{"product_id":"0195269174729-love-notes","title":"Love Notes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaid Monty, \"My desire was emboldened ever since one of our great Jazz vocalists, Carmen McRae, heard me sing a tune at the end of a concert and told me \"Don't stop singing!\", admonishing me like a loving aunt would. That was back in the 1970's so it took me fifty years, and a century later, Thoughtfully curated, the eleven tracks on Love Notes are some of Monty's favorite songs crafted and arranged in a totally unique setting. With the exception of \"These Love Notes\" (Monty's original composition with lyrics by Brian Jobson), all of the songs have a direct connection to his childhood -- the first songs he ever heard and loved -- and they bring back the scent and romanticism of the Jasmine flowers Monty used to smell as a child in Montego Bay. \"These songs harken back to innocent times, the 1950's, when I would hear calypsos and mentos in the streets,\" continues Monty, \"before I came to America, before the rise of Bob Marley, and certainly before I knew I would have this incredible career as a Jazz pianist with over 75 albums recorded to date. 75 albums as a pianist and one as a singer!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40516655120481,"sku":"0195269174729","price":13.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_10289570_jpg.jpg?v=1756794888","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0195269174729-love-notes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}