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Sharing The Love: Jeff Goldblum's Favourite Music
Lior Phillips , November 21st, 2018 10:00

As Jeff Goldblum hits the UK with his new jazz album, he guides Lior Phillips through 13 favourite pieces of music, from Chet Baker to Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Tony Benett and Vera Lynn

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Keith Jarrett - 'I Loves You Porgy'
The whole score to that musical is very beautiful. Keith Jarrett is one of my favorite piano players. This song was on a CD I was given by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, with whom I was working. I did a couple of things with her actually: a year onstage in a Shakespearean production, as well as some film work. She said, "You must take this CD, it'll change your life.” And it certainly did. My wife was giving birth to our child, and I had it on a playlist to play in the room. He's just the most soulful, inventive, masterful jazz pianist.