Nevertheless ...

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языческий

древнейший ритуал,

магическое таинство

участия ...

ужель, любви

святое сопричастие

возможно,

как приподнятый бокал ...

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мерцающего счастья

два глотка -

в нём таинство

теней перерождения,

сплетенье тел,

и джаза наваждение,

и на твоём плече

моя рука ...

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любовь танцует джаз ...

лишь саксофон

пронзительно звучащим

бэк-вокалом

по нотам

добавляет нам в бокалы

мелодий дрожь,

звучащих в унисон ... (c)
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Всё же... как бы то ни было... хотя... несмотря на... однако... тем не менее... всё-таки... давайте вернёмся к нашим песням для души!?
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К Smooth Jazz !
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Любимец - всегда и навсегда! Rod Stewart.
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Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He has Scottish and English parentage.
With his distinctive raspy tenor voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces proved to be influential on the formation of the heavy metal and punk rock genres, respectively. Both bands were also pioneers of blues-rock.
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Род Стюарт — английский певец и автор песен, прославившийся своим уникальным хриплым вокалом — сначала в The Jeff Beck Group, затем в The Faces. Наибольшего успеха добился на сольном поприще, в основном в Великобритании, где 6 его альбомов поднимались на первое место, а из 62 хит-синглов 24 входили в первую десятку. (c)
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Тем более - альбом с саксофонистом Дэйвом Козом.
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Dave Koz and Rod Stewart Together Again.
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Smooth jazz saxophonist Dave Koz will make a return appearance with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Rod Stewart as the vocalist comes out with the third volume of his interpretations of the Great American Songbook.
You may recall that Koz performed on Stewart’s It Had to Be You...The Great American Songbook, the first in the series released in October of 2002. Koz also made an appearance with Stewart onstage on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Koz didn’t perform on Stewart’s second in the series from 2003, As Time Goes By, but will definitely be featured on the upcoming Stardust ... The Great American Songbook: Volume III, to be released by J Records.
The first two albums, debuting at No. 4 and No. 2, respectively, on the Billboard charts, have sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Also dueting with Stewart will be Stevie Wonder, Dave Grusin, Eric Clapton, Arturo Sandoval, Bette Midler and Dolly Parton.
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Songs include "What A Wonderful World," "For Sentimental Reasons," "Embraceable You," "S'Wonderful," "But Not For Me," "Stardust," "I Can't Get Started," "Isn't It Romantic," "Night And Day," "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "Manhattan," and "Blue Moon."(c)

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Какая чУдная песня! Какие душевные слова ...

Песенка, сразу предупреждаю - не нова! Кавер! A cover version, or simply - cover ! ( в конце странички, как всегда , по своему обыкновению - помещу ещё нек. исполнителей)

Но до сих пор - неувядаема! А в исполненеии Рода + Дэйва - особенно !

Только послушайте!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu8tUTB-6Tw

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Artist: Rod Stewart
Song: Nevertheless / Im In Love With / You Feat Dave Koz
Album: Thanks For The Memory The Great American Songbook Volume Iv 2005.
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Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong
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Well maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong

But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose

Maybe I'm in for crying the blues
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But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Somehow I know at a glance the terrible chances that I'm taking

Fine at the start that left with a heart that's breaking
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Maybe I'll live a life of regret

And maybe I'll give so much more than I get
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But nevertheless I'm in love with you

Somehow I know at a glance the terrible terrible chances I'm taking
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Fine at the start but then left with a heart that's breaking
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Maybe I'll live a life of regret
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And maybe I'll give much more than I get
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But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong

Well maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong

But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose

Maybe I'm in for crying the blues

But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose

Maybe I'm in for crying the blues

But nevertheless I'm in love with you
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Вот. А замечательную эту джазовую композицию сопроводили необыкновенно ярко-красочные, необыкновенно - да? - музыкальные полотна художника, нашего соотечественника, ныне живущего в Канаде Марка Казав / Mark Kazav.

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Mark Kazav russian born - canadian artist was born in 1960. Member of Canadian Federation of
Artists.
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Soviet Union was turned upside down in 1990s when he and his family were forced to flee country, because of chaos brought by collapse of the Soviet Union and the local separatist wars. In Canada, his new home, Mark began to look for the ways to express himself without constrains. Since then, Mark Kazav as a singer and musician enjoys ever growing popularity in many countries. His paintings are now in numerous private and corporate collections in USA , Austria , Italy , Netherlands , Germany , England , Belgium , France , Canada , Malaysia and Russia . Mark's paintings are becoming highly collectable. His "Canadian Dream" came true. Mark's paintings getting highly collectable. His "Canadian Dream" came true. Mark Kazav an artist of distinct style and conceptual integrity. He at once challenges the viewer with vibrant color and bold images. Mark has developed his own personal style which is indeed colorful, visually stimulating and a pleasure to own. Mark paints use a "wet-in-wet" technique, attempting to capture the essence of subject, rather than detailed expression. These paintings are reflective of both his philosophy of life and his personality, employing the use of colors as vibrant as any work of art such masters as Matisse or Van Gogh.. (c)
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Обещанные варианты/каверы этой песни ( в разные годы) :
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Frank Sinatra:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaVxwXKHc5U
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Anne Murray:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lliUOQSS74
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Dino - Nevertheless recorded 1957 :
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7vWeCk32a0
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Etc. etc.