Hi John ~
I haven't been to the link yet, but will be going. In circa 1972, I listened a
lot to my "Everybody Digs Bill Evans" album
.
I have been listening every day at work, with headphones, to both of your CDs. Beautiful ~ truly beautiful! I've been singing along to them ~ and thinking I was doing it quietly. My supervisor came to me a couple weeks ago with a great big smile, and motioned with her hand parallel to, and pushing toward, the floor to 'lower' my voice. I took off the headphones and she said, "You're serenading the office
." I immediately thought of the Julia Roberts bathtub scene in "Pretty Woman" and said, "Oh no
! Am I off-key, too
?" She laughed and said, "No. Actually, you're pretty good. It's just that Carla has a customer
."
So, I breathed a sigh of relief, on one hand, and 'lowered' it ~ then, this week, Carla came to me and did the same thing. Geesh! For some reason, when I listen to
either of your CDs, I can't help but start singing along with them.
It's interesting because I've also been playing Suzanne Holland's CD of Leonard's songs, and
don't sing along; just intently listen, and enjoy it just as much! I wonder does it have to do with the chording, the key, the finger style, what!?!
The bottom line, John, is thank you
sooooooo much for your gifts! You've recorded them remarkably beautifully
~ and I've considered using yours and Suzanne's for lending to anyone who might be remotely tempted to call Leonard's music 'depressing.' His music lends itself so well ~ as classics do ~ to many varieties of rendering.
~ Elizabeth