Bob Sheppard (flute, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone)
Lawrence Feldman (alto flute)
Aaron Heick & Lou Marini (bass flute)
Gil Goldstein (accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano)
Mike Mainieri (vibraphone, marimba)
Scott Colley (bass guitar)
Alex Acuna (drums, percussion)
Shane Shanahan (tabla).
Eric Crystal (tenor saxophone).
The always elegant Boz makes a significant leap from his first collection of standards, bringing a strong sensual edge to "Speak Low." Not only does he sound thoroughly involved but he has an acoustic bassist as a sparring partner, dancing around his vocals and peppering the empty spaces with flair. Album will be released on vinyl on Sept 30. [Variety .com]
"It was raining, cold out. I walked by the Blue Note and heard music coming out of the club. It was vibes, string trio, a couple of horns - this was the sound I'd been hearing in my head, exactly. Turned out to be Gil Goldstein and a nonet. After the set Gil and I started talking, and it was just a really nice meeting. When we got together around a piano, that was it. We knew."
"So many people in the last decade have gone back to the standards; the list is as long as my arm. Lots of them with big orchestras, too," Scaggs said in his bio. "It seemed pointless to even go there unless we were going to do something to make these songs our own. ... We had to find an emotional connection. It's a testament to the songs themselves that they keep getting redone, but that makes it tricky, too. We played around a lot with different tempos and feels, pushed the songs in different directions."
1. *Invitation
(Bronislaw Kaper)
You and your smile Hold a strange invitation Somehow it seems We've shared our dreams But where...
Time after time In a room full of strangers Out of the blue Suddenly you... are there
Wherever I go You're the glow of temptation Glancing my way In the grey of the dawn
And always your eyes Smile that strange invitation When you are gone Where oh where have you gone
How long must I stay In a world of illusion Be where you are So near yet so far... apart
Hoping you'll say With a warm invitation Where have you been Darling come in... into my heart
[Bridge]
Wherever I go You're the glow of temptation Glancing my way In the grey of the dawn
And always your eyes Smile that strange invitation When you are gone Where oh where have you gone
How long must I stay In a world of illusion Be where you are So near yet so far... apart
Hoping you'll say With a warm invitation Where have you been Darling come in.. into my heart
2. *She Was Too Good To Me
(Rodgers and Hart)
She was too good to me How can I get along now So close she stood to me Everything seems all wrong now She would have brought me the sun Making me smile that was her fun
If I was mean to her She'd never say go away now I was a King to her Who's gonna light my way now It's only natural I'm so blue She was too good to be true
[Bridge]
She was too good to me How can I get along now So close she stood to me Everything seems all wrong now She would have brought me the sun Making me smile that was her fun
If I was mean to her She'd never say go away now I was a King to her Who's gonna light my way now It's only natural I'm so blue She was too good She was too good She was too good to be true
3. *I Wish I Knew
(Lyrics - Mark Gordon : Music - Harry Warren)
I wish I knew Someone like you could love me I wish I knew You place no one above me Did I mistake this for a real romance I wish I knew But only you can answer
If you don't care Why let me hope and pray so Don't lead me on If I'm a fool just say so Should I keep dreaming on Or just forget you What shall I do I wish I knew
[Bridge]
I wish I knew Someone like you could love me I wish I knew You place no one above me Did I mistake this for a real romance I wish I knew But only you can answer
If you don't care Why let me hope and pray so Don't lead me on If I'm a fool just say so Should I keep dreaming on Or just forget you What shall I do I wish I knew
I wish I knew Someone like you could love me
I wish I knew What shall I do I wish I knew Someone like you could love me
4. *Speak Low
(Ogden Nash and Kurt Weill)
Speak low When you speak love Our summer day Withers away Too soon.. too soon
Speak low When you speak love Our moment is swift Like ships adrift We're swept away too soon
Speak low Darling speak low Love is a spark Lost in the dark Too soon.. too soon
I feel Wherever I go That tomorrow is near Tomorrow is here And always too soon
Time is so old And love so brief Love is pure gold And time a thief
We're late Darling we're late The curtain descends Everything ends Too soon.. too soon
I wait Darling I wait Will you speak low to me Speak love to me And soon
[bridge]
Time is so old And love so brief Love is pure gold And time a thief
We're late Darling we're late The curtain descends Everything ends Too soon.. too soon
I wait Darling I wait Will you speak low to me Speak love to me Speak love to me Speak low to me Speak low to me But speak to me Speak to me soon
5. *Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
(Words: Bob Russell; Music: Edward "Duke" Ellington)
Somone told someone And someone told you But they really wouldn't hurt you Not much But since everyone tells the story With his own little personal touch
Do nothing till you hear from me Pay no attention to whats said Why people tear the seams of anyones dreams Is over my head
Do nothing till you hear from me At least consider our romance If you should take the words of others you've heard I haven't a chance
True.. I've been seen mmmm with someone new But does that mean that I've been untrue When we're apart The words in my heart Reveal how I feel about you
Some kiss may cloud my memories And other arms may hold a thrill.. yes yes yes But please do nothing till you hear it from me And you never will
[bridge]
Some kiss may cloud my memory And other arms may hold a thrill... mmm hold that thrill But please do nothing till you hear it from me And you never will So please do nothing till you hear it from me And you... never will... no
6. *I'll Remember April
(Gene De Paul, Patricia Johnson and Don Raye)
This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodbye to all we've ever had Alone where we have walked together I'll remember April... and be glad
I'll be content you loved me once in April Your lips were warm and love and spring were new But I'm not afraid of autumn and her sorrow For I'll remember... April and you
The fire will dwindle into glowing ashes For flames and love live such a little while I won't forget but I won't be lonely I'll remember April... and smile
[Bridge]
I'll be content you loved me once in April Your lips were warm and love and spring were new But I'm not afraid of autumn and her sorrow For I'll remember... April and you
The fire will dwindle into glowing ashes For flames and love live such a little while I won't forget but I won't be lonely I'll remember April... and smile
7. *Save Your Love For Me
(Buddy Woodrow Johnson Jr.)
