Kevyn Lettau -(1990) - Whenever Your Heart Wants to Sing

Kevyn Lettau

This was my first baby back 1990. In many ways the thrill of that experience will never be matched. Everything was so new. The musicians were the cream of the LA crop. The songs were mostly old friends to me already that I had wanted to record for a long time.

We did the entire record including the mixing in 6 days. Because I had no deal and no money it was the only way to go. And actually I am kind of glad we did it like that because everything is very fresh and live sounding. There was no time to go back and rethink how I wanted to sing things. It was first take almost all the way!

My ex-husband Michael Shapiro put the whole project together, calling in favors from old and new friends. I had never met or sung with Russell Ferrante or Mitch Forman who both ended up playing with me over the years. Also Louis Conte and I became friends and of course Jerry Watts, who still plays and records with me!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• smooth jazz
• bossa
• jazz contemporary
• jazz fusion
• dori caymmi

[ilovegoodsax]

OMG!!!! I haven't heard this in almost 20 years and absolutely love it! I'd hear this, along with Eliana Elias' "Barefoot" in heavy rotation on this great eclectic central California jazz station that is long off the air. Hearing Kevyn, Eliana, Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi and others back in those days is when I fell in love with bossa nova and Brazilian jazz. Thanks for the post! :-)

[dotz2ro]

@ilovegoodsax hi! thanks

[bf0rpd]

Thanks for posting! Would you also post Shooting from the stars (from the same CD)?

Much appreciated!

[dotz2ro]

@bf0rpd hI,thanks, all the entire cd is wonderfull, yes

[leoliaw8]

That"s beautiful song ! - thanks for sharing !! -love it,,music & singing - all wonderful !! -~

[dotz2ro]

@leoliaw8 Hi hap tose yo liked t tanks so muh!

[zimzoomit]

No, I never met her or attended any of her concerts or performances. I would have liked to, though. But I have most of her CDs and learned from them..that's why I said "by proxy" .. I felt her spirit clearly..was clear like a bell

[zimzoomit]

This woman taught me so much, by proxy, for my short-lived career as a singer. Hope uploads to this site, here covers of "Forever Lover and Friends" (by Dori Caymi) and "Retrato em Branco e Preto" .. my two favorites that she covered

[anacostia73]

remember the days when Sounds of Brazil used to be part of WJZW line up - the sweet sounds of Bossa Nova

[Quentin4653]

HEEEEEEY !!!! WHERE'S " SHOOTING FOR THE STARS " I SHOW WILL MUCH APPRECIATE IT ( Pretty Please )

[Quentin4653]

HEEEEEEY !!!! WHERE'S " SHOOTING FOR THE STARS "

[5degree]

Thanks for posting this. I forgot I had this on cassette. Goin way back.

[TZKeyz]

I love this song as well as your other work. This is the song that caught my ear. WRVR in NYC put this in rotation and that is where I heard it. I had the pleasure of seeing you perform live at S.O.B.'s in NYC, the show was amazing, and you're one of those artists that is even greater LIVE!.

[kenkader09]

I like this as much as the Marion Meadows version