Do you ever get stuck like this?

Jul 10, 2023 11:04 am

Hi folks...HAPPY MONDAY!!!

JON COLE here! 😏

This is my very favorite edition of the newsletter yet - it features my first subscriber only (that's you!) vlog and two of the most gorgeous song recommendations you'll hear this week.

Enjoy✌️!

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WHAT I’M WORKING ON...

My first vlog documenting the process of recording my next single called Puerto Rican Blue is live on YouTube, but only for you guys as a thank you for subscribing to this newsletter!

If you ever feel a bit stuck on a project maybe you can relate.

👀 CHECK IT OUT!

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YOU SHOULD HEAR THIS...

"Appuntamento", feat. Ornella Vanoni is one of those enchanting, mood-inducing songs that you just know you've heard somewhere before, but where?

Featured in 2004's Ocean's 12 this recording is a real find, even in our exquisitely catalogued digital world.

It would be a shame not to have this one saved wherever you listen to music, so click the button below to listen. But if you've got a moment to watch this live 1971 performance on YouTube I have to say that's the way to go!

🎧LISTEN HERE

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

One or these 9 posts is a cover one of my favorite ballads ever - originally by Chaka Khan and featuring Bruce Hornsby on the piano…

Bonus points if you can guess which video I'm talking about.

Click below to see if you got it right!

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Tango: A Must-Watch Youtube Video

I give you Argentinean composer and master of the bandoneon, Astor Piazolla! Someone once asked how you find good music besides whatever is en vogue at the moment.

I suppose you have to go down the rabbit hole.

We used to do that by reading liner notes, books, interviews in magazines, etc. Now you just have to be a quick-draw with your Shazam app.

Maybe that's a good thing, or maybe we traded too much in the way of depth when we let technology take over and quit panning for gold in record stores.

In any case, I found Astor Piazzolla the old way - by tumbling down the rabbit hole - and I'm glad I did.

For the best listening/viewing experience I recommend this live performance on YouTube...

🎧CHECK IT OUT