Unlike the previous month, where I’d planned on dealing with the heavy emotion of “Saudade” almost a month before we ever knew the ways our life would change, and what we would miss, because of this pandemic, this particular show was conceived entirely in this moment. The catalyst was the recognition that “Alone Together,” a song that Billy Uomo had recorded back in 2018, was an almost perfect song for what many of us lovelorn romantics are going through right now. As I started to think about building a show around Loneliness and Solitude, it only made good sense to reach out to Billy and his wife Nedelle Torrisi, who I’ve known since 2001, to be guests on the show.
Over the years, Ned & Billy & I have spent time at our respective places playing and sharing music, so coming onto the show was an easy thing to do and a very welcome bit of connection while we are all isolated, alone together, during this pandemic. I originally thought about them doing separate sets, but as they’re still technically newlyweds, we eventually decided on a shared, super-sized, set that included selections from both.
Along with the set I put together, we hit on a whole lot of different versions of loneliness and solitude in just one hour. As is the case with all of the emotions/moods I’ve covered thus far on the show, there’s a really strong chance that I’ll return to “Loneliness” and “Solitude” in the future, perhaps separately, perhaps together in what I’m calling a “Mixed Emotions” edition of Moods In Free Time…until then, enjoy the show and tune in tonight from 7-8 for Vol. 5, focused on “Sublimity,” on live on Worldwide FM!
Moods In Free Time 004: Solitude+Loneliness – 04-23-2020
Playlist – Moods In Free Time 004: Solitude + Loneliness
{opening theme} The Visitors – The Juggler – In My Youth (Muse)
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Smokey Robinson – Who’s Sad? – Being With You (Motown)
Timi Yuro – Make The World Go Away – Make The World Go Away (Liberty)
Edge Of Daybreak – Our Love – Eyes Of Love (Numero)
Tammi Terrell – All I Do Is Think About You – Come And See About Me: The Complete Solo Collection (Hip-O Select)
Eddie Holman – Hey There Lonely Girl – I Love You (ABC)
Prince – 17 Days (The Rain Will Come Down, Then U Will Have 2 Choose. If U Believe Look 2 The Dawn And U Shall Never Lose) – 12” (WB)
Brenda Lee – All Alone Am I – All Alone Am I (Decca)
Ella Fitzgerald – Solitude – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book, Vol. 1 (Verve)
Eric Dolphy – Left Alone – Far Cry (New Jazz)
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Billy Uomo – Alone Together – Hello? EP (Self-Released)
Love – Alone Again, Or – Forever Changes (Elektra)
Elis Regina – Andança – Come E Porque (Philips)
Sam Dees – Lonely For You Baby – 7” (SSS International)
Irma Thomas – Somewhere Crying – Down At Muscle Shoals (Chess)
Chavela Vargas – Soledad – Volver, Volver (WEA)
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{closing theme} Tony Williams Lifetime – Wild Life – Believe It (Columbia)