I WILL ALWAYS RETURN

BRYAN ADAMS

SONGWRITERS: HANS ZIMMER; ROBERT JOHN LANGE & BRYAN ADAMS

MOVIE: SPIRIT

COUNTRY: CANADA

ALBUM: SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON

LABEL: A & M RECORDS

GENRE: SOUNDTRACK

YEAR: 2002

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a soundtrack album and the ninth studio album by Bryan Adams and Hans Zimmer to the animated feature of the same name. The album was released on May 4, 2002 (see 2002 in music) and includes the European hit, "Here I Am".

Both the English and French versions of the album have Bryan Adams as the singer.

The German vocals were provided by Hartmut Engler, lead singer of the German pop band Pur. Spanish vocals in the Latin version of the soundtrack were recorded by Mexican Singer Erik Rubin and Italian vocals in the Italian version of the soundtrack were recorded by singer Zucchero. In the Spanish version, Raúl Malo also sings several songs. In Brazil, a Portuguese version of the soundtrack was recorded by Brazilian Singer Paulo Ricardo.

Bryan Guy Adams OC OBC(born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and activist.

Adams rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless, which produced some of his best known songs, including "Run to You" and "Summer of '69". In 1991, he released "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from the album Waking Up the Neighbours The song was written for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and the song became a worldwide hit which went to number 1 in many countries, including 16 consecutive weeks in the United Kingdom, a new record as well as 72 weeks in the top 20. Adams also had the U.S. BillboardHot 100 number-one singles "Heaven", "All for Love" and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"

I hear the wind call my name

The sound that leads me home again

It sparks up the fire - a flame that still burns

To you I'll always return

I know the road is long

But where you are is home

Wherever you stay

I'll find the way

I'll run like the river

I'll follow the sun

I'll fly like an eagle

To where I belong

Can't stand the distance

I can't dream alone

I can't wait to see you

Yes, I'm on my way home

And now I know it's true

My every road leads to you

And in the hour of darkness

Your light gets me through

You run like the river

You shine like the sun (yeah)

You fly like an eagle

Yeah, you are the one

I've seen every sunset

And with all that I've learned

Is to you, I will always, always return.

I LOVE PARIS

AVALON JAZZ BAND

SONGWRITER: COLE PORTER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: I WISH YOU LOVE

LABEL: AVALON JAZZ BAND

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 2016

"I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. The song was introduced by Lilo in the musical Can-Can. A line in the song's lyrics inspired the title of the 1964 movie Paris When It Sizzles.

As two musicians involved in the New York swing renaissance, Tatiana Eva-Marie and Adrien Chevalier wanted to share their experience of French jazz with their American audience, and that’s how Avalon Jazz Band was born. Ever since its creation, the band has performed in the hottest clubs and venues in the city, from hidden speakeasies to the Oak Room at the Plaza. In July 2012 they were invited by the French Ambassador to give two private concerts in Washington for the French National Day and represent the expansion of French culture in the United States.

The music of Avalon Jazz Band is inspired by the Parisian jazz scene of the 1940’s, which emblematic sound was made popular by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. They perform the American standards popular in France at that period, but also the songs of French composers influenced by that new sound called « jazz ». In addition to these classics, Avalon Jazz Band also performs the original music written by their vocalist Tatiana Eva-Marie, who offers her own vision of what contemporary swing can be, blending her francophone culture into her American experience.

The Zazous, the swing youth of Paris, were a subculture in France in the 1930’s and 1940’s. During World War II, they expressed their resistence and their nonconformity through music and dance. They wore big excentric clothing, checkered and colourful, had long hair and always carried an umbrella when it didn’t rain, to underline the irony of their time. When the yellow star was forced on Jews, the Zazous began to wear yellow stars with ‘Swing’ written on them. They became persecuted and gathered in the medieval cellars in the Latin Quarter, the heart of the jazz culture in Paris.

Why is it called Avalon Jazz Band? Tatiana Eva-Marie, who has a Master’s Degree in medieval studies from the Sorbonne University in Paris, came up with the band’s name. In arthurian legends, Avalon is the island of regeneration where King Arthur goes to rest after his last battle and whence he will return some day to rule over his land once again. The name «Avalon» carries the symbol of rebirth and underlines the band’s involvment in the current swing renaissance.

