Jeff Goldblum<\/a><\/strong> has teamed up with legendary singer and actor Freda Payne on his new single, \u201cLazy Afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n The observe is the most recent to be taken from Goldblum\u2019s upcoming new EP, Plays Well With Others<\/em>, which can characteristic various collaborations.<\/p>\n \u201cLazy Afternoon\u201d additionally options Goldblum\u2019s long-time band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, and with them, he and Payne create a clean, laidback environment. \u201cIt\u2019s a lazy afternoon\/And the farmer leaves his reaping,\u201d Payne sings. \u201cAnd the meadow cows are sleeping\/And the speckled trouts stop leaping upstream<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n The tune was initially written by Jerome Moross and John La Touche for the 1954 musical The Golden Apple<\/em>. Over the years, it has been lined by quite a few artists, together with Barbra Streisand and Shirley Horn.<\/p>\n It follows \u201cMoon River,\u201d the primary single from Plays Well With Others<\/em>. Goldblum recruited Mattiel Brown of indie-rock duo Mattiel for that tackle the Andy Williams traditional. The collaboration could appear a shock to some, however Mattiel\u2019s catalog features a tune named after the Jurassic Park actor, whereas it usually initiatives his face onto the stage at its gigs.<\/p>\n Other visitor stars set to characteristic on Plays Well With Others<\/em> embrace Kelly Clarkson, who will sing on a model of Cole Porter\u2019s 1930 tune \u201cDon\u2019t Fence Me In,\u201d and Brazilian singer-songwriter. The latter will seem on a canopy of the 1962 observe \u201cI Wanna Be Around.\u201d<\/p>\n Plays Well With Others<\/em> will likely be launched on March 24 by way of Decca Records. It will likely be adopted by a handful of stay gigs within the UK, with Goldblum set to look at London\u2019s Royal Festival Hall, Rough Trade East, and Ronnie Scott\u2019s Jazz Club in April.<\/p>\n Last yr, Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra shared a festive launch within the type of \u201cThe Christmas Waltz.\u201d<\/a><\/strong> The tune was initially written for Frank Sinatra and recorded for the primary time in 1954.<\/p>\n Buy or stream \u201cLazy Afternoon.\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n