Ike Moriz - What A Wonderful World

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Classy Cape Town crooner serenades us with a smooth jazzy rendition of Louis Armstrong's beautiful ballad. Off his 8th studio album entitled 'Blue Moon' which contains 16 torch songs and jazz standards recorded with multi-talented SA navy big band leader Willie van Zyl (saxophones, clarinet) and UK pianist A. McPike.

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What A Wonderful World

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Jasmine Klapia 4/28/2010 9:45 AM: the world is wonderful!!!

Lyann Ware 4/28/2010 9:44 AM: Louis Armstrong's original is one of my favorite songs of ALL TIME! Ike does a beautiful job... what a cool way to start my day.

Jean Palermo 4/27/2010 9:35 AM: Nice song, Lovely voice & I like the piano.

Constantine Gimali 4/27/2010 9:32 AM: Wow i'm stunned. Amazing.

Angela Sedran 4/27/2010 9:31 AM: Great!!

Elizabeth Simaliak 4/27/2010 9:29 AM: Such wonderful music! I love Ike's voice!

Elisabeth Steen 4/22/2010 1:14 PM: Love it!

Katrina Anderson 4/22/2010 1:13 PM: I love this version!!!

Ariella Peretz 4/22/2010 1:11 PM: It's a wonderful song!! well sung!

Bonni- Jayne Jeffrey 4/21/2010 1:13 PM: It's a really nice version!!!!!

Angelique Rose 4/21/2010 12:41 PM: I just love Ike . .

Cheryl Lynn Michaels 4/21/2010 12:39 PM: So uplifting.. this happens to be one of my ALL time favorite songs... Well sung, Ike

Pamela Lee 4/20/2010 7:05 PM: AMAZING!!!!

Zelia Costa 4/20/2010 7:04 PM: GOSTO MUITO DA VOZ DO IKE MORIZ ..ME LEMBRA A VOZ DO INESQUECIVEL E ETERNO FRANK SINATRA

Germana Galli 4/20/2010 7:02 PM: I love this song...

Catrinel Menghia 4/20/2010 5:18 PM: this song sounds amazing... And it's one of my favorites.:)

Alain Mayné 4/20/2010 10:31 AM: Just lovely!!!

Ezra Lafayette 4/9/2010 9:49 AM: I enjoyed that song!! I have the 'Armstrong version' on my ipod yet liked Ike Moriz's version just as much! Will add it to my iPod too :)

Donna Marino Lader 4/9/2010 7:24 AM: Love it! Ike is fantastic. Count me in as a new fan!!

Alexis Ray 4/8/2010 4:23 PM: This is such a beautiful song!!!

Stephen Saunders 4/8/2010 12:11 PM: I love this song

Rick 4/8/2010 10:51 AM: Wasn't this song in "Sleepless in Seattle"?

Cynthia Vallelunga 4/8/2010 10:49 AM: BEAUTIFUL song. I like the rendition. Very romantic.

Cicilia Kaufmann 4/7/2010 10:54 PM: Awesome voice! Will have to get the CD!

Hanna Diosa 4/7/2010 10:52 PM: This is sung extremely well. I love this kinda music!!!

Elizabeth Claros 4/7/2010 10:50 PM: He is wonderful!!

Stéphane Brassier 4/7/2010 10:48 PM: What a wonderful song. Jazz is soooo good!!!

balya 4/6/2010 3:55 PM: good music

Linda Lylick 4/5/2010 12:14 PM: One of my favorite songs of all time! Thank You soo much - 'What A Wonderful World'... :)

Candace Silvers 4/4/2010 9:49 PM: Such a beautiful song...

John J Lone 4/4/2010 8:33 PM: This is great!!!

Nikki Magnusson 4/4/2010 8:32 PM: Beautiful and perfect!!!!!

Frederic Mistigri 4/4/2010 6:01 PM: Cool version... :)) (hello South Africa!! Kisses from France)

Jeanelle Steyn 4/4/2010 1:59 PM: Great song. Great singer!

Joie Bradley Switzer 4/2/2010 3:05 PM: AWESOME TUNE!!!

Francesco Giorgianni 4/2/2010 3:02 PM: It's a really good version! Ciao from Italy!

Eloise Joubert 4/1/2010 9:36 PM: Fab song. fab singer. fab!

Salma Maadem 4/1/2010 7:20 PM: I love this song. thank you for sharing this link on Facebook. I would have never heard this beautiful version otherwise. Stunning. Bellissimo!!

Melina Xenou 4/1/2010 5:38 PM: Wishing you Happy Easter...Let all your hearts open, to see the love that came from the biggest sacrifice that was made for us... Let all of you, pray and see your problems, your passions and your mistakes and face them and get the peace that you need...

Gary Roy 4/1/2010 5:04 PM: This music is beautiful and very romantic!

Jed Bond 4/1/2010 1:32 PM: I like :)

David Raynor 4/1/2010 11:18 AM: Fabulous!!!

Gary Silberman 4/1/2010 11:16 AM: Lovely! I'm most impressed!

Carina Cordoba 3/31/2010 7:33 PM: Great song. I love it!!

Andreas Kontalonis 3/31/2010 6:11 PM: I like this song very much. It's a wonderful version. easy on the ear and yet with lots of feeling and expression. Just bought the album with the full version on it. Really like the unexpected 'Finale'!! Beautifully crafted!

