Let's Face the Music

Ryan Breegle / We Own This Town

5.0 (6)
MUSIC HISTORY

Learn the stories of the standards of the Great American Songbook – the jazz standards of the 20th Century that shaped contemporary music and often reflected the tumultuous social issues of the day.

03/02/2021

"Tea for Two"

The story of "Tea For Two," an old fashioned 1920's standard transformed into a modern musical miracle by a master of jazz improvisation, Anita O'Day.

38 min
12/08/2020

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Rescued from a trash can, only to be repeatedly rewritten, the story of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

21 min
11/24/2020

"They Can't Take That Away From Me"

From the tragic tale of a talent taken too soon to a dream of 1950's desegregation, the story of George and Ira Gershwin's "They Can't Take That Away From Me."

43 min
11/10/2020

"My Favorite Things"

Let's Face The Music looks at the evolution of "My Favorite Things," from Broadway hit to avant-garde jazz single to film musical sensation.

40 min
10/27/2020

"Strange Fruit"

Let's Face The Music looks at the writing, recording, and legacy of Billie Holiday's anti-lynching anthem, "Strange Fruit."

32 min

5 Episodes

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6 Ratings

Learn the stories of the standards of the Great American Songbook – the jazz standards of the 20th Century that shaped contemporary music and often reflected the tumultuous social issues of the day.

Creator

Ryan Breegle / We Own This Town
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

5
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Let's Face the Music

Let's Face the Music

Episodes

"Tea for Two"

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

"They Can't Take That Away From Me"

"My Favorite Things"

"Strange Fruit"

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