Easy to Love
by David Wilson
"Easy to Love" - an album in tribute to America's greatest composer/lyricist - Cole Porter. The wide dynamic range of Porter's great songs are reflected in these twelve carefully chosen selections.
Track # 1 - "Easy to Love"
- a swingy, buoyant tune from "Born to Dance".
- a swingy, buoyant tune from "Born to Dance".
Track # 2 - "In the Still of the Night"
- from "Rosalie". a glittering beguine that seems to rise and settle like a waning moon.
- from "Rosalie". a glittering beguine that seems to rise and settle like a waning moon.
Track # 3 - "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
- a lively tune, clever in melody and lyric - "you and me dear, only two for tea dear".
- a lively tune, clever in melody and lyric - "you and me dear, only two for tea dear".
Track # 4 - "From This Moment On"
- this is how Elvis would sound if he played the violin.
- this is how Elvis would sound if he played the violin.
Track # 5 - "I Love You"
- this one works equally well with a swing or Latin feel - so we recorded this with both rhythms.
- this one works equally well with a swing or Latin feel - so we recorded this with both rhythms.
Track # 6 - "Goodbye, Little Dream"
- sweet, sad, and dramatic - one of my favorites on the album.
- sweet, sad, and dramatic - one of my favorites on the album.
Track # 7 - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
- this song shows C.P.'s ability to craft a simple melody - it has attained an almost folk song status.
- this song shows C.P.'s ability to craft a simple melody - it has attained an almost folk song status.
Track # 8 - "I Concentrate on You"
- one of his most elaborate songs - spinning itself out with an inevitableness rarely found in Broadway music.
- one of his most elaborate songs - spinning itself out with an inevitableness rarely found in Broadway music.
Track # 9 - "Love for Sale"
- another from his early years (1930) - sultry and tragic - even without lyrics.
- another from his early years (1930) - sultry and tragic - even without lyrics.
Track # 10 - "All of You"
- from the hit "Silk Stockings" (1954) - a deceptively simple and effective ditty.
- from the hit "Silk Stockings" (1954) - a deceptively simple and effective ditty.
Track # 11 - "True Love"
- such a sweet little waltz with an uplifting bridge section that makes the heart
yearn.
- such a sweet little waltz with an uplifting bridge section that makes the heart
yearn.
Track # 12 - "Every Time We Say Goodbye"
- pensive, a bit sad - expressing such sweet sorrow.
- pensive, a bit sad - expressing such sweet sorrow.