OK. I was all set to write a short post about an ideal Thursday night in Portland: a sushi dinner with Lori, followed by live jazz, but...who says you can't change your mind?
I found this in my "in" box this morning. Evidently, it's getting around the Web quite a bit. Not a bad way to start the day.
"Below is a link to one of the best pieces of sound engineering work I think I have ever seen/heard. It is a composite audio/video of song whereby additional tracks were laid in by different singers and musicians from different places around the world. The finished product is tremendous!
"The song itself is that classic standard "Stand By Me" originally released in 1955 by The Staple Singers and released again in 1961 by the Drifters. [Actually, it was composed by the legendary songwriting duo, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, along with Ben E. King, above. Although King was a member of the Drifters, they never recorded the song because their manager rejected it. King did so as a solo artist after leaving the group.]"
Check it out:
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