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Beautiful Music to share: Song from a Secret Garden by HAUSER 神秘園之歌 (大提琴演奏版)

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By: HAUSER Details: Hauser performing Song from a Secret Garden by Secret Garden with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra at his classical solo concert at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, October 2017. Elisabeth Fuchs, conductor Filip Sljivac, piano Song: Song from a Secret Garden 神秘園之歌 Personal thought: A beautiful song that touches my soul. The sound of cello is telling me everything in a Secret Garden; and I am quietly listening to it, like two souls embracing each other, telling and listening. Nothing can be more beautiful than a conversation between two souls. "Where words fail, music speaks" -Hans Christian Andersen 大提琴的聲音如泣如訴,在對我傾訴神秘園的一切一切,而我在聆聽他的一切一切,宛如兩個靈魂在擁抱著,相互傾訴、聆聽。

My Funny Valentine マイ・ファニー・バレンタイン (by Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ)

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By: Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ Album: LIVE! Jazz Ballad I (LIVE! ジャズ・バラード) song: My Funny Valentine マイ・ファニー・バレンタイン About the song: "My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by over 600 artists. Lyrics: My funny Valentine, sweet comic Valentine You make me smile with my heart Your looks are laughable, un-photographable Yet, you're my favourite work of art Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak Are you smart? But don't change your hair for me Not if you care for me Stay little Valentine, stay Each day is Valentines day Is your figure less than Greek? Is your mouth a little weak? When you open it to speak Are you smart? But don't change your hair for me Not if you care for me Stay

Dear Old Stockholm ディア・オールド・ストックホルム (by Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ)

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By: Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ Album: Live! Standard Jazz I (LIVE! スタンダード・ジャズ) song: Dear Old Stockholm ディア・オールド・ストックホルム About the song: "Dear Old Stockholm" is a Swedish popular song called "Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or "Värmlandsvisan". The original Swedish title may be roughly translated as "Oh Värmland, You Lovely" and the song praises the historical province (landskap) Värmland. The lyrics were written by the Värmlandian Anders Fryxell in his musical Vermlandsflickan (The Värmlandian Girl).The song is sung by the young Nicolai Gedda in the 1952 film Eldfågeln. The song "Dear Old Stockholm" is best known in the English-speaking world for versions by jazz artists such as Stan Getz (in 1951), Miles Davis (in 1952 for Blue Note and 1956 for the album 'Round About Midnight, Paul Chambers (in 1957) and John Coltrane (in 1963). Click here to see the song performed by Miles Davis https://youtu.be/tg9xWoZR8c0

Cleopatra's Dream クレオパトラの夢 (by Little Jammer Pro)

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By: Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ Album: Live! Standard Jazz I (LIVE! スタンダード・ジャズ) song: Cleopatra's Dream クレオパトラの夢 About the song: "Cleopatra's Dream" was composed by Bud Powell and released in year 1958. Click here to see the song performed by Bud Powell https://youtu.be/_YKLYC-PKj8

When the saints go marching in 聖者の行當 (by Little Jammer Pro)

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By: Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ Album: An Invitation (アン・インビテーション) song: When the saints go marching in 聖者の行當 About the song: "When the Saints Go Marching In", often referred to as simply "The Saints", is a black spiritual. Though it originated as a Christian hymn, it is often played by jazz bands. This song was famously recorded on May 13, 1938, by Louis Armstrong and his orchestra. Lyrics: We are all traveling in the footsteps Of those that'd come before And we'll all be reunited On that new and sunlit shore When the Saints go marching in When the Saints go marching in Lord, how I want to be in that number When the Saints go marching in And when the sun refuses to shine When the sun refuses to shine Lord, how I want to be in that number When the Saints go marching in Oh, when the Saints go marching in Oh, when the Saints go marching in Oh, how I want to be there on that morning When the Saints go marching in When the trum

Eighty Days 80日間世界一周 (by Little Jammer Pro)

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By: Little Jammer Pro リトルジャマープロ Album: An Invitation (アン・インビテーション) song: Eighty Days 80日間世界一周 About the song: "Around the World" or "Eighty Days" was the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days. In the film, only an instrumental version of the song appeared, although the vocal version has become by far the better known one. The song was written by Harold Adamson and Victor Young. This song had received the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture posthumously. The recording by Bing Crosby was the B-side of the Victor Young version in 1957, on Festival SP45-1274 in Australia, and was a joint charting success Lyrics: Around the world I've searched for you I traveled on when hope was gone To keep a rendezvous I knew somewhere, sometime, somehow, You'd look at me and I would see That smile you're smil-ing now It might have been in County Down, Or in New York, in gay Paree, Or even L