A Sonny Day

By Elaine Lucia

Release date: 2006

Elaine Lucia, Vocals
Jonathan Alford, Piano
Pierre Archain, Bass
Alan Hall, Drums
Gerry Grosz, Vibes
Dave MacNab, Guitar
Michael Goodell, Guitar
Jeff Kashiwa, Sax

Arranged by Gerry Grosz

Recorded at Mesa Studios, Sebastopol, CA and Room With A View Studio, Petaluma, CA
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Jamie Bridges, Room With A View Studio, Petaluma, CA
Cover photo by Tammy Mallet

“A Sonny Day” is dedicated to the memory of my father, Frank “Sonny” Lucia

I Like The Sunrise
Duke Ellington/Music Sales Corp. obo G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP)

Lugar Bonito
Gimbel Normal/Lyra Carlos Eduardo/Guanabara Music Co./Memory Lane/Nitrogen Music (BMI)

Sea Journey
Chick Corea/Neville Potter/Universal-MCA Music Pub.

Sunny
Bobby Hebb/Warner-Tamerlane Pub./Portable Music (BMI)

Fun Life
T. Wolf/F. Landesman (ASCAP)

I Only Have Eyes For You
Harry Warren/Al Dubin/Warner Bros. Inc.

In The Land of Make Believe
Burt Bacharach/Hal David/Casa David (ASCAP) & New Hidden Valley Music (ASCAP)

When The World Is At Rest
Sammy Fain/Lous Davis/Fain Trust Fain Music/Chapel & Co.

I Call You Sonny
Elaine Lucia/Michael Goodell/Good Behaviour Music (BMI)

You Are There
Dave Frishberg/John Mandel(BMI)

Final Remembrance
Gerry Grosz/elaine lucia/Gerry Grosz -Zaralena Music, (SESAC)

A Sonny Day” (dedicated to the memory of Frank “Sonny” Lucia) is a “day-in-the-life of ” concept, beginning with Duke Ellington’s prayerful greeting: “I Like The Sunrise.”

The ‘day’ progresses with “Lugar Bonito,” a song that serves as a metaphor for life’s journey.

As the sun rises higher in the sky, the songs gain in intensity with the vocalise/sax duet on Chick Corea’s “Sea Journey,” the sexy and drivin’ “Sunny,” and the swingin’ “Fun Life.” High noon climaxes with a samba treatment on “I Only Have Eyes For You.”

The day goes on, the sun begins to set, and the songs get quieter as we remember and dream of those we love, and those we’ve lost. “In The Land Of Make Believe” and “When The World Is At Rest” are like lullabies, ushering in night time; “I Call You Sonny,” written by Elaine, invokes childhood images.

The Dave Frishberg/Johnny Mandel song “You Are There” reminds us that our loved ones are never truly gone; they live in our hearts and within the small moments of every day life that evoke cherished memories.

The last song, “Final Remembrance,” was originally an instrumental song by vibraphonist Gerry Grosz; Elaine wrote the lyrics to the haunting melody in tribute to her father who passed away before the record was completed.

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