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Here are short clips of us playing some of |
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Bewitched |
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Written in 1941, “Bewitched” is just one of over 500 songs written by the incomparable team of Rogers and Hart. |
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It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing |
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This 1932 Duke Ellington tune brought the term “swing” into general use, giving the “Swing Era” of the 30’s and 40’s its name. |
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Girl From Ipanema |
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Myth has it that this song was inspired by a 15-year old girl living in the Ipanema district of Rio de Janeiro. The composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and lyricist, Vinicius De Moraes, said that her regular strolls to the beach past their café attracted their attention. |
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‘Til There Was You |
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Although “’Til There Was You” is commonly attributed to the early 1960’s Beatles, the song was actually written by Meredith Wilson for the 1957 production of “The Music Man”. |
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On the Sunny Side of the Street |
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Although Jimmy McHugh is the published composer of this bouncy 1930 song, there is evidence that Fats Waller sold the rights to this and several other of his original compositions. |
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Peter Torpey Trio |
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Piano, guitar and bass playing jazz standards |
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Solo Music |
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