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Come Together

by LaVon Hardison

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1.
Tomorrow 03:17
The sun will come out tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow There'll be sun Just thinkin' about tomorrow Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow 'til there's none When I'm stuck with a day that's grey and lonely I just stick up my chin and grin and say, oh The sun will come out tomorrow So you gotta hang on 'til tomorrow, come what may! Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow You're always a day away! When I'm stuck with a day that's grey and lonely I just stick up my chin and grin and say oh The sun will come out tomorrow So you got to hang on 'til tomorrow, come what may! Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow You're only a day away Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya tomorrow You're only a day away ...
2.
Sunny 04:33
Sunny Yesterday my life was filled with rain Sunny You smiled at me and really eased the pain Now the dark days are gone, and the bright days are here My sunny one shines so sincere Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny Thank you for the sunshine bouquet Sunny Thank you for the love you brought my way You gave to me your all and all And now I feel ten feet tall Sunny one so true, I love you Sunny Thank you for the truth you let me see Sunny Thank you for the facts from A to Z My life was torn like wind-blown sand And a rock was formed when you held my hand (oh, sunny) Sunny one so true, I love you. Sunny Thank you for the smile upon your face Hmm, sunny Thank you, thank you for the gleam that shows its grace You're my spark of nature's fire You're my sweet complete desire Sunny one so true, yes, I love you
3.
Maybe 02:29
4.
Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball, he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football He got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-Cola He say, "I know you, you know me." One thing I can tell you is you got to be free Come together right now over me He bag production, he got walrus gumboot He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease Come together right now over me He roller-coaster, he got early warning He got muddy water, he one mojo filter He say, "One and one, and one is three." Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see Come together right now over me
5.
Alfie 05:28
What's it all about, Alfie Is it just for the moment we live What's it all about when you sort it out, Alfie Are we meant to take more than we give Or are we meant to be kind And if only fools are kind, Alfie Then I guess it's wise to be cruel And if life belongs only to the strong, Alfie What will you lend on an old golden rule As sure as I believe there's a heaven above, Alfie I know there's something much more Something even non-believers can believe in I believe in love, Alfie Without true love we just exist, Alfie Until you find the love you've missed you're nothing, Alfie When you walk let your heart lead the way And you'll find love any day, Alfie, Alfie
6.
Unchain my heart, baby let me be Unchain my heart 'cause you don't care about me You've got me sewed up like a pillow case But you let my love go to waste so Unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free Unchain my heart, baby let me go Unchain my heart, 'cause you don't love me no more Ev'ry time I call you on the phone Some gal answers, says you're not at home so Unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free I'm under your spell like a gal in a trance But I know darn well, that I don't stand a chance so Unchain my heart, let me go my way Unchain my heart, you worry me night and day Why lead me through a life of misery When you don't care a bag of beans for me So unchain my heart, oh please, please set me free I'm under your spell like a gal in a trance But I know darn well, that I don't stand a chance so Unchain my heart, let me go my way Unchain my heart, you worry me night and day Why lead me through a life of misery When you don't care a bag of beans for me So unchain my heart, please, please set me free
7.
Better than sailing at midnight Better than diving for pearls Better than skiing in Aspen Better than feeding the squirrels Better than finding a horseshoe Better than losing your head Better than anything thought of Better than anything said Better than singing right out loud Or being spotted in a crowd Better than anything except being in love Do you know, being in love Better than four sets of Dizzy Better than Count Basie's band Better than Rollins and Coltrane Better than being on the stand Better than Ella Fitzgerald Better than Miles' latest news Better than Bill Evans' ballads Better than Joe Williams' blues Better than hearing Lady Day Or checking in at Monterey Better than anything except being in love Do you know, being in love It's a circus Elephants dancing Clowns on parade Better than peanuts and popcorn Fresh lemonade Better than rides on the midway Better than seals blowing horns Better than men shot from cannons Better than fresh ears of corn Better than balancing a wire Or watching tigers leap through fire Better than anything except being in love
8.
Why do birds suddenly appear, ev'ry time you are near? Just like me, they long to be close to you. Why do stars fall down from the sky, ev'ry time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be close to you. On the day that you were born the angels got together. And decided to create a dream come true. So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold, And star-light in your eyes of blue. That is why all the girls in town follow you all around. Just like me, they long to be close to you... On the day that you were born the angels got together. And decided to create a dream come true. So, they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold, And star-light in your eyes of blue. That is why all the girls in town follow you all around. Just like me, they long to be close to you... Just like me, they long to be close to you...
9.
Where has the time all gone to? Haven't done half the things we want to Oh well, we'll catch up some other time This day was just a token Too many words are still unspoken Oh well, we'll catch up some other time Just when the fun is starting Comes the time for parting Let's just be glad for what we've had And what's to come There's so much more embracing Still to be done but time is racing Oh well, we'll catch up some other time Just when the fun is starting Comes the time for parting But let's be glad for what we've had And what's to come There's so much more embracing Still to be done but time is racing Oh well, we'll catch up some other time

about

Come Together is Hardison’s third album, but it truly marks a new beginning for the wildly talented singer. Building on the jazz interpretations of Choices (2006) and the inspirational bent of Everyday Gifts (2008), this long-awaited recording finds Hardison using her ineffable presence to tie together a wonderfully diverse selection of tunes with a first-class group of musicians.

“I was really excited to be able to mix jazz standards with other songs,” Hardison says. “Instead of trying to choose songs from a particular genre, I chose songs that have a melody or meaning that tell a story.”
With ease, Hardison erases the boundaries between jazz, funk, and soul, re-inventing well-loved tunes including “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” “Sunny,” and “Tomorrow.” She infuses The Beatles’ “Come Together” with rhythms that would be at home in New Orleans, and you can hardly imagine anything better than her version of the jazz standard “Better Than Anything.”

When Hardison smolderingly implores you to “Unchain My Heart,” you’ll gladly comply, if only because you sense her affection for the 1964 Ray Charles version of the song. “Ray Charles is a huge influence for me,” she enthuses. “He managed to do country, R&B, whatever – and he always understood the song and made it his own.”

What emanates from Hardison is not merely an admixture of those who came before. It’s everything she’s done, heard, seen and felt, plus a huge helping of musicianship, all drawn into her very own musical time machine. The result? An irresistibly distinct take on life and the living of it —from raucous to somber, gleeful to introspective. And there’s joy. Always joy.

credits

released February 15, 2016

with
David Joyner - piano & organ
Osama Afifi - bass
Jeff Busch - drums & percussion (and cover art)
Brad Schrandt - flute & sax

Recorded at David Lange Studios, davidlangestudios.com
Sleeve design - Scott Stevens, NWexposure.com

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LaVon Hardison Olympia, Washington

LaVon Hardison, “an artist for whom the song is king” (Earshot Jazz), has a glossy, warm tone and infectious stage presence. Trained in jazz and classical vocal technique, LaVon has a developed a musical persona as a jazz singer with a rock-and-roll sensibility. Beneath the core jazz sound of her original songs and covers bubbles a gumbo of soul, rock, country, gospel, pop, and even punk. ... more

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