Music has the magical power to take me to specific places — both physical and emotional — and these are some of the tunes that kept me anchored in Port Aransas as I wrote Aransas Morning. First, there are songs and artists that Sam is fond of clings to for solace. And then there are songs that helped keep my feet in the sand as I wrote about people and places far from my home in North Texas.
Specific Songs and Artists Mentioned in the Book:
Clarinet Concerto in A Major – Mozart
Take 5 – Dave Brubeck Quartet
Miles Davis
Pete Fountain
Ray Charles
Inspiration While Writing:
“South Coast of Texas” – Guy Clark
“My Kind of Day on Padre” – Gary P. Nunn
“My Ship” – Miles Davis
“Clair de Lune” – Claude Debussy
“Harbor Lights” – Boz Skaggs
“Concierto De Aranjuz” – Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, et al
“On an Island” / “The Blue” / “Then I Close My Eyes” – David Gilmour