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
While everyone else is listening on Spotify and iTunes these days, I still like the hardcopy CD, with its album art and tangible texture. It would seem that the quality of CDs on opshop shelves is increasing as people no longer listen to discs. Happy days for me! Yesterday, for the princely sum of $5,
I've just picked it up from the printers and it looks très chic in that special brûlée blue. There are eleven tracks of fabulous French songs sung by Amie with Bruce Millar playing guitar, and I do think it sounds best with a glass of champagne and some delicious cheese. If you'd like to purchase