Day 13: January 13: The Nearness of You
"It isn't your sweet conversation that brings this sensation."
Today marks the ninth anniversary of saxophonist Michael Brecker. Michael was a 15 time Grammy winner. Jazz saxophone isn't really my thing, but while I don't think I'd really be into his solo stuff much he's worked with some people I really like. He played sax on James' "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" as well as with Billy Joel on a couple of albums. He apparently worked with John Lennon, Aerosmith, Steely Dan and Dire Straits He also played the sax on Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years". Additionally, he was part of the SNL band in the early '80's. This song features James singing lead on an old Hoagy Carmichael tune. I like the first half more than the second as it dissolves into looser jazz.
This might be the most beautiful song that I'm aware he worked on. I was tempted to post the video with Lego characters reenacting the story, but they cut the end of the song off and that's where the sax is most prominent.
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