Larry Coleman at TRO/Dartmouth who handled my work for a while produced several demo recordings on 10” 33 1/3 rpm discs and 45’s so he could shop my songs around to artists that might be interested. This could have been around 1965. This song, called My Blue Notes Have Never Been So Blue, is one of my favorites. It was also one of Frank Loesser’s favorites- when I finished the song I was still under contract to Frank Music and I made an appointment and played it for him. He had me play it a couple of times, and then he told me that he’d been thinking of teaming me as a lyricist with another composer, but after hearing Blue Notes he’d changed his mind. I should keep on writing both music and lyrics. I did. I would have anyway.

I’d written male and female variations (just a couple of words needed to be changed) and Larry had both recorded. He either used different pianists or the pianist was inspired to do a little something different in each case. Sadly I have no idea who the singers are, but they were terrific, and I’m so glad to have these recordings.. Please enjoy.