I Told You So

“If you’d open up and start to stop, listen to your heart, I’d not have to say ‘I Told You So.'” This popular medium Bossa can be found on recordings by the composer and others with instrumental versions. But the clip below is by legendary Jay Clayton, from her CD, “Brooklyn 2000,” with George on piano. The changes are particularly fun for improvising and the great counterpoint in the bass line reflects one of the integral features of George’s work that extends as an evocative, creative element of his imaginative and vibrant arrangements of standards. His songs often have structures like orchestral works, with changing tempos, textures, and memorable rhythmic and melodic motifs. i am so happy I’ve been able to write lyrics for his music.