Saturday, August 27, 2022

Pic(k) of the Week: Zen'd by jazz

Zen'd by jazz

Jazz was her zen. 
Or was it frozen lemonade? 
Something cool for a hot afternoon.

Listening to the Joe Gransden Big Band during the Inman Park Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 28 April 2019.

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Something Cool

Something Cool is a 'minor' jazz standard written mid 20th-century by composer/lyricist Billy Barnes and performed —and made famous— by the 'cool-jazz' vocalist, June Christy (1925-1990). It's an elaborate and sad fantasy concocted over the offer of a cool drink on a warm day.

Unlike the song's protagonist, the woman in the photo appears blissfully content.

Play on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xwftoLQxnVk

Well, it's true.
It's just a memory I have.
One I almost forgot
'Cause the weather's so hot,
And I'm feeling so bad,
About a date.
Oh, wait!
I'm such a fool!

He's just a guy,
Who stopped to buy me
Something cool!

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  • On 24 August 2022, Flickr's editors selected this image for inclusion in Flickr's Explore feature.

  • Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays, and occasionally, but not always (as is the case today), with a good fermentable as the subject.
  • Photo 35 of 52, for year 2022. See it at Flickr: here.
  • Commercial reproduction requires explicit permission, as per Creative Commons.

  • Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.
      • Lens: Canon 50mm ƒ/1.4 FD
      • Settings: 50 mm | 1/125 sec | ISO 200 | ƒ/8

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