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By Peter Biggins

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On March 3 and 4, 2020, Marilyn's brother-in-law Johnny Varro had a number of songs recorded by Bill Moss at Flux Studios, 154 East 2nd Street in New York's East Village. Marilyn could not be there because she had to have a feeding tube, which required a skilled nursing facility. She was living at Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Connecticut. On March 1, 2020, Johnny visited Marilyn at Ridge Crest and played her favorite song. Three days later he recorded it at Flux Studios in New York City with a special introduction: Have You Met Miss Jones? Peter and their children and their families were all at the recording sessions at one time or another. On March 7, 2020, New York declared a state of emergency because of Covid 19.

March 3, 2020

  1. Born to Be Blue (Robert Wells, Mel Tormé) (2:22)
  2. Clare's Song (Johnny Varro) (3:11)
  3. Easy to Love (Cole Porter) (2:00)
  4. Für Elise (Ludwig van Beethoven) (0:47)
  5. Give Me the Simple Life (Harry Ruby, Rube Bloom) (3:36)
  6. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) (4:09)
  7. I'm Glad There Was You (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira Mertz) (3:22)
  8. Be Careful, It's My Heart (Irving Berlin) (2:51)
  9. In the Wee Small Hours (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) (3:31)
  10. Like Young (Paul Francis Webster, André Previn) (4:06)
  11. Pure Imagination (Anthony Newly, Lesley Bricusse) (3:56)
  12. That Old Feeling (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) (2:04)
  13. This Year's Kisses (Irving Berlin) (2:21)
  14. Too Marvelous for Words (Johnny Mercer. Richard Whiting) (3:06)
  15. Wait Til You See Her (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) (2:35)
  16. What Am I Here For? (Frankie Laine, Duke Ellington) (3:30)

March 4, 2020

  1. Echo of Spring (Clarence Williams, Willie "The Lion" Smith) (5:00)
  2. You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) (3:04)
  3. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) (3:22)
  4. I Hadn't Anyone Til You (Alec Wilder, Ray Noble) (4:26)
  5. I Wont Last a Day Without You (Paul Williams, Roger Nichols) (4:26)
  6. Moon River (Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini) (3:25)
  7. Moonlight in Vermont (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) (3:10)
  8. My Gal Sal (Paul Dresser) (2:45)
  9. Out of Nowhere (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) (2:59)
  10. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael) (4:20)
  11. Tea for Two (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) (6:31)
  12. Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman) (3:44)

Videos

  1. Clare's recording of Johnny's Song at Flux Stidios.
  2. Johnny recording of Clare's Song at Flux Studios.

Photos

Flux entry
Johnny at the Entry of Flux Studios.
Flux recording
Johnny recording Clare's Song at Flux Studios.
Johnny's Song
Clare recording Johnny's Song at Flux Studios.
Flux listeners
Listeners at Flux Studios.
Flux watchers
Watchers at Flux Studios.
Flux watchers
Leaving Flux Studios.
Flux entry
Mission accomplished.

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