{"id":1458,"date":"2025-05-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-thomas-mack-lauderdale-of-pink-martini\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:00:00","slug":"5-albums-i-cant-live-without-thomas-mack-lauderdale-of-pink-martini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-thomas-mack-lauderdale-of-pink-martini\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without: Thomas Mack Lauderdale of Pink Martini"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/22_0504_Pink_Martini-0880_v1-cr_Chris-Hornbecker-e1747832565300.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"Pink Martini (Chris Hornbecker)\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Name\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Thomas Mack Lauderdale<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best known for<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The blonde Asian gay pianist\/founder\/bandleader of\u00a0Pink\u00a0Martini.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/stereolab-disorients-the-dream-of-the-90s\/\">Stereolab Disorients the Dream of the \u201890s<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/the-sparks-effect-ron-and-russell-maels-enduring-magic\/\">The Sparks Effect: Ron and Russell Mael\u2019s Enduring Magic<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/05\/miley-cyrus-visual-album-trailer\/\">See Trailer For Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u2018Beautiful\u2019 Visual Album<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Current city<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Really want to be in<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0I love Portland, Oregon \u2026. There\u2019s no place I\u2019d rather be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excited about\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0We just released an EP of four songs: our version of \u201cBella Ciao,\u201d a protest of fascism; a French song from the early 1970s called \u201cPourquoi tu vis\u201d; a song that was the soundtrack for a collaboration in 1946 between Walt Disney and Salvador Dali called \u201cDestino\u201d; and an original our singer China Forbes and I wrote called \u201cAspettami,\u201d which is our version of a James Bond theme song.<\/p>\n<p>We will release an album of anthems in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>We are also completing a collaborative album with the most prominent and famous Iranian singer of all time\u2014the legendary Googoosh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My current music collection<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Is very diverse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preferred format<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0I prefer the sound of vinyl: more depth, likely recorded on 2\u201d tape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"Ksj5lCh-JSo\" style=\"bottom: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 100%; max-width:100%;\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-albums-i-can-t-live-without\"><strong><u>5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1\">1<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eden-s-island-eden-ahbez\"><strong><em>Eden\u2019s Island<\/em>, Eden Ahbez<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1258\" height=\"1218\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Edens-Island-Eden-Ahbez.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Edens-Island-Eden-Ahbez.png 1258w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Edens-Island-Eden-Ahbez-340x329.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Edens-Island-Eden-Ahbez-768x744.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Edens-Island-Eden-Ahbez-498x482.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\"><\/figure>\n<p>This is maybe my favorite album of all time. Somewhere between Martin Denney and Jesus Christ (not Superstar, just Jesus himself). Dreamy, hypnotic, calming, incredible percussion. Eden Ahbez wore white robes and lived outdoors under the second \u201cL\u201d of the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles for 30 years, with his wife and his orange juicer. He wrote the Nat King Cole hit \u201cNature Boy\u201d\u00a0and lived off the royalties for the rest of his life. He recorded the solo album Eden\u2019s Island in 1960.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2\">2<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-getz-gilberto-stan-getz-and-joao-gilberto\"><strong><em>Getz\/Gilberto<\/em>,\u00a0Stan Getz and Jo\u00e3o Gilberto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto--1290x1263.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto--1290x1263.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto--340x333.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto--768x752.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto--498x488.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/GetzGilberto-.png 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>I never tire of this perfect and super-sexy album. Perfect for a love affair, parties, and vacuuming!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3\">3<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-duke-ellington-plays-mary-poppins-duke-ellington\"><strong><em>Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins<\/em>, Duke Ellington<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Duke-Ellington-Plays-Mary-Poppins-Duke-Ellington.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Duke-Ellington-Plays-Mary-Poppins-Duke-Ellington.png 1188w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Duke-Ellington-Plays-Mary-Poppins-Duke-Ellington-340x345.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Duke-Ellington-Plays-Mary-Poppins-Duke-Ellington-768x780.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Duke-Ellington-Plays-Mary-Poppins-Duke-Ellington-498x506.png 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\"><\/figure>\n<p>All of the great songs by Richard and Robert Sherman through the lens of Duke Ellington. I also love his 1958 collaboration with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson,\u00a0<em>Black, Brown and Beige<\/em>\u00a0featuring the song \u201cPart II (Come Sunday).\u201d He also made an album featuring his version of Edvard Grieg\u2019s\u00a0<em>Peer Gynt.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4\">4<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rachmaninoff-plays-rachmaninoff-sergei-rachmaninoff\"><strong><em>Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff<\/em>, Sergei Rachmaninoff<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1211\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff-1290x1211.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff-1290x1211.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff-340x319.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff-768x721.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff-498x468.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Rachmaninoff-Plays-Rachmaninoff-Rachmaninoff.png 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>The composer Sergei Rachmaninoff\u2019s own recordings of his piano concertos. His second piano concerto is probably the best concerto ever.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5\">5<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dream-a-little-dream-pink-martini-and-the-von-trapps\"><strong><em>Dream a Little Dream<\/em>, Pink Martini and The von Trapps<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps-1290x1098.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps-1290x1098.png 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps-340x289.png 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps-768x654.png 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps-498x424.png 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/05\/Dream-a-Little-Dream-Pink-Martini-and-The-von-Trapps.png 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Pink\u00a0Martini\u2019s collaboration with the von Trapps, the actual great-grandchildren of Maria and Georg von Trapp celebrated in the movie musical \u201cThe Sound of Music.\u201d\u00a0 I love most of our albums, but I think this may be my most favorite album we\u2019ve ever made. August von Trapp wrote his first three songs for this album. The von Trapps sing in multiple languages. From Brahms\u2019 \u201cIn stiller Nacht\u201d to the ABBA anthem \u201cFernando\u201d (in the original Swedish) to \u201cThe Lonely Goatherd\u201d with guest appearances from Wayne Newton, the [film\u2019s] original Liesl, Charmian Carr, and the animal champion Jack Hanna,\u00a0<em>Dream a Little Dream<\/em>\u00a0is dreamy and wonderful and is some of our best work.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name\u00a0\u00a0Thomas Mack Lauderdale Best known for\u00a0\u00a0The blonde Asian gay pianist\/founder\/bandleader of\u00a0Pink\u00a0Martini. More from Spin: Stereolab Disorients the Dream of the \u201890s The Sparks Effect: Ron and Russell Mael\u2019s Enduring Magic&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[262,31,841,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5-albums-i-cant-live-without","category-features","category-pink-martini","category-pushly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}