"Laura"

I've always had a thing for trumpet players.

But waking me up in the middle of the night with a song in my head and not able to sleep until I connect with the artist is borderline insanity. It was Clifford Brown w Strings and the song was

Laura

that had me up at 3 A.M. God, what a silky album. Who knew a guy with just a trumpet could be so good. Not that I want to make this into a review of the record, but the whole thing plays like a dream. Still,Laura was The One. Take a listen, won't you?

After further digging, Frank Sinatra sang it but I only know the instrumental version.

Laura is the face in the misty light/ Footsteps that you hear down the hall/ The laugh that floats on a summer night/ That you can never quite recall/ And you see Laura on a train that is passing through/ Those eyes how familiar they seem/ She gave your very first kiss to you/ That was Laura, but she's only a dream/ She gave your very first kiss to you/ That was Laura, but she's only a dream

Now back to sleep...