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Bluesette
05:20
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Poor little, sad little blue Bluesette
Don't you cry, don't you fret
You can bet one lucky day you'll waken
And your blues will be forsaken
Some lucky day lovely love will come your way
As long as there's love in your heart to share
Dear Bluesette, don't despair
Some blue boy is waiting just like you
To find a someone to be true to
Two loving arms you can nestle in and stay
Pretty little Bluesette, musn't be a mourner
Ain't you heard the news yet?
Love's 'round the corner
Love wrapped in rainbows and tied with pink ribbons
To make your your next springtime your gold wedding ring time
Dry your eyes
Don't you pout don't you fret
Goody good times are coming, Bluesette!
Goody good, goody good, goody good's coming!
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Spring this year has got me feeling
Like a horse that never left the post
I lie in my room staring up at the ceiling
Spring can really hang you up the most
Morning's kiss wakes trees and flowers
And to them I often drink a toast
I walk in the park just to kill the lonely hours
Spring can really hang you up the most
All afternoon those birds twitter-twit
I know the tune, "This is love, this is it!"
Heard it before and I know the score
And I've decided that spring is a bore
Doctors once prescribed a tonic
"Sulphur and molasses" was the dose
Didn't help a bit, my condition must be chronic
Spring can really hang you up the most
Love came my way, I hoped it would last
We had our day, now that's all in the past
Spring came along a season of sun
Full of sweet promise but something went wrong
Love seemed sure around the New Year
Now it's April, love is just a ghost
Spring arrived on time, only what became of you, dear?
Spring can really hang you up the most
All alone, the party's over
Old man winter was a gracious host
But when you keep praying for snow to hide the clover
Spring can really hang you up the most
Spring is here so why can't my heart dance this rhumba?
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There will be many other nights like this
And I'll be standing here with someone new
There will be other songs to sing
Another fall, another spring
But there will never be another you
There will be other lips that I may kiss
But they won't thrill me like yours used to do
Yes, I may dream a million dreams
But how can they come true
If there will never ever be another you?
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April In Paris
07:45
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April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom
Holiday tables under the trees
April in Paris, this is a feeling
That no one can ever reprise
I never knew the charm of spring
I never met it face to face
I never knew my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
Till April in Paris
Whom can I run to
What have you done to my heart?
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I get along without you very well
Of course, I do
Except when soft rains fall
And drip from leaves, then I recall
The thrill of being sheltered in your arms
Of course, I do
But I get along without you very well
I've forgotten you just like I should
Of course, I have
Except to hear your name
Or someone's laugh that is the same
But I've forgotten you just like I should
What a guy
What a fool am I
To think my breaking heart
Could kid the moon
What's in store?
Should I phone once more?
No, it's best that I stick to my tune
I get along without you very well
Of course, I do
Except perhaps in spring
But I should never think of spring
For that would surely break my heart in two
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All The Things You Are
04:10
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You are the promised kiss of springtime
That makes the lonely winter seem long.
You are the breathless hush of evening
That trembles on the brink of a lovely song.
You are the angel glow that lights a star,
The dearest things I know are what you are.
Some day my happy arms will hold you,
And some day I'll know that moment divine,
When all the things you are, are mine!
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When true lovers meet in Mayfair, so the legends tell
Songbirds sing
Winter turns to Spring
Every winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell
I know such enchantment can be
'Cause it happened one evening to me
That certain night, the night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I may be right, I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The moon that lingered over London town
Poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown
How could he know we two were so in love?
The whole damn world seemed upside down
The streets of town were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
How strange it was how sweet and strange
There was never a dream to compare
To those hazy, crazy nights we met
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
This heart of mine
Loud and fast
Like a merry-go-round in a fair
We would dance cheek to cheek
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
The dawn came stealing up, all gold and blue
To interrupt our rendez-vous
I still remember how you smiled and said
"Was that a dream or was it true?"
Our homeward step was just as light
As the dancing feet of Astaire
And like an echo far away
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I know, 'cause I was there
That night in Berkeley Square
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I met a pretty girl one fine Spring day
I asked her if she’d like to walk my way
She said she had a special path to go
And that her folks had named her ‘Calypso’
The girl could see a real good thing I know
She said she’d really like to take me home
But she’s a singer back in Port-Of-Spain
Where she's singing jazz in a calypso way
- she said
"With rum and Coca Cola flowing
And my band blowin’
Parker tunes you’ll be real glad
You took a sun and sea vacation
To my nation
The home of steel band- Trinidad"
You know she didn’t have to ask me twice
‘Cause everything about Calypso’s nice
With all the beauty this young lady has
I want to marry calypso and jazz!
