Paul Seaforth

The original title of this album was “The Realization of a Beautiful Dream”.  I liked making this music with that image in mind because that’s what life is like for me lately.  But it wasn’t easy getting here – not at all.  Several of these songs are my favorites from artists you may know.  They weren’t necessarily the hit songs, but I fell in love with them during times in my life when I needed them most. 

Here are songs about finding new love, becoming surprised and hesitant about it, celebrating its lasting, being grateful for one’s beloved, finding home, and rededicating yourself to what is most important,  finding solace together at home and in nature.  Then there’s the romance.

Then there are the songs about the struggle – of letting go of the past, or breaking free of it, so that you can really live and find what life has to offer – or maybe to discover just what it is that you have to offer.

“Something Real” eventually became the album’s theme because that’s all I will ever settle for again.  You know that place.  Let’s go there and stay there.

Here are the songs.

Something Real  
Phoebe Snow’s version is wonderful.  I’ve made it more personal with some lyric changes.

Moonlight Kiss  
When this song appeared in the movie, “Serendipity”, I said that I wish I’d written it.  Bap Kennedy wrote it, I tried to make it my own.  As to the topic -  been there, done that.

Every Morning  
Keb Mo claims that this is the first love song he’d ever written, and it really has that playful innocence, doesn’t it?

In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening  
Hoagy Carmichael wrote a song by this title with Johnny Mercer in 1951.  I still haven’t heard it.  I’m afraid to listen to it.  Here’s the result of my not being able to get the title out of my head.  I really like the way this paints a scene of the front porch in the mountains of Santa Cruz – well, for me, anyway.  Probably as country as I get – hope y’all don’t mind.

Here’s a rundown on who played what on the tunes.  You can also find out who wrote them.

[1]   SOMETHING REAL      3:47
Phoebe Ann Laub
EMI APRIL MUSIC INC

Paul Seaforth   voice, flugelhorn
Peter Sprague   acoustic and electric guitars
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Kevin Axt   electric bass
Joe Cataldo   drums
Tom Aros   percussion

[2]   MOONLIGHT KISS       4:00
Bap Kennedy

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet
Peter Sprague   acoustic and electric guitars
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Bob Magnusson  acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion
Sharon Whyte   accordion

[3]   EVERY MORNING      5:37
Kevin Moore (Keb' Mo')

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet
Peter Sprague   acoustic and electric guitars
Mark Massey   piano
Rob Whitlock   Hammond B3
Bob Magnusson  acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion
Sharon Whyte   accordion
Dennis Caplinger   dobro, violin, mandolin

[4]   IN THE COOL, COOL, COOL OF THE EVENING      4:41
Paul Seaforth
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS MUSIC

Paul Seaforth   voice, muted trumpet
Peter Sprague   acoustic guitar
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Bob Magnusson   acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion
Sharon Whyte   accordion
Dennis Caplinger   dobro, mandolin

[5]   I WASN’T READY FOR YOU      4:18
Paul Seaforth
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS MUSIC

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet, saxophones
Peter Sprague   electric guitar
Mark Massey   piano
Rob Whitlock   Hammond B3
Bob Magnusson   acoustic bass

[8]   JUST THE TWO OF US      3:55
John Ford Coley/Dan Seals
SPIRIT ONE MUSIC OBO OUT OF THE WILDERNESS/PINK PIG MUSIC

Paul Seaforth   voice, flugelhorn
Linda Seaforth   voice
Peter Sprague   acoustic guitars
Rob Whitlock   piano
Bob Magnusson   acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Dennis Caplinger   violin

[9]   BLACKBIRD      4:46
Lennon/McCartney
SONY/ATV TUNES LLC/BEATLES

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet, saxophones
Linda Seaforth   voice
Peter Sprague   acoustic guitar
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Kevin Axt   electric bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion

[10]   I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU      4:03
Paul Madeira, Jimmy Dorsey
MPL MUSIC PUBLISHING INC OBO MORLEY MUSIC CO.

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet
Peter Sprague   acoustic guitar
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Bob Magnusson   acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion
Sharon Whyte   accordion
Dennis Caplinger   violin

[11]  TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS      5:54
Paul Simon

Paul Seaforth   voice, trumpet
Linda Seaforth   voice
Peter Sprague   acoustic guitar
Mark Massey   piano, keyboards
Rob Whitlock   piano, Hammond B3
Bob Magnusson   acoustic bass
Duncan Moore   drums
Tom Aros   percussion
Sharon Whyte   accordion
Dennis Caplinger   dobro, mandolin
Bob McKewen   clarinet
Clive Collins   trombone
Lee “Westy” Westenhofer   tuba

[12]  THE COLOR OF ROSES      5
Beth Nielsen Chapman/ Matthew Charles Rollings
ALMO MUSIC CORP./ALMO MUSIC CORP. OBO BNC SONGS/ZESTY ZACKS MUSIC

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This page last modified on November 27, 2008

I'd been looking for songs that shed a light on love and life from many different angles. For this album, I wanted the music to reflect the type of intimacy that we all desire - the thrill of new found love, the glowing serenity of having found your soul mate, the warmth of intimate conversation, the happiness of being understood by your loved one, and the security of unconditional love. Sometimes there are words for these feelings, but sometimes the music itself speaks better. The truest way for me to express all of these thoughts and emotions is through music, so I wanted to choose songs that would convey all of these emotions to the listener - songs that would be true to how I feel.

The musicians on this album are not only world class musicians, but what makes them really special is their ability to help me interpret my vision. As we were playing through the songs for this project, I would see them nodding and saying �aahhh� as they realized where I was going, and they took the music into just the right place. There was an affinity instantly created that was conveyed musically, and it gives a unity to the whole album whether the tempo is fast or slow. It's what created the magic for me.