you make my
Paradise complete
Rose pearls seem to fall
It's all like a dream to call you mine
My heart's lighter thing
Since you made me this night a thing divine
In A Sentimental Mood
I'm within a world so heavenly
For I never dreamt
That you'd be loving sentimental me
The essence of 'In A Sentimental Mood' is the euphoria the singer feels when their beloved is with them. The lullaby-like piano solo in the track mirrors the feeling of being deeply in love with someone. The lyrics speak of the lover's affect on their emotional state, the world around them and the things they see.
The first verse sets the scene for the listener. They are in their room and the stars are shining bright, and the lover's attitude is the only thing that brightens their life -- like a flame that lights the gloom. The second verse is where the singer begins to liken their experience with their lover to paradise. The melody drifting with their kisses feels strange and sweet and the lover makes their paradise complete. The third and final verse is where the singer contends that their love's affection is so strong that they are taken to a heavenly world. They never imagined that they would be loved so sentimentally.
Overall, the song depicts an intimate and sweet love story that has prompted a lot of cover versions and not to mention, praise from jazz lovers worldwide.
Line by Line Meaning
I can see the stars come thru my room
I am filled with such romance and passion that even the stars seem to shine brighter and come closer.
While your loving attitude Is like a flame that lights the gloom
Your love for me brightens up my darkest days and makes my life so much more beautiful and hopeful.
On the wings of every kiss Drift a melody so strange and sweet
Each kiss we share seems to carry with it a beautiful and unique tune that fills my heart with joy and love.
In this sentimental bliss you make my Paradise complete
With your love, I am in a state of pure happiness and contentment that feels like nothing else matters.
Rose pearls seem to fall It's all like a dream to call you mine
I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you as my love, everything surrounding me seems to be enchanted with beauty and grace.
My heart's lighter thing Since you made me this night a thing divine
My heart is filled with such lightness and joy since you've brought me such a beautiful and heavenly night to remember.
I'm within a world so heavenly For I never dreamt That you'd be loving sentimental me
Being in your love makes me feel like I'm in a world of heaven, and it's so surreal to have you love me in such a sentimental way that I never dared to dream of.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Tratore
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Manny Kurtz
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Dr. José Angel Bohórquez Rodríguez
Bill, arriba esta la lista de melodías, copio:
Track Listing:
1. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
2. In A Sentimental Mood
3. Satin Doll
4. Solitude
5. Caravan
6. Sophisticated Lady
7. I'm Beginning To See The Light
8. Mood Indigo
9. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
10. Day Dream
11. Take The A Train
12. All Too Soon
Guillermo Blank
I never get bored listening to her!
Spencer Soh
Her playing is filled with tranquillity , soothes the soul,
Guitar
One of my favorite jazz pianist, never get bored listening to Begee Adair, RIP Beejie Adair will miss you.
Vera Gama
Belo som...talentosa pianista...adorei!
Amortendress
Beau jazz, apaisant, délicat jeu au piano 🎶💓🎶
Luis Alberto Camacho Arevalo
Que, belleza de música. Gran dama ,beggie Adair. ....inmortal...r.i.p...
Dulcinea Martins
Que coleção adorável, Beege,maravilhosa.
Enrique Garcia
Simplemente maravillosa Beeguie forever😂😂😂😂
Alberto Garcia Arango
Excelente regalo sentimental, GRACIAS!
Hiro Tade
RIP Beegie. One year had passed on January 23. I love her soft- touched playing style. We missed you, but we can enjoy your DVDs at anytime. Thank you for your trio members, too. You might play in heaven.❤️🌈💦