This song just makes you drive fast, just pushes you forward. And it doesn’t have to be a car, it doesn’t have to be an automobile. It can be whatever you are doing you will do it with a greater focus and intensity when you get a wave in the air.
The Carioca — Fred Astaire
BN: The Carioca, or the new Carioca. The version that I just love is Fred Astaire. That day when he went into the studio, they had no music - they say Oscar Petersen was there -- and they just jammed.
I like “Song of India” by Tommy Dorsey. This is a song that my father admired, my mother as well. But Tommy Dorsey, as you know, played the trombone very well and he’s another who could breathe and exhale at the same time, circular breathe.
I've Got The World On A String — Frank Sinatra
It’s cool, and, of course, it’s optimistic: he’s got the world on a string.