This was recorded live at one Steve Rashid's Thursday night intimate jazz sets in Evanston earlier this year. The group that night was Al, myself, Brian Gephart on sax, Tom McCarthy on guitar, and Mike Arnopol on bass.

Whiskey Lounge

The Nearness Of You

This was recorded at Steve Rashid's Thursday night series he has had in Evanston for the last couple of years. The players are Al, myself, Brian Gephart on tenor, Tom McCarthy on guitar, and Mike Arnopol on upright.

Round Midnight

The Guy Wood and Robert Mellin standard first written in the late forties but recorded by Sinatra in 1953 with Mellin writing new lyrics. The version that ours is patterned after, the Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane one, with McCoy Tyner on piano is the gold standard. Al's vocal here is unembellished and straight forward and let's the words speak for themselves.

My One And Only Love

This is a version of the Supreme's Love is Like an Itchin' in My Heart that is sung by Keli Briggs-Allison. There is only one thing to say about this, other than that the original is one of the greatest soul tunes of all times, and that the song writing team of Holland-Dozier-Holland understood the times and the roots of their music. That one thing to say, however, is that Keli understood those roots and understood the heart of the music. It is part of every breath she takes to sing this song.

Certain Places

Love Is Like An Itchin' In My Heart

This is a from the CD, Good Night, Good Morning: Impressions of Beatles Music, recorded and release by the band Night on Earth in 1993. This an instrumental arrangement of the John Lennon tune "Girl." The band on this cut included Bob Long on keyboards and arrangement, Victor Sanders on guitar and production, Mike Levin on sax and flute, Brian Derek on bass, and Lee Diaz on percussion.

Good Night Good Morning (Impressions of Beatles Music)

Girl

This is an arrangement of John Lennon's tune, "I'm Only Sleeping." It was recorded for the Night On Earth CD, "Good Night, Good Morning" in 1993.

I'm Only Sleeping

Blues for Tristan (or Tristan-s Blues) is a 12 bar dedicated to a young friend who was the best student a teacher could have ever wished for.

Blues For Tristan (Tristan's Blues) music by Bob Long, Lyrics by Al Day

This is our interpretation of one of Duke Ellington's most beautiful ballads, the Lyrics are by Paul Francis Webster with poetry interwoven around Al's vocal from Carl Sandburg.

06 Brown - Skin Gal

This is one of Al Day's most beautiful songs performed by our group.
The Last Word Quintet is
Al Day, guitar and vocals
Marc Kelly Smith, poetry
Bob Long piano
Brian Gephart, saxophones
And Doug Lofstrom, upright bass

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