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\u201cThe secret of serious fun is not to take it too seriously, especially if it involves playing jazz. That attitude is something that the easygoing singer and saxophonist\u00a0 Danny Bacher, knows in his bones.\u201d \u2013 The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n This swinging album features a compelling marriage of uplifting tunes and performances, delivered with the style and polish of a seasoned pro. \u201cThe way I like to connect to my audience is through humor, lightness and a positive message\u201d says Danny. \u201cI like to convey a positive message.\u201d Offered without irony, these sentiments serve as the baseline philosophy behind Still Happy.<\/p>\n The album features arrangements by Danny and Allen Farnham<\/strong>, crafted to energize Danny\u2019s indefatigable spirit; a rhythm section plus horns plus percussion galvanized tight by purpose and desire; Danny\u2019s own \u201cIn Spite of All This, I\u2019m Still Happy,\u201d and \u201cJoie de Vivre,\u201d each complementing perfectly the project\u2019s theme and variations; and signature moments of musicality and wit.<\/p>\n There is a wry yet reverential send-up of \u201cHooray for Hollywood,\u201d a peek behind the dream factory curtain, replete with Danny\u2019s original, happy-making lyrics (\u201cYou\u2019ll be splurgin\u2019 to see a surgeon\/He\u2019ll make your tuchas look good\u2026\u201d) \u201cHollywood\u201d proves to be a touchstone, a contrast to the album\u2019s final track, \u201cCloudy\/Nuages.\u201d Together they reveal the yin and yang of Danny\u2019s personality. The former is exuberant, bracing, filled with vivacity; the latter, ruminative, introspective, private.<\/p>\n Danny looks to the heart (and feet) by endowing these tracks \u2013 and all others \u2013 with sophisticated subtlety. One hears traces of calypso (\u201cGet Happy\u201d), and doo-wop (\u201cShaking The Blues Away\u201d), and pure Billie Holiday (\u201cGetting Some Fun Out of Life\u201d).<\/p>\n With both words and deeds, Still Happy reflects Danny\u2019s North Star mandate: he aims to please. He is a pure soul, a humanist at heart, whose creativity aligns perfectly with a desire to spread joy. This album is the latest installment in his vision of a sing-along, bouncing-ball world. It is a simple reminder: in the hands of a master storyteller, music is magic.<\/p>\n 1. Getting Some Fun Out of Life Danny Bacher<\/strong> Vocals, Soprano Saxophone [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singer-Saxophonist DANNY BACHER<\/h1>\n
A new voice in jazz \u2013 steps out \u2013 and man, does he swing! (Get ready to shake your tuchas!)<\/h2>\n
Still Happy<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Singer-Saxophonist, Danny Bacher<\/strong> is a fresh new face on the jazz landscape. His clean, crisp delivery is reminiscent of the true greats in entertainment. An engaging stage presence, a smooth-as-silk voice, and the gift of a storyteller all come together to complete his new recording, Still Happy<\/em>, on Whaling Sound Records.<\/p>\n
\nTracks<\/h2>\n
2. Laughing At Life
3. In Spite of All This, I\u2019m Still Happy
4. Shakin\u2019 The Blues Away
5. Hooray For Hollywood
6. Lucky To Be Me
7. Joie De Vivre
8. This Happy Madness
9. Joy Spring
10. Lazy Afternoon
11. Get Happy
12. Cloudy\/Nuages<\/p>\n
Allen Farnham<\/strong> Piano
Dean Johnson<\/strong> Bass
Alvester Garnett<\/strong> Drums
Harry Allen<\/strong> Tenor Saxophone
Charles Caranicas<\/strong> Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Rolando Morales-Matos<\/strong> Percussion
Co-arrangements by Danny Bacher<\/strong> and Allen Farnham<\/strong>
Produced by Jeff Levenson<\/strong><\/p>\n