Dominik Tepunkt 3/31/2010 6:06 PM: that's a very good interpretation of the song. Loving it. :)

Micheal Steenkamp 3/31/2010 2:18 PM: Awesome is all i can say. Almost a Michael Bubble version... This guy definitely has star qualities...

Charne' Jade Slee 3/31/2010 10:40 AM: LOOOOOOOVE

Charne' Jade Slee 3/31/2010 10:39 AM: I ? these lyrics

Ivona Ivkovic 3/30/2010 10:46 PM: I Love this song!

Rev. Cheri Kussavage 3/30/2010 8:53 PM: This is one of my grandson Trayvon's favorite songs. What a smooth, lovely rendition. Feel the Love!

Cindy Juet 3/30/2010 5:56 PM: I like your music "Ike Moriz - What A Wonderful World" c'est très calme et reposant

Cláudia Fiuza 3/30/2010 12:27 AM: I like this music very much - really awesome.

Nerina Labuschagne 3/29/2010 5:46 PM: Ike's got an amazing voice!!!!!!!!

Sheila Gomes Ribeiro 3/29/2010 5:44 PM: loved this version. very inspired voice and piano!!

Stanislav Rizov 3/29/2010 1:11 PM: What a beautiful song. Ike is good!!!

Kobus Van Staden 3/29/2010 1:04 PM: Always loved this song!

Tarek Khairallah 3/29/2010 1:03 PM: What a wonderful song

Maria Petrak 3/29/2010 10:17 AM: It is lovely!!!

Roy B. Assad 3/29/2010 2:08 AM: A beautiful song - sung by a great artist!

Eliot Teixeira 3/28/2010 5:45 PM: Great song. One of my favorites ever, Classic! Thanks for sharing! This is indeed a Wonderful World!

Marina Zavski 3/28/2010 5:15 PM: Soooo romantic, this remember so much on spending some great time with my loved one in some romantic place, like cuddling or talking in front of fireplace and drinking red wine, or a walk along the beach:)

Carel Du Preez 3/27/2010 6:15 PM: Simple arrangement with piano and Ike's smooth voice works very well!

Carel Du Preez 3/27/2010 5:45 PM: Lovely rendition of this wonderful song.

Vanita Therese Bergman 3/27/2010 4:21 PM: It's really nice!!!

Giovanni Lacono 3/27/2010 4:07 PM: What a treasure!

Steven McCornack 3/27/2010 4:06 PM: Great song! One of the top five covered popular songs of the last 50 years.

Vicki Abelson 3/27/2010 3:57 PM: What a wonderful song to wake up to!

Tania Amthor 3/27/2010 3:32 PM: very nice

Simone Starr 3/27/2010 2:09 PM: So sweet, thanks for this beautiful song!!

Maria Dorotheia Bastos 3/27/2010 2:05 PM: sooooo nice!!!!

Paul Bundey 3/26/2010 11:22 PM: Just what I needed tonight, I love this song. It's lovely...

Susie Mooratoff 3/26/2010 4:57 PM: The song is lovely!!

Nasser Farzaneh 3/26/2010 4:46 PM: nice music!!

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Frankie Fimiani 3/26/2010 11:53 AM: Ike has an amazing voice, I can't wait to listen to the rest of his music.....

Charlotte Henett 3/26/2010 8:08 AM: I'm not the biggest Jazz fan, but this is going straight into my collection, and I shall be investigating his other music as well. Thank you, and it's such a wonderful song, it's made my day!

Ugur Bozoklu 3/26/2010 8:05 AM: Thank you for a great song!

Karen Cantrell 3/26/2010 8:03 AM: Beautiful

Jackie Chris Lamine 3/26/2010 8:01 AM: It's a beautiful ballad

Jean-François Basque 3/26/2010 7:59 AM: Wonderful song

Chris De Nuys 3/26/2010 7:57 AM: Lovely song

Roger Pires 3/26/2010 7:56 AM: Great track

Gary Rottman 3/26/2010 7:54 AM: Like it a lot!!!

Victoria 3/2/2010 12:58 PM: Lekker vocals!!!!

Sandy Bailey 3/1/2010 4:25 PM: It's beautiful

Roxanne 3/1/2010 9:44 AM: What a lovely arrangement. Such an amazing song. I love the warmth of Ike's voice xxx

Landi 2/22/2010 12:30 PM: WOW!!!!!!!!!

Lisa McCoy 2/22/2010 10:26 AM: What a wonderful song to start the week with!

Lisa McCoy 2/22/2010 10:26 AM: What a wonderful song to start the week with!

Susan 2/20/2010 11:54 AM: I had goose Bumps all over my body.

Loise Azaa 2/20/2010 11:53 AM: What a wonderful music :)

Fran 2/20/2010 11:50 AM: We've downloaded it too - you smoothie -it sounds great!

John Britz 2/19/2010 5:32 PM: I really enjoyed listening to Ike singing this song which is one of my favourites. I look forward to getting the album.

Dino 2/19/2010 4:26 PM: RAD!!!

Marissa 2/19/2010 4:17 PM: I love this version. It is very minimalist and strong. It really brings out Ike's beautiful voice.

Michaela 2/19/2010 1:48 PM: Another amazing album. This is my fav track!!!!!!!

Gunborg 2/19/2010 1:25 PM: Just downloaded it. It's very different from Louis Armstrong's version which has always been my all time favorite. This version of Ike's is lovely too though with a different feel. Great vocals and nice piano!