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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.
Spring Is Here
Beegie Adair Lyrics
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Spring is here! Why isn't the waltz entrancing?
No desire, no ambition leads me
Maybe it's because nobody needs me
Spring is here! Why doesn't the breeze delight me?
Stars appear, why doesn't the night invite me?
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Spring is here I hear
Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing?
Spring is here! Why isn't the waltz entrancing?
No desire, no ambition leads me
Maybe it's because nobody needs me
Spring is here! Why doesn't the breeze delight me?
Stars appear, why doesn't the night invite me?
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Spring is here I hear
Beegie Adair's song "Spring Is Here" is a melancholic tune about the arrival of spring and the singer's inability to feel the joy and excitement that usually comes with it. The singer wonders why their heart doesn't go dancing, why the waltz isn't entrancing, and why the breeze doesn't delight them now that spring has arrived. They ponder if their lack of desire and ambition is due to the fact that nobody needs them, and maybe that's why nobody loves them. Even the appearance of the stars in the night sky fails to invite them.
This song is a poignant reflection on the feeling of loneliness and the human need for love and attention. It captures the essence of the spring season and how it can be both a source of hope and sadness for those who are alone. It's a reminder that despite the beauty of the changing seasons, those without companionship can be left feeling hollow and unfulfilled. The repetition of the chorus throughout the song intensifies this feeling of emptiness, as the singer continues to question why they can't feel the happiness that spring brings.
Line by Line Meaning
Spring is here! Why doesn't my heart go dancing?
Although it's spring, I am not feeling happy and joyful like the season suggests, and I wonder why.
Spring is here! Why isn't the waltz entrancing?
Even though the waltz is a beautiful dance, I am not finding it engaging or charming during this spring season.
No desire, no ambition leads me
I have no goals or motivations that drive me towards anything during spring.
Maybe it's because nobody needs me
Perhaps the emptiness and lack of hope I feel is because I don't feel wanted or needed by anyone around me.
Spring is here! Why doesn't the breeze delight me?
Although the breeze during spring is typically refreshing and enjoyable, I am not finding it pleasing or delightful.
Stars appear, why doesn't the night invite me?
Even though the night with its sky full of stars used to captivate me, it no longer holds the same allure and attraction during spring.
Maybe it's because nobody loves me
Perhaps the reason for my lack of enjoyment and appreciation for spring is because I feel unloved and uncared for.
Spring is here I hear
Even though I am not feeling the joy and delight that spring promises, I am aware that it is here, and I acknowledge its arrival.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: HANS SPIALEK, RICHARD RODGERS
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