Category Archives: Cocktail

‘Shooting Star’

Herm Saunders recorded this gem of an album in 1959. Masterfully playing the celeste, his playful melodies are magical in their emotional effect. This is one of his band’s best tracks from the album ‘That Celestial Feeling’. Recorded in mono (which was the normal for that point in history), the musical magic is missing a small dimension in spacetime, but you can hear the cleverness and artistry despite the mono limitation.

Find yourself doing a little jig or head-bobbin’ right along with this tune! It’s certainly one of my favorites…