Wendy Robin, Stan Getz & Julie London

What a week!

For the past month or so, we've been practicing our witchcraft on the servers and for the most part, the spell has been working. Every so often, at least once a day at random points, there have been some, shall we say, technical issues.

If you happened to be listening during those times, we apologize for the inconvenience.

It would appear technical problems have been monopolizing all of our time as of late, but, we have managed to add some new music to the mix, tracks I hope you'll enjoy!

Wendy Robin

We'd really like to welcome Wendy Robin into the playlist! you can vote for Wendy Robin here. I think you'll find her "Midnight Train to Georgia" most enjoyable.

Some more from Julie London, Walter Wanderley, the Sunset Strings and of course Stan Getz with "Melancholy".

We're still working with our hosting provider to fix the problems (we're on host #2), but if you know anyone in the hosting business, I hope you'll point them our way.

Tracks in the Spotlight

Wendy Robin - Midnight Train To Geogia

Julie London - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Walter Wanderley - Song Of The Jet

Sunset Strings - Call Me

Stan Getz - Melancholy

Sergio Mendes, Walter Wanderley, & More - Bossa Nova Friday

It's a Bossa Nova Friday!

Some bossa nova from Walter Wanderley, seems fitting in this age where the telephone is more than a telephone. Enoch light with a space-age version of the old classic "Brazil", done in a stero-rama kind of way that only Enoch Light could do.

Neal Hefti with a gay, as in, traditional meaning of the word, song called Tomatoes, which is from the Odd Couple sound track. If you don't feel a little happy, in that gay sort of way, after hearing this tune, you should probably see your therapist.

Well, not being happy is understandable, if you're Shirley Bassey, with her rather sad song about going away. There is something quite dynamic about Shirley Bassey, her voice is incredibly dynamic. You can really hear the emotion in her voice, it's quite sad in that powerful Shirley Bassey sort of way. It's almost too emotional for triviacompanion, but it's worth a listen. Quite powerful indeed.

Sergio Mendes pulls us out of our Shirley Bassey depression, more bossa nova with "Like A Lover" (summer time really is the time for Sergio Mendes) I feel like I'm working in some kind of 1970's sit com show when I listen to this song, the melody kind of carries me along.

But, before we get too carried away in the bossa nova, Julie London comes in, with another semi-sad song, "Cry Me a River". Which, really isn't all that sad, it's kind of uplifting in that liberating sort of way. The guitars in this song really come out, undistorted, un-mangled, just clear, beautiful, electric guitar.

I can't pronounce Martin Botcher but it sure makes me feel good, especially after listening to the hyper-emotional song from Shirley Bassey. It's an easy listening bossa nova in a feels free, feels good kind of way. While it has a choir, there aren't any words, just the beautiful, mellow sounds of human voices with a bossa nova background.

Finally, Serge Gainsbourg ties it up with his jazzy in a get you moving sort of way, song "Woom Woom Woom" which is actually sort of bluesy, but not in a country way. It's more like organ blues. This nice thing about it is, there are no words, so we got to take the lazy way out! (no need for researching the lyrics!)

Tracks in the Spotlight

Walter Wanderley - Telefone

Enoch Light - Brazil

Neal Hefti - Tomatoes

Shirley Bassey - If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Like A Lover

Julie London - Cry Me A River

Martin Botcher & sein Orchester - Fiesta in Belo Horizonte

Serge Gainsbourg - Woom Woom Woom

Sergio Mendes, Percolators and I-Spy music mash.

Fun With Voting

I'd like to draw your attention to the "vote" feature of the website, it lets us know which songs you like and, perhaps, which songs you'd rather not hear.

On TriviaCompanion, as it is in all politics, the voting feature depends entirely on your campaign donations.. no, just kidding! but we do use them as a guide when selecting the music for the playlist... so let us know what you like! (Pssst! and while your at it, I'd like to solicit your vote on the various directories we're listed in.. we promise not to hand out instant coffee if you vote for us! :-)

In the queue, some more bossa nova, space age pop and spy-jazz for your mid-week, including that fabulous Percolator song.

The song was always a favorite of mine, although, I must say, percolator coffee just isn't as good as the other options: coffee beens should be filtered, not burned.

Hope your week is good, don't forget to vote and keep the hi-fi on!

Tracks in the Spotlight

Earle Hagen - I Spy

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Pretty World

Walter Wanderley - Beloved Melancholy

All Stars Terry Snyder - Binga Banga Bonge Percolator

Burt Bacharach - Something Big

Shirley Bassey - Kiss Me Honey Honey (Kiss Me)

Hope your week is going well!

Couple trivia questions, is it possible to tell whats on a record, from reading the grooves? Tune in and find out!

Some Bossa Nova from Sergio Mendes, mellow tunes from Walter Wanderley and Stan Getz.

A bit of jetsonian 1960's era music, with Feeling Young, a show toon from Neal Hefti (from the Odd Couple) and finally a track from none other than Frank Sinatra.

If you've been experiencing any glitches while listening, we'd like to know about it. We're constantly in the process of fine tuning the servers and looking for increased reliability.. so if you're having any problems connecting, please let us know!

New Tracks

• Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - So Many Stars
• Heinz Kiessling & Sein Orchest - Feeling Young
• Frank Sinatra - You'd Be So Easy To Love
• Neal Hefti - Man Chases Man
• Walter Wanderley - Vivo Sonhando
• Stan Getz - The Duck

Bossa Nova

Some classics from Frank Sinatra (actually one more than listed here, but we'll leave that as a surprise), and Shirley Bassey.

Bossa Nova

It's a Bossa Nova weekend, with music from Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes and Walter Wanderley. We'll probably be bringing more Bossa Nova music in as time progresses.

Trivia: Is it possible to cook an egg, using a cel phone? can an uncovered cup of water explode in your microwave? Tune in and find out! TriviaCompanion brings back... trivia

Server Woes My apologies to anyone who was bounced out the other day, it turns out our hosting provider has a habit of rebooting the server, I think their cat is playing with the power cord or something.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

New Tracks

Stan Getz - Desafinado

Astrud Gilberto - Stay

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Watch What Happens

Frank Sinatra - Ring-A-Ding Ding

Shirley Bassey - The Greatest Performance of My Life

Walter Wanderley - Por Causa De Voce, Menina