This is great, thanks! I have never quite known what to do with Copa. Harlem Square Club is a shining tablet from the mountain top, right? And Copa I have always wanted to like, or like *more.* Sam Lite is still Sam, right? So it's a joy to go back and hear it with new ears. God, he could sing. I love the montage idea, I can toally see it. And man... "The answer is somewhere in the wind" is a dagger of a rewrite, it's not blowing, not moving, exactly, just...Out There. Love it. Thank you!
Thanks! Though I've always admired Cooke I hadn't listened to either live album until recently. And I did Copa first. Going from there to Harlem Square was definitely like going from black and white to color. Or maybe more like -- from TV screen to life itself.
Also, Lonnie Youngblood did it nicely, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a gig a few years ago. The Copa was Sam's musical Waterloo but maybe not, apparently not. Good for you.
I don't think that is the Copacabana. There are a couple tiny but clear departures from the arrangement on the album so it's likely another club. But he seems to have played it several times that year.
As an aside I did Blowin with my first voice teacher at 18 my father's (piano vocals see my tribute on Steve’s Stack) Broadway style singing friend at their swinging parties. It's very tuneful but not when Bob did it at the Garden after 911. Meaningful but not tuneful. He writes what he can't play. Genius!
Listening to this now at your recco. Thank you.
A well-told story, thank you.
This isn't the Copa, is it? I've always loved this recording!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDdLgBO0Nw
This is great, thanks! I have never quite known what to do with Copa. Harlem Square Club is a shining tablet from the mountain top, right? And Copa I have always wanted to like, or like *more.* Sam Lite is still Sam, right? So it's a joy to go back and hear it with new ears. God, he could sing. I love the montage idea, I can toally see it. And man... "The answer is somewhere in the wind" is a dagger of a rewrite, it's not blowing, not moving, exactly, just...Out There. Love it. Thank you!
Thanks! Though I've always admired Cooke I hadn't listened to either live album until recently. And I did Copa first. Going from there to Harlem Square was definitely like going from black and white to color. Or maybe more like -- from TV screen to life itself.
Great version. Thanks for writing about it.
Also, Lonnie Youngblood did it nicely, whom I had the pleasure of meeting at a gig a few years ago. The Copa was Sam's musical Waterloo but maybe not, apparently not. Good for you.
I don't think that is the Copacabana. There are a couple tiny but clear departures from the arrangement on the album so it's likely another club. But he seems to have played it several times that year.
As an aside I did Blowin with my first voice teacher at 18 my father's (piano vocals see my tribute on Steve’s Stack) Broadway style singing friend at their swinging parties. It's very tuneful but not when Bob did it at the Garden after 911. Meaningful but not tuneful. He writes what he can't play. Genius!