Jazz On Broadway

Jazz On Broadway

ASIN: B000A6KMC0

Track Listings

1. Hello Dolly

2. On The Street Where You Live

3. Some Enchanted Evening

4. Anything Goes

5. They Say It's Wonderful

6. Matchmaker, Matchmaker

7. Summertime

8. If Ever I Would Leave You

9. I Got Rhythm

10. If I Loved You

11. Hello Young Lovers

12. Somewhere

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Jazz guitarist, Jack Jezzro, teams up with best selling jazz pianist, Beegie Adair, in this collection of traditional jazz renditions of 12 Broadway classics.

Tracks:

Overture
Racing With The Clock
A New Town Is A Blue Town
I'm Not At All In Love
I'll Never Be Jealous Again
Hey There
Sleep Tite
Her Is
Once A Year Day
Once A Year Day Playoff
Her Is
Small Talk
There Once Was A Man
Factory Music / Slow Down
Hey There
Steam Heat
The World Around Us
Hey There Reprise / If You Win You Lose; Hey There\ If You Win You Lose
Think Of The Time I Save
Hernando's Hideaway
The Three Of Us
Seven-And-a-Half Cents
There Once Was A Man
Hernando's Jive
The Pajama Game

Tracks:

Oh, My Dear (Something's Gone Wrong)
Can't We Tell
Such Love
I Like Love More
My Little World
All Things
I Need To Be In Love
Oh! Ain't That Sweet
The Other Hours
Take Advantage
Take Her To The Mardi Gras

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This set sheds the spotlight on Harry Connick Jr.'s first two major musical-theater experiences. On disc 1, the cast-album recording of The Pajama Game revival, his role is limited to that of singer. On disc 2, which includes songs from his own Thou Shalt Not, he is composer, pianist, and interpreter. The revival of The Pajama Game is all frothy fun and shows that Connick has what it takes to become a stage leading man. (He still sounds a little stiff at times, as in the spoken part of "Hey There" for instance.) Kelli O'Hara plays his love interest with spunky zest—-appropriate, considering her part has been played by both Janis Paige and Doris Day—-and it's hard to beat great tunes such as the aforementioned "Hey There," "Her Is," "Steam Heat" and "Hernando's Hideaway," performed here in a jumping eight-minute version. Note that both the show and the recording include three Richard Adler songs not in the original production: "If You Win, You Lose," "The World Around Us" (co-written with Jerry Ross) and "The Three of Us." Thou Shalt Not was an interesting but flawed attempt, but this collection of songs—-some of which were in the show, some of which were cut from it-—works quite well on its own. Backed by his quartet (occasionally augmented by a discreet string section), Connick creates a jazzy, dimly-lit mood, especially on duets with Kelli O'Hara, such as "Can't We Tell" and the sumptuously melancholic "I Like Love More." Even when the pace slightly picks up on the Sinatra-esque "Oh! Ain't That Sweet," the general atmosphere remains classily subdued. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

This special Harry Connick Jr. release features two distinct albums, packaged in a unique slip case.

One album includes the original cast recording from the Broadway