The Family Guy creator is branching out, and tonight he’ll be talking with Jay Leno about his Big Band album release.
“I’m working on an album actually for Universal Republic Records,” said MacFarlane.
“I had an offer to do an actual big band album and I took it. I said yes.”
When Leno asked what fans could expect, MacFarlane teased: “Swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn’t do yet.”
After the announcement MacFarlane took up the microphone and sang “Cream in My Coffee,” backed by “The Tonight Show” band.
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Episode 3876 -- Pictured: (l-r) Seth Macfarlane, Jay Leno on August 5, 2010 -- Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC
Other guests tonight include Mickey Rourke and a musical performance by The Plain White T’s.
Seth Macfarlane...
“I’m working on an album actually for Universal Republic Records,” said MacFarlane.
“I had an offer to do an actual big band album and I took it. I said yes.”
When Leno asked what fans could expect, MacFarlane teased: “Swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn’t do yet.”
After the announcement MacFarlane took up the microphone and sang “Cream in My Coffee,” backed by “The Tonight Show” band.
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno -- Episode 3876 -- Pictured: (l-r) Seth Macfarlane, Jay Leno on August 5, 2010 -- Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC
Other guests tonight include Mickey Rourke and a musical performance by The Plain White T’s.
Seth Macfarlane...
- 8/6/2010
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Frank Sinatra, watch out! A certain family guy is going swinging. Seth MacFarlane, the mastermind behind the irreverent Fox 'toon, revealed on last night's Tonight Show that he's prepping a big band album. MacFarlane says Universal Republic Records came to him with an offer to do a recording, probably based on his experience poking fun at the genre on Family Guy, "and I took it." Fans can expect "swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans [Martin] and the Franks [Sinatra] and the Sammys [Davis Jr.] didn't do yet," MacFarlane said, before grabbing the mic and offering up a rendition of "Cream in My Coffee" backed...
- 8/6/2010
- E! Online
"Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane stopped by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Thursday (Aug. 5) and had a big announcement to make -- he's working on a big band album.
"I'm working on an album actually for Universal Republic Records," says MacFarlane. "I had an offer to do an actual big band album and I took it. I said yes."
Leno was naturally curious as to what that would entail, exactly. MacFarlane teases, "Swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn't do yet."
Putting his money where his mouth is, MacFarlane then performed the 1928 classic "You're the Cream in My Coffee," backed by "The Tonight Show" band. We'll post video as soon as it's available.
There is no word yet on when the album will be released. Will you be lining up to buy one?...
"I'm working on an album actually for Universal Republic Records," says MacFarlane. "I had an offer to do an actual big band album and I took it. I said yes."
Leno was naturally curious as to what that would entail, exactly. MacFarlane teases, "Swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn't do yet."
Putting his money where his mouth is, MacFarlane then performed the 1928 classic "You're the Cream in My Coffee," backed by "The Tonight Show" band. We'll post video as soon as it's available.
There is no word yet on when the album will be released. Will you be lining up to buy one?...
- 8/6/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane used his appearance on The Tonight Show Thursday to reveal his next project – a big band album. According to a transcript released prior to the show, MacFarlane tells Jay Leno that he’s working on an album for Universal Republic Records and that it will feature “swing arrangements of classic tunes. We kind of deliberately touched stuff that the Deans (Martin) and the Franks (Sinatra) and the Sammys (Davis Jr.) didn’t do yet.”
After the announcement, MacFarlane took the microphone and sang “Cream in My Coffee” with backup from The Tonight Show band.
Leno...
After the announcement, MacFarlane took the microphone and sang “Cream in My Coffee” with backup from The Tonight Show band.
Leno...
- 8/6/2010
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside Movies
Prolific actor and director who made the much-loved film The Railway Children
As an actor Lionel Jeffries, who has died aged 83, was a master of comic unease. This was perhaps fuelled by the personal unease he felt in a sex-and-violence era which overtook the gentler sensibilities he sometimes brought to his acting. But he was able to bring these sensibilities fully to bear in his scriptwriting and film directing, particularly in his much-loved adaptation of the classic children's novel The Railway Children. With the latter, he left an indelible mark on the British film industry and generations of teary-eyed viewers.
The son of two devoted workers for the Salvation Army, Jeffries disliked personal publicity and was a zealot when preparing a role (he ran two miles every morning before appearing in the musical Hello Dolly! after an absence from the London stage of 26 years). He deplored permissivism, and was not...
As an actor Lionel Jeffries, who has died aged 83, was a master of comic unease. This was perhaps fuelled by the personal unease he felt in a sex-and-violence era which overtook the gentler sensibilities he sometimes brought to his acting. But he was able to bring these sensibilities fully to bear in his scriptwriting and film directing, particularly in his much-loved adaptation of the classic children's novel The Railway Children. With the latter, he left an indelible mark on the British film industry and generations of teary-eyed viewers.
The son of two devoted workers for the Salvation Army, Jeffries disliked personal publicity and was a zealot when preparing a role (he ran two miles every morning before appearing in the musical Hello Dolly! after an absence from the London stage of 26 years). He deplored permissivism, and was not...
- 2/19/2010
- by Dennis Barker
- The Guardian - Film News
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