You know I'm a hard line "jazzer" and really don't like show tunes much.

But, I've always appreciated the incomparable talent of Johnny Mathis (he prefers to be called John) and the writing of Michel
Legrand. The other day someone sent me a clip of an appearance by John on the Johnnie Carson show, where he sang the Legrand song, "Pieces of dreams", where he held the last note an UNBELIEVABLE 29 SECONDS....live!

This clip stands as one of the premier live musical accomplishments of my lifetime. This is from the same writer who penned "What are you doing the rest of your life?" and "How do you keep the music playing?".

WOW! This is why I play.

R.

He was tops, I can remember studying piano all those years ago and my teacher introducing me to Legrand’s music. “What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life,” is the first of his tunes I learned.

"What are you doing the rest of your life?" and "How do you keep the music playing?".

These are two of my favorite songs. My daughter-in-law sang what are you doing the rest of your life to her husband at their wedding ceremony. She sang the song through once with my guitar, then I played the song through, with no backing. She ended with the last part of the song.
It was beautiful.

Memories, John C.

We are so fortunate to live in a country with such a rich and varied musical history. LeGrand was amazing. Thanks for stirring up some old memories for me.

Amazing ...

'What are you doing......'. I like Russ' version, just vocal and acoustic guitar; beautiful.

chas