The Secret of Christmas - Shirley Horn Winter Wonderland - Shirley Horn, Roy Hargrove Xmas in February - Lou Reed The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Trop Bonne Pour Toi (Le Clip) - Simone et Pop-Hip Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry - Wynton Marsalis Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom Waits Rainy, Rainy Day - Brownie McGhee Pale Blue Eyes - Lou Reed Minnie The Mermaid - Bernie Cummings and his Hotel New Yorker Orchestra What Shall I Say? - Billie Holiday with The Teddy Wilson Orchestra A Child Is Born - Oscar Peterson Sunday, Monday, or Always - Jimmy Rowles White Christmas - Béla Fleck
I got some pics from the Lumiere event from last month.
It was a great party, international food, Indonesia dance, Ikebana and Etegami exhibitions,
and music...
This was my bit...
I did two numbers. Paul Simon's "Gone At Last"
in my own style; The Blues!
Keisuke Wada joined me on electric guitar, adding some nice riffs...
The second song was a slow,
beautiful song from Kris Kristofferson :
"Help Me Make It Through The Night".
Everyone coupled up for this-
Even little ones were dancing!
I came back on the bandstand at the end,
without my guitar,
to sing the finale, "Proud Mary"...
Everyone was dancing!
It was a great party....
Congratulations to Tom Waits, The Alice Cooper Band, Dr. John, Leon Russell, Darlene Love, & Neil Diamond,
on getting inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011!
My friend, drummer Jimmie Smith is playing a concert with Teddy Kinjo and his Quintet. I met Teddy when I first came to Tokyo in January 1991... A Jazz pianist, he is giving his "farewell" performance tonight...
My 12-2010 iPod update :
Winter Wonderland - The Eurythmics Snowflakes - Kitaro Darktown Strutters Ball - Alberta Hunter Song of the Seas - Vangelis Eternity - Vangelis Fragile - Sting The Ball Game - Sister Wynona Carr Stuff Like That There (For The Boys) - Bette Midler Dust on the Moon - Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Billie Holiday and her Orchestra Waltz of the Snowflakes (The Nutcracker) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky You've Got A Friend - James Taylor Catching Snowflakes On Your Tongue - Mannheim Steamroller A Thousand Kisses Deep - Chris Botti Oíche Chiúin ( Silent Night ) - Enya Joy To the World - Aretha Franklin
Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
