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America The Beautiful
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Lamphere and his band, assembled from among what many would agree are some of the top jazz players in the world, give this opening track the "Rat Pack Jazz treatment". They swing the heck-out-of-it and explore three keys, while doing so.
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Frank Lamphere is a s throwback to the pop vocalists of the 1950-60s. His bands are comprised of some of the top jazz players in the business
Frank Lamphere has been honing his swinging style during his 25 year singing career in the specialized genre nowadays referred to as traditional pop and jazz. A style which he learned or more like "absorbed" from the titans of popular music, aka male vocalists prior to 1970: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jack Jones, Buddy Greco, Tony Bennett and others. Music career highlights include four CDs released, radio and television commercials, steadies at top jazz clubs in Chicago, headlining numerous Rat Pack themed shows across the Midwest, high-profile corporate and private gigs from Las Vegas to New York, even performing in Milan, Italy. He recorded Look Out For Love which opened the 2007 film Osso Bucco. His original song I Never Forgot from his 2012 CD Frank Swings was featured prominently in the award-winning independent film Theresa Is a Mother. Prolific in the recording studio over the last several years, Frank has been utilizing the abundant jazz talent in Chicago and recorded three more albums. His fifteen song Frank Sinatra tribute Frank Songs, My Way could very well shake up the industry when it comes out in mid-2024. Available for musical performance nationwide, with his band.
Song Info
Genre
Jazz Jazz Vocals
Charts
Peak #41
Peak in subgenre #4
Uploaded
December 24, 2022
Track Files
MP3
MP3 7.9 MB 320 kbps 3:27
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Key
F maj
Character
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Fast forward to 2021. Most of the versions out there of America the Beautiful aren't really the kind one would listen to, while having a glass of wine or just driving home from work. It has often sounded like a church hymn or a song in which one feels compelled to stand. Frank Lamphere felt that this song would sound comfortable and be very listenable, with a swinging approach. That's exactly what he did. Lamphere and his band, assembled from among what many would agree are some of the top jazz players in the world, give this opening track the "Rat Pack Jazz treatment". They swing the heck-out-of-it and explore three keys, while doing so. Bassist Dennis Carroll is first to be heard, as he opens the track with an accapella four bar intro. Lamphere, guitarist Andy Brown and drummer George Fludas follow, to complete the first chorus and set the stage for pianist Larry Harris' entrance. The momentum grows with each note. A pair of memorable solos by Harris and Eric Schneider (tenor sax) ensue, before a key change and powerful final chorus.
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