Download Instrumental   Inexplicably, this song begins with wind chimes. Okay, so all I had were vibes tuned an octave too high, but it’s close to the right sound.  Sometimes, ya just have to make do.  The only reason I can see for such an unusual start is to establish the key for the singer.   Very important!  Ask any singer.

“A Beautiful Morning” is another of those happy songs that makes one feel confident and optimistic.  First line: “It’s a beautiful morning – I think I’ll go outside for a while – and just smile”.  Nice way to start any day, right?  The Young Rascals were a late 60’s band that scored several hits, among them “Groovin” and “Good Lovin”.  They eventually just became known as The Rascals and this tune was their first success under that name.  They were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2010.

There was some contention in the Zobrist household over this song.  Whenever I finish an arrangement, I invite Karen into the studio to listen and critique.  I was using a tenor sax for the lead, but she insisted that a trombone would be much better – something about establishing the right “feeling”.  Humph.  I liked sax – she was vehement about trombone.  So, unless I wanted to be sleeping in that same studio (alone), I’m using her choice….. but I still prefer the tenor (pout -pout).