Tatiana Eva-Marie is a singer and actress living in New York City. She is the lead singer of the Gypsy-French Avalon Jazz Band and was recently included, alongside Cyrille Aimée and Cecile McLorin Salvant, in a list of 37 rising jazz stars by the magazine Vanity Fair. 

Every time i look down on this timeless town,

Whether blue or gray be her skies,

Whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears,

More and more do I realize that...

I love Paris in the spring time

I love Paris in the fall

I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles

I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles

I love Paris every moment

Every moment of the year

I love Paris, why oh why do I love Paris

Because my love is here.

AUTUMN LEAVES

BEEGIE ADAIR TRIO

SONGWRITERS: JOSEPH KOSMA &JACQUES PRÉVERT

IN ENGLISH: JOHNNY MERCER

STYLE: INSTRUMENTAL

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES SONGS OF JOHNNY MERCER

LABEL: VILLAGE SQUARE

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 2003

Bobbe Gorin "Beegie" Adair, née Long (born December 11, 1937, Barren County, Kentucky, United States) is an American jazz pianist. She studied piano at Western Kentucky University. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she did graduate work at Peabody College. She later went on to form the Beegie Adair Trio.

Adair has recorded and appeared in over 90 recordings (37 of which are recorded with her trio, the Beegie Adair Trio, which consists of bassist Roger Spencer and percussionist Chris Brown), ranging from Cole Porter standards to Frank Sinatra classics to romantic World War II ballads. She has released a six-CD Centennial Composers Collection of tunes by Rodgers, Gershwin, Kern, Ellington, Carmichael and Berlin. Adair cites George Shearing, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Erroll Garner among her influences.

She lives in Franklin, Tennessee. Her late husband, Billy, was an associate professor of jazz studies at the Blair School in Vanderbilt University until his death in February 2014. She is a Board & Faculty member of the Nashville Jazz Workshop and performs regularly in Nashville.

"Autumn Leaves" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by Jacques Prévert.

BESAME MUCHO

DAVE BRUBECK

SONGWRITER: CONSUELO VELÁSQUEZ

INSTRUMENT: PIANO

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: ON TIME

LABEL: SMSP

GENRE: JAZZ

YEAR: 1967

David Warren Brubeck(/ˈbruːbɛk/; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz. He wrote a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranged from refined to bombastic, reflecting both his mother's attempts at classical training and his own improvisational skills. His music is known for employing unusual time signatures as well as superimposing contrasting rhythms, meters, and tonalities.

Brubeck experimented with time signatures throughout his career, recording "Pick Up Sticks" in 6/4, "Unsquare Dance" in 7/4, "World's Fair" in 13/4, and "Blue Rondo à la Turk" in 9/8. He was also a composer of orchestral and sacred music and wrote soundtracks for television, such as Mr. Broadway and the animated miniseries This Is America, Charlie Brown.

Often incorrectly attributed to Brubeck, the song "Take Five", which has become a jazz standard, was composed by Brubeck's long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Appearing on one of the top-selling jazz albums, Time Out, and written in 5/4 time, "Take Five" has endured as a jazz classic associated with Brubeck.

Dave Brubeck was born in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Concord, California, and grew up in a city located in the Mother Lode called Ione, California. His father, Peter Howard "Pete" Brubeck, was a cattle rancher, and his mother, Elizabeth (née Ivey), who had studied piano in England under Myra Hess and intended to become a concert pianist, taught piano for extra money.

His father had Swiss ancestry (the family surname was originally Brodbeck) and possibly Native American Modoc lineage, while his maternal grandparents were English and German. Brubeck originally did not intend to become a musician (his two older brothers, Henry and Howard, were already on that track), but took lessons from his mother. He could not read music during these early lessons, attributing this difficulty to poor eyesight, but "faked" his way through well enough that this deficiency went mostly unnoticed.

Intending to work with his father on their ranch, Brubeck entered the College of the Pacific in Stockton, California (now the University of the Pacific), studying veterinary science. He changed to music on the urging of the head of zoology, Dr. Arnold, who told him "Brubeck, your mind's not here. It's across the lawn in the conservatory. Please go there. Stop wasting my time and yours." Later, Brubeck was nearly expelled when one of his professors discovered that he could not read music on sight. Several of his professors came forward, arguing that his ability to write counterpoint and harmony more than compensated, and demonstrated his familiarity with music notation. The college was still afraid that it would cause a scandal, and agreed to let Brubeck graduate only after he had promised never to teach piano.