What's playing in my car right now? Matt Dusk!

What's with Canadian crooners whose first name begins with M? First there's Michael Buble (love him!) and now Matt Dusk! I heard his single "All About Me" on the radio and ran out and bought the CD "Matt Dusk Back in Town". He's got an edgier voice than Buble, but sings in the same style -- big band, swing, jazz, and contemporary with a retro feel. Love it. It's one of those CDs that doesn't have a skipper track (ie. a track that you always skip over).

I especially like his version of "More" (I used to play that on the trumpet). The list of live players credited (violin; cello; viola; bass; trumpet; trombone; bass trombone; French horn; clarinet; bass clarinet; tenor, baritone, and alto sax; picollo; flute; piano; drums; B3; guitar; and banjo...) is wonderfully long and varied -- keep practicing kids!

And of course there are musical theatre standards on the CD. "On The Street Where you Live" and I love the swinging version of "Get Me To The Church On Time". He also does a nice job on Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh's "The Best is Yet To Come". Which, by chance, I just saw performed last night by Cy on the first episode of the original Playboy Penthouse TV show (more on that later -- uber cool!). Cy Coleman was one of Hugh Hefner's swinging guests and he played his "new" song, and talked about how he hoped Frank Sinatra would record it soon...

I suddenly got a craving for a highball!

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