Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post.

As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people participate in it! Follow the tags to find a ton of good music recommendation.

Today, well, I started with a song that was stuck in my head and I went from there, playing it by ear, as the idiomatic phrase goes, which is fitting because the songs are jazz.

That intro out of the way, let's just jump in and see where this leads us.

Diana Krall - Blue Skies

Why was this song on my mind... I don't know. Of course it's a very classic tune. Written by Irving Berlin in 1926, it was immediately a hit and has remained one, being covered by almost everyone in the years since, probably most notably by Ella Fitzgerald. It's lyrically a very optimistic song, but the minor key gives the words a bit of a sad feeling, making the message either ironic or confusing. That uncertainty may be part of the reason for the enduring popularity of the song.

Diana Krall's version is an interesting interpretation of the song. See what you think.

All of Me

Here is an amateur group performing another jazz classic, All of Me. Written in 1931 by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons, like the above this one has long since become a classic and is covered by pretty much everyone.

After listening to the above, I was in the mood for another classic, and this fit that bill.

And now for something completely different....

J-Music Pocket Band - Corridors of Time

Having listened to the previous, a theme from a song appeared in my head. I didn't know what it was at first, but humming it a few times I could expand it each time until I figured out what it was. This is a mellow jazz piece from a great old SNES game called Chrono Trigger. See what you think.

So what's your favorite?

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David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku. He blogs here and at laspina.org. Write him on Twitter or Mastodon.