The Good Stuff

The Greatest of the Great ! Jussi Bjoerling .

The Great Pavarotti sang this for many years as his go-to from Puccini , it was fantastic to say the least .

For years I had Puccini lovers, like myself ,over ,I had it all .

I often had Jussi sing it right after the Big man .

Often people were speechless and /or tearful . Beyond the fantastic into the impossible !

When it comes to Opera, all we need is Rossini for the overtures, and Mozart and Puccini for the Operas.

Great post.

Cheers  

Duke Ellington

PIANO REFLECTIONS

Capitol Jazz   1953 / 1989

Duke Ellington(piano), Wendell Marshall(bass), Butch Ballard(drums), Dave Black(drums), Ralph Colier(congas)

Who Knows : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9DoPXLYi3I

Passion Flower : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nyPY_jx2ZI

B Sharp Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8x1uWCpAg

Sentimental Mood : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atUg6Ehc7JI

What they used to be : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG5sD2i1s7o

Montevideo (night time) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyVivWlBCzo

Cheers

I now nothing of beautiful voices , man and woman , than Victoria de los Angeles

and Jussi Bjorling, and no one that could make it so than Puccini , in ’La Boheme"

He sung with a tear in his voice and she heard him . And he her .