Wish I knew Why I'm so in love with you No one else in this world will do Darling please save your love For me
Mmmm run away If I were wise I'd run away But like a fool in love I stay And pray you'll save your love For me
I can feel it Even when you're not here Can't conceal it I really love you my dear Though I know no good Can come from loving you I can't do a thing I'm so in love with you
So darling help me please Have mercy on a fool like me I'm so unwise but still I plead Darling please save you love For me h-hmmm
I can feel it Even when you're not here Can't conceal it I really love you my dear Though I know no good Can come from loving you I can't do a thing I'm so in love with you
So darling help me please Have mercy on a fool like me I know I'm lost but still I plead Darling please save your love for me
Save your love for me
You can have fun with the crowd But for crying out loud Darling save your love for me Mmmm save your love for me All for me Cos I need you babe Need your sweet love Need it all just for me girl You better save it now Bring it on home mmmm Please save your love.. for me Darling save your love Save your love Save it all I need it all I want it.. all your love All your love girl mmmm Save it all for me.. Yeah
8. *Ballad of the Sad Young Men
(Frances Landesman and Thomas J. Wolf,Jr.)
Sing a song of sad young men Glasses full of rye All the news is bad again Kiss your dreams goodbye
All the sad young men Sitting in the bars Knowing neon lights And missing all the stars
All the sad young men Drifting through the town Drinking up the night Trying not to drown
All the sad young men Singing in the cold Trying to forget That they're growing old
All the sad young men Choking on their youth Trying to be brave Running from the truth
Autumn turns the leaves to gold Slowly dies the heart Sad young men are growing old That's the cruelest part
All the sad young men Seek a certain smile Someone they can hold For a little while
Tired little girl Does the best she can Trying to be gay For a sad young man
While the grimy moon Watches from above All the sad young men Play at making love
Misbegotten moon Shine for sad young men Let your gentle light Guide them home tonight All the sad young men
9. *Skylark
(Hoagy Carmichael and John H. Mercer)
Skylark Have you anything to say to me Won't you tell me where my love can be Is there a meadow in the mist Where someone's waiting to be kissed
Skylark Have you seen a valley green with spring Where my heart can go a-journeying Over the shadows and the rain To a blossom covered lane
And in your lonely flight Haven't you heard the music of the night Wonderful music, faint as a will o'the wisp Crazy as a loon Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon
Skylark I don't know if you can find these things But my heart is riding on your wings So if you see them anywhere Won't you lead me there
Skylark I don't know if you can find these things But my heart is riding on your wings So if you see them anywhere Won't you lead me there
10. *Senza Fine
(Campos Cesarea, Gine Paoli, and Alec Wilder)
Senza fine Let it always be senza fine There's no end to our love Our hopes our dreams our sighs No end at all no sad goodbyes No fears no tears no love that dies It's senza fine Let it always be senza fine Never-ending
The sunlit days the moonlit nights The sea the sand the starry heights Are yours and mine forever All we are and all we know Is love and love alone and so The world may spin its weary way Its lonely night and lonely day While we go floating far above In never-ending timeless love Its senza fine
[Bridge]
All we are and all we know Is love and love alone and so The world may spin its weary way Its lonely night and lonely day While we go floating far above In never ending timeless love Its senza fine Let it always be senza fine Never ending The sunlit days the moonlit nights The sea the sand the starry heights Are yours and mine forever
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la
11. *Dindi
(Aloysio De Oliveira, Ray Gilbert, and Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Sky So vast is the sky With far away clouds just wandering by Where do they go Oh I don't know.. don't know
Wind that speaks to the leaves Telling stories that no one believes Stories of love belong to you and me
Oh Dindi If I only had words I would say all the beautiful things that I see When you're with me Oh my Dindi
Oh Dindi Like the song of the wind in the trees That's how my heart is singing Dindi Happy Dindi When you're with me
I love you more each day Yes I do.. yes I do I'd let you go away If you take.. me with you
Don't you know Dindi I'd be running and searching for you Like a river that can't find sea That would be me Without you my Dindi
12. *This Time The Dream's On Me
(Harold Arlen and John H. Mercer)
Somewhere... someday We'll be close together wait and see Oh by the way This time the dream's on me
You'll take my hand And you'll look at me adoringly But as things stand This time the dream's on me
It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one To know that I at least Supply the shoulder you cry upon
To see you through Till you're everything you want to be It can't be true But this time the dream's on me
[Bridge]
It would be fun To be certain that I'm the one To know that I at least Supply the shoulder you cry upon
To see you through Till you're everything you want to be It can't be true But this time the dream's on me This time the dream's on me
