Happiness as Anarchy #255: Rediscovering Songs

Rediscovering forgotten favourites is one of the joys of tidying up and unpacking boxes. It was rather enjoyable to unpack my CD collection onto the shelf and put my hands on so many wonderful recordings. Among the forgotten gems is Erroll Garner’s fun album, Up In Erroll’s Room. The album was recorded in 1967 with Erroll on piano and a very funky horn section. The Coffee Song, written by Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles, and first recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946, is my favourite tune on the album,

By Amie Brûlée

Amie Brûlée is a musician, performer, teacher and researcher. She sings, plays piano, double bass and ukulele, unearths old songs and writes new ones. Amie also has a PhD in wine and anthropology and adores teaching wine tasting, gastronomy and song-writing. Amie lives in central Victoria with a house full of instruments, a head full of songs and a cellar full of wine.

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