PUT RECORD COLLECTORS TOGETHER and we talk about all sorts of vinyl-related topics. One conversation led to a discussion about the perfect album for an evening of sexy slow dancing. Sinatra and Mathis were mentioned—of course!—but my choice has been Julie London’s About The Blues album since I discovered the record decades ago.
So, I just posted “The Sexiest Slow-Dancing-in-the-Dark-With-a-Candle Album Ever Made” on another blog. It is partly a suggestion—what to play when you want the mood “just right”—and a brief look at the London album.
To read that article, click here.
Sexy slow dancing
My choice for the sexiest slow dance album is Julie London’s ABOUT THE BLUES (1957). Runner-up is the first side of Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler’s A MEETING OF THE TIMES (1972). On side 1, Hibbler belts five bluesy, sexy, swinging songs from the Ellington songbook in a style so eccentric it defies description.