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Up Jumped Spring
03:47
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I was out promenadin'
And high hopes was fadin'
That dreams never really come true
When up jumped Spring time
I got a look at you
All at once it was heady
A gaze long and steady
Made sounds of the patter grow dim
And up jumped Spring time
And love came on in
Now my heart wants to cheer
Life's sweet promise is here
And love is a lov-er-ly thing
And we're sweethearts together
Like bird and the feather
Our love is as free as the wind
Cause up jumped Spring time
So, hello my friend
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If ever I would leave you
It wouldn't be in summer
Seeing you in summer
I never would go
Your hair streaked with sunlight
Your lips red as flame
Your face with a lustre
That puts gold to shame!
But if I'd ever leave you
It couldn't be in autumn
How I'd leave in autumn
I never will know
I've seen how you sparkle
When fall nips the air
I know you in autumn
And I must be there
And could I leave you
Running merrily through the snow?
Or on a wintry evening
When you catch the fire's glow?
If ever I would leave you
How could it be in springtime?
Knowing how in Spring I'm bewitched by you so?
Oh, no! Not in springtime!
Summer, winter or fall!
No, never could I leave you at all!
How could I leave you
Running merrily through the snow?
Or on a wintry evening
When you catch the fire's glow?
If ever I would leave you
It could never be in springtime
Knowing how in Spring I'm bewitched by you so?
Oh, no! Not in springtime!
Summer, winter or fall!
No, never could I leave you at all!
No, never could I leave you...
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It Could Happen To You
03:53
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Listen once, and please listen twice
Yeah, better listen to my advice
Hide your heart from sight, lock your dreams at night
It could happen to you
Don't count stars or you might stumble
Someone drops a sigh and down you tumble
Keep an eye on spring, run when church bells ring
It could happen to you
All I did was wonder how your arms would be
And it happened to me
Play it, Bill…
Better run, better hide
Yes, I’m warnin’
If it's Cupid’s arrows
You’re avoidin’
Keep your head and your heart under cover
‘Cause someone's out there lookin’ for a lover
Keep your profile low so they don’t see ya
I think you better stay off social media!
Hide your heart from sight, lock your dreams at night
It could happen to you
Don't count stars or you might stumble
Someone drops a sigh and down you tumble
Keep an eye on spring, run when church bells ring
It could happen to you
All I did was wonder how your arms would be
And it happened to me
It is plain to see - WATCH OUT!
It could easily happen to you
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September In The Rain
05:31
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The leaves of brown came tumbling down, remember
In September in the rain
The sun went out just like a dying ember
That September in the rain
To every word of love I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain
Though spring is here to me it's still September
That September in the rain
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My One And Only Love
07:22
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The very thought of you makes my heart sing
Like an April breeze on the wings of spring
And you appear in all your splendor
My one and only love
The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms
In the hush of night while you're in my arms
I feel your lips, so warm and tender
My one and only love
The touch of your hand is like heaven
A heaven that I've never known
The blush on your cheek whenever I speak
Tells me that you are my own
You fill my eager heart with such desire
Every kiss you give sets my soul on fire
I give myself in sweet surrender
My one and only love
My one and only love
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When lonely feelings chill
The meadows of your mind
Just think if winter comes
Can Spring be far behind?
Beneath the deepest snows
The secret of a rose
Is merely that it knows
You must believe in Spring
Just as a tree is sure
Its leaves will reappear
It knows its emptiness
Is just a time of year
The frozen mountains dreams
Of April's melting streams
How crystal clear it seems
You must believe in Spring
You must believe in love
And trust it's on its way
Just as a sleeping rose
Awaits the kiss of May
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in Spring and love
You must believe in love
And trust it's on its way
Just as a sleeping rose
Awaits the kiss of May
So in a world of snow
Of things that come and go
Where what you think you know
You can't be certain of
You must believe in Spring and love
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Paul Cherrie London, UK
Paul Cherrie is an English/Trinidadian artist who has been a full time professional musician and bandleader for over 30
years.
He plays and sings with his own UK steel band, Solid Steel, and runs a management company that has represented some of the best ethnic and Global ie. World Music artists in the UK.
He has now turned his hand- or at least his voice- to singing jazz with 'Up Jumped Spring'.
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Paul Cherrie recommends:
From Shadows Into Light
by Sara Dowling
The band sounds great and the singer is outstanding! She has a great voice and sings really expressively with excellent jazz timing.
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A Beautiful Friendship: Remembering Shirley Horn
by Mark Murphy
Murphy's genius is laid bare as he pays tribute to another stellar talent in the jazz firmament.
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The Right To Love
by Liane Carroll
Liane is a leading light in the UK and she sounds great here. Whilst a tremendous jazz singer, her style is always beautifully rooted in the Blues!
go to albumIf you like Up Jumped Spring, you may also like:
Brazilian singer Tetel Di Babuya delivers smoky vocal jazz performances on her new LP.
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Futura Marge, Vol. 3
by Various Artists
featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 3, 2020
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featured on Bandcamp Radio May 26, 2020
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