...out on a rainy night I was sitting at my desk sorting through some old photographs and there was a box of Smokey Joe sitting on a pile of books next to me. The soft smokey scent of cade and vetiver reminded me of
the smell of tobacco pipes, overcoats, old port and the sound of distant
trains clickety clacking over the tracks on a cold, silent night. Of
course, I thought of this gentleman. A found photo of a young man taken somewhere in Germany in the early 30s, it is so atmospheric with his face wonderfully lit by the dim street-lights. Moody and melancholy.
Feel the mood with Al Bowly singing Bie Mir Bist Du Schoen:
Belle of the Ball I came across this photo at a market a couple of years ago of a young woman dressed up for a formal dance. She is a local Adelaide woman and, of course, the dance was held some time in the 1950s. That's all I know about it. I love the photo because she has that sense of excitement you have when you're young and the world is full of choices and possibilities. Lovely! I hope the dance lived up to her expectations.
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Duke Ellington - Caravan
Monday, 18 February 2013
Song of India
Feeling languid in this heat? Sway to the hypnotic sounds of the swoonworthy Song of India (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, 1941):
