music clip of the day

You may find it difficult to remember someone’s favorite foods or to recall their favorite movies. But their favorite music? Today’s my mother’s birthday; she’s been gone a long time. This guy she loved.

The King Cole Trio (Nat King Cole, piano & vocals; Oscar Moore, guitar; Johnny Miller, bass), “It is Better to Be by Yourself” (Breakfast in Hollywood, 1946)

More? Here.

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lagniappe

art beat: more from Thursday’s stop at Chicago’s Art Institute

Hiroshi Yoshida, Three Little Islands (1930)