This song came to me with music and lyrics after pondering Carole King's 'Natural Woman', chorus of which is paid tribute in 'Together'. What I enjoyed very much about the song is the lyrics which essentially are the textbook lesson of exactly what lyrics should be (ex: The moon in June and sweet perfume have been used in a million love songs . . . ) while actually in complete agreement with the lesson. The chorus then becomes the love song (can a love song NOT be somewhat trite? - maybe). . . 'We'll be together for a very long time . . . '
It was actually written quite a long time ago but I've always enjoyed the melody and changes and finally put it on "No Frills", more of which you can find out by following the hyperlink below.
". . . Troy Andrews was born in New Orleans and grew up in the Tremé neighborhood. At the age of 4, he appeared onstage with Bo Diddley at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. . . In 2005, Andrews was a featured member of Lenny Kravitz's horn section in a world tour that shared billing with acts including Aerosmith. . . Andrews performed on "Where Y'At" as part of the Sixth Ward All-Star Brass Band Revue featuring Charles Neville of The Neville Brothers. . . In London, during the summer of 2006, Andrews began working with producer Bob Ezrin and U2 at Abbey Road Studios. This association led to Andrews performing with U2 and Green Day during the re-opening of the New Orleans Superdome for the Monday Night Football pre-game show. . . At the end of 2006, Andrews appeared on the NBC television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Leading a group of New Orleans musicians, he performed the holiday classic "O Holy Night". NBC released the single as a free download. . . In early 2007, New Orleans music magazine Offbeat named Andrews their Performer of the Year.. . was Best Contemporary Jazz Performer. Also in 2007, he accepted an invitation to contribute to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino[7] on the track “Whole Lotta Lovin” along with Rebirth Brass Band, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker and Lenny Kravitz. . . Since 2010, Andrews has appeared in six episodes of the HBO series Treme. . . In 2010, Andrews released the Ben Ellman produced Backatown (Verve Forecast), which hit Billboard magazine's Contemporary Jazz Chart at No. 1 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks. . . In December 2010, Andrews curated a two-night Red Hot+New Orleans performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to raise money for the New Orleans NO/AIDS Task Force. . . In September 2011, Andrews released the album For True as a follow up to his earlier album Backatown. . . (In) 2012 Andrews performed the National Anthem before the start of the NFL playoff game between the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. Soul Rebels Brass Band invited Andrews to special guest on their Rounder Records debut record, Unlock Your Mind, released on January 31, 2012. On March 31, 2012, Andrews' single "Do To Me" was featured before both semi-final games of the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on CBS. . . On May 19, 2012, Andrews received the President's Medal from Tulane University President Scott Cowen at the university's Unified Commencement Ceremony at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. . . 2012, Andrews performed at The White House as part of the Black History Month celebration . . . 2014, Andrews performed at Musicares alongside Steven Tyler and LeAnn Rimes. On January 26, 2014, Andrews performed at the 56th Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. . . He performed with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madonna and Queen Latifah in a version of Macklemore's "Same Love". On February 16, 2014, Andrews and Orleans Avenue led the performance at Half-Time of the NBA Allstar Game, which was held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. . . 2015 (he) made his feature film debut, recording the voice of the teacher Miss Othmar and the other adults in the Peanuts Movie . . . Andrews has performed twice for President Obama at the White House in 2015. . . 2016, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue were a supporting act for the Hall & Oates tour . . . 2017, Blue Note Records announced that the label had signed Trombone Shorty, His Blue Note debut, Parking Lot Symphony, is slated for release on April 28, 2017, the first day of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fesitval. . . "
As OHO gathers at Bill Pratt's Bratt Studios in Woodlawn this Friday to work on Blood Brother for the forth-coming album with special guest Craig Considine.
(from http://www.rumbaclub.com/template_craig.htm)
In his professional career Craig has played with groups performing Rock and Roll, Funk, Dixieland, Straight Ahead Jazz, New Orleans Parade Band music, Blues, Big Band, Fourth Stream Improvisational, Cabaret, Indonesian Gamelan, and Latin Jazz. Besides Rumba Club, Craig performs regularly with Anne Watts and Boister who have released two recordings on the French label Last Call Records. He can also be heard with the New Line Brass Band a New Orleans style marching band, as well as Baltimore Rock and Soul favorites All Mighty Senators . Craig also plays the free summer concert series with the Baltimore City Municipal Big Band under the direction of Gene Walker.
(from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/seeds)
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”
― Steve Maraboli
“You’re frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds.”
― Steve Maraboli
“Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.”
― Brandon Sanderson
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
― Anonymous, Holy Bible: King James Version
“It always amazes me to look at the little, wrinkled brown seeds and think of the rainbows in 'em," said Captain Jim. "When I ponder on them seeds I don't find it nowise hard to believe that we've got souls that'll live in other worlds. You couldn't hardly believe there was life in them tiny things, some no bigger than grains of dust, let alone colour and scent, if you hadn't seen the miracle, could you?”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams
. . . is formed when temperatures are low and there is moisture - in the form of tiny ice crystals - in the atmosphere. When these tiny ice crystals collide they stick together in clouds to become snowflakes. If enough ice crystals stick together, they'll become heavy enough to fall to the ground.
(from Baltimore's Ty Ford)
". . .Tuesday March 28 will be a special night for me. It will be the first in what I hope may be a series of songwriter showcases I'm helping to set up at Germano's in Little Italy. . . Earlier this year in talking with Cyd Wolf, Germano's Executive Producer after the "Old Part of Town" show, I mentioned singer/songwriters. Cyd said she'd like a Tuesday night event. I came back with the idea of four singer/songwriters, each one telling the story of how a song came to be and then playing it. Maybe a little audience Q&A after each song. Two rounds, a short break and then two more rounds. Not an original format, but one that has worked in Nashville (among other places) for years. . . I chose Singer/Songwriters Ellis Woodward, John M. Seay, Sahffi Lynne and Gonzo Jazz pianist Ray Jozwiak for the first flight. All seasoned artists. All with long lists of original material. All of whom, in my opinion, are hard workers at their craft and deserving of recognition. Please join me and these four fine artists. . . Please take a moment to put us on your calendar. You can make reservations right online right now at the link below. . . Tuesday March 28. Germano's Cabaret doors open at 6:00pm. Come, enjoy the lovely menu. The music starts at 7:30pm. Germano's Cabaret only seats 80. If you haven't been to a show there, you've missed a truly fine venue for intimate performances. See you there for this special night. . . Please forward this post if you will. Oh, and if you have thoughts of who you’d like to hear at the next event, please let me know!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1758634277789502/. . ."
