Dreaming (album)
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Dreaming is an album by the American jazz
saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly
. It was released January 1, 2005.
Dreaming is Kelly’s debut studio album, recorded when she was just 12 years old. It features six originals and six standards.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly (musician)
Grace Kelly is an Asian-American jazz saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and bandleader.Kelly became the youngest ever musician voted to the Down Beat Magazine's Critics Poll at age 16...
. It was released January 1, 2005.
Dreaming is Kelly’s debut studio album, recorded when she was just 12 years old. It features six originals and six standards.
Track listing
- "Dreaming" - (3:09)
- "On My Way Home" - (3:03)
- "Smile" - (3:32)
- "Baby, Baby" (Instrumental) - (3:38)
- "Blue SkiesBlue Skies (song)-History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...
/ In Walked BudIn Walked Bud"In Walked Bud" is a 1947 jazz composition by Thelonious Monk. It was based on the chord progression of an earlier standard, Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" . The song was a tribute to jazz pianist Bud Powell....
" - (3:23) - "Tinkerbell" - (4:19)
- "Straighten Up and Fly RightStraighten Up and Fly Right"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1944 song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills and performed by The King Cole Trio. The single became the trio's most popular single reaching number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for ten non consecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the...
" - (1:41) - "Baby, Baby" - (3:04)
- "Can't Buy Me LoveCan't Buy Me Love"Can't Buy Me Love" is a song composed by Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles on the A-side of their sixth British single, "Can't Buy Me Love"/"You Can't Do That".-Interpretation:...
" - (4:27) - "G-Bop" - (4:05)
- "StardustStardust (song)"Stardust" is an American popular song composed in 1927 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish. Originally titled "Star Dust", Carmichael first recorded the song at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana...
" - (3:58) - "One By One" - (5:59)
Personnel
- Grace KellyGrace Kelly (musician)Grace Kelly is an Asian-American jazz saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and bandleader.Kelly became the youngest ever musician voted to the Down Beat Magazine's Critics Poll at age 16...
- Vocals, Alto Saxophone - John Lockwood- Bass
- Ken Berman - Piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Doug Johnson - Piano (3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- Guy Goodwin - Drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Jordan Perlson - Drums (3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- David Eure - Violin (2)