Zack Foley Premieres His Vintage “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee” Music Video

With his brand new album, vocalist Zack Foley proves one thing very distinctly: a good song is a good song, no matter when it was written or released. Today, Foley reveals the music video for “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee.” The video features plenty of old-timey clips of eras gone by that suit the classic sound of the song.

The song is not an original but a remake, just as all of the songs are on Foley’s latest record, Silent Boomer X. The album is officially released today via Jazzheads, a collaborative effort between Foley, bassist Frank Wagner, and drummer C.J. Everett. Improvisational in nature, the record is an authentic expression of past and present jazz rhythm.

Discussing how he came to remake “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee,” Foley tells us:

“Years back I was having coffee with a Buddhist monk and he mentioned this song (‘Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee’) and recommended I play it with my band. I hadn’t heard it up to that point. The melody has that classic Irving Berlin playfulness, and the lyrics reflect the political vibe of the early 1930s. Above all the trio (me, Frank, and CJ) dug playing it. When we went to record it in 2019, I thought it would be cool to modify some of the lyrics to reflect the current political landscape.”

While Silent Boomer X may be a collection of remakes, he has made some edits. Here and there, he has taken the liberty of updating some of the more topical lyrics. The intention was to make the songs fresher sounding for the 2020s. Foley has strewn these updates throughout the record as if they are Easter eggs for listeners to find for themselves.

The album’s title, Silent Boomer X, is a tribute to the generational divide within the band. While Foley is the youngest, born in the 1970s, Everett was born in the ’40s, while Wagner was born in the ’60s. For the youngsters, the 1940s has also been called the Silent Generation. The Baby Boomers then were the generation to follow next. Throughout the record, Foley approaches the standards in a non-standard way. He is less reliant on the traditional “crooner” sound and lets his tenor voice fill the role traditionally assumed by the saxophone. The album is filled with one sterling scat solo after another. Foley clearly illustrates why he is known as such an effective improviser, as he skillfully makes vocal jazz appealing to a whole new generation.

Zack Foley ‘Silent Boomer X’ album artwork