Remembering Vic Damone 1928-2018 - Desafinado & More!

The sad news just came in on the 13th February 2018 edition of the New York Times...classic crooner Vic Damone has left us...This collage of pictures remembers some of my personal recollections of his greatest hits. His was a voice that was baritone and symphonically smooth, a niche in between Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams and even today's crooners Michael Buble and Patrizio Buanne. Listening to Damone completes one's total Hi Fi experience because it draws out the best in your system's ability to deliver the closest thing to sound surround with a two channel stereo. More of the New York Times obituary here - while the link stays: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/obituaries/vic-damone-singer-dies.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=10&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F02%2F12%2Fobituaries%2Fvic-damone-singer-dies.html&eventName=Watching-article-click

I first heard him transforming 'On the Street Where you Live' into one of his many signature anthems. The YouTube clip is here, or you can sample it on the many crooner's compilations available on the market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwhUipIX_oA It is that sort of song you need a big orchestra to accompany and a singer who 'breezes' your walking rhythm across the frenetic traffic intersection. With a beautiful song such as this, the morning goes wonderfully for you.

Next, Damone's version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Desafinado', accompanied by the venerated NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA oozes 60s bossa nova charm in its distinctively bold interpretation with the lyrics being sung prominently over the lush orchestration. It is more Damone's style riding over the pleasantness of a gentle Latin rhythm than anything else. Listen here or in any of the following compilations and you'll understand why this singer's song will live on forever as a classic in the EZ listening hall of fame! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDc8KTQs9OU]

ALAN
February 2018