Virtual LP

This past weekend, with a cool drizzle coating my beloved Bay Area, I finally had a chance to combine my passion for songs about bringing beer to people in Georgia with my love for chamber music orchestration. Herewith, the results… time: 1:11 seconds; specs: 2.3M Press Play to play.

Today’s track is a wee rave-up version of “I Fall in Love too Easily,” by Jule Styne and Mr. Sammy Cahn. The tune was originally launched by a boyish Frank Sinatra in the film Anchors Aweigh in 1945 (herewith, a lovely clip of the thin-faced lad, at the keys). -Cecil time: 1:13 seconds; specs: 1.5M … Read more

A crazy long time ago, one of my brothers gave me lyrics to a song about Clark-brand Wallabees. Wallabees were the preferred shoe-wear of Vortices in the ’70s. Their return to the scene had upset him. I set those words to music and got a vocal assist by so-called Shonny Vortex. Herewith, the results, recorded … Read more

Here’s a new addition to the Virtual LP, written and recorded this morning. It’s a true story, almost. “No incantations will bring back the pie” indeed. I should probably be clear that I’m not really that upset about the missing piece of pumpkin pie. I mean, I like pumpkin pie. But mostly I just wanted … Read more

I’ve fallen back in love with the piano. In particular, I can’t stop playing one of my very favorite songs — “Time After Time” by the unbeatable Cahn and Styne. Holy cow could those fellows write a tune. There are incredible versions of this out there by the likes of Sinatra and Chet Baker. A … Read more

Here’s a sleepy little tune-let to add to the Virtual LP. I’ve been messing around with these changes for a few days now and wanted to see tonight whether I could get a few takes recorded around the margins of a work eve. One program note: following Shonny Vortex’s recent vocal debut, Lullaby marks the … Read more

Here’s the latest in the ongoing project the cognoscenti likes to call the Virtual LP. I love the cognoscenti. I just can’t let myself get too attached. You know how they are. This tune marks the “World Wide Web” debut of Shonny Vortex, who turns in a, I’ll say it, stellar performance on backup vocals. … Read more

When I first put my real name up here on the site about three weeks ago, I thought to myself (largely in the second person) “Not to worry, So-Called ‘Cecil.’ It’ll be years before you feel the urge to post something that in substance or by way of word choice might leave you later thinking, … Read more

Once again it’s been a while since my last track on the virtual lp. I’ve started playing piano again of late. Not sure what’s triggered it, but it’s fun. Here’s a mimosa toast to piano, on this Saturday morn. Specifically, my daughter brought home a great Disney songbook, which led to this here mini-cover of … Read more