Showing posts with label ian shaw. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ian shaw. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Valentine 2015 • Ian Shaw • Somewhere Towards Love

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As part of my celebration of Valentine's Day, I am offering up some songs from some of my favorite artists. Here I will include one I have discovered more recently, with the help of my friend J.D. Doyle of Queer Music Heritage. He recognized my love of Jazz music, and told me to check out the music of Welshman Ian Shaw. I am delighted he did. I fell in love, and could not get enough of his music. I must admit to buying several of his albums, including 'Somewhere Towards Love', a wonderful combination of classic songs and original material. I am very fond of the title track, and was doubly impressed to learn it was written by Shaw. His vocal stylings are so strong, and now I could say the same for his writing. This is the recording of Ian Shaw's "Somewhere Towards Love".



I am particularly fond of this album, as you can tell. But I do love them all, so you just need to check him out! To learn more about Ian Shaw, visit his official website. You can also 'like' him on Facebook, and 'follow' him on Twitter. You can download a copy of 'Somewhere Towards Love' from iTunes or Amazon.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Ian Shaw • Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)

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Since last night was Valentine's Day, I thought it only right to continue with the theme of love with a version of the iconic song "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)". The song was written in 1941 for Billie Holiday, who had a great hit with it. It was written by Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, and James Sherman. British Jazz singer Ian Shaw first recorded the song for the 1995 album, 'Ghostsongs'. Being an out and proud gay man, Shaw left the pronouns in place, and just sang the song like he should. This live version heard here can be found on 'Live at Ronnie Scott's: The Best of Ian Shaw'. This is IAn Shaw singing "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?).



I just love it - and can't get enough of just about anything Ian sings. To learn more about Ian Shaw, visit his official website. You can also 'like' him on Facebook, and 'follow' him on Twitter. You can download a copy of 'Ghostsongs' from iTunes or Amazon, or you can download a copy of 'Live at Ronnie Scott's: The Best of Ian Shaw' from iTunes.

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