Too Hot to Cool Down

"From the greatest red-hot jazz artists and supercool blues singers of all time comes this highly charged, sometimes naughty, always delicious, anthology of lyrics and illustrations by Terrance Cummings." "Too Hot To Cool Down features thirty-two ecstatic songs from such all-time phenomenal lyricist/poets as Fats Waller, Gus Kahn, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Ruth Brown, Sammy Cahn, and Willie Dixon. Here are true American classics - "Night and Day," "I Just Want to Make Love to You," "Teach Me Tonight," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," and "Just One of Those Things," to name only a few - that have been recorded by a stunning array of performers including Ella Fitzgerald, Ida Cox, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, B. B. King, and Bessie Smith. The appeal to these songs is timeless, crossing numerous generations and musical styles." "Using these lyrics as modern poetry, Cummings then illustrates each excerpt with a view toward highlighting the most erotic interpretation of each selection. Printed in five colors to include a special gold ink, Too Hot to Cool Down is a fresh and vibrant collection that will be savored by lovers everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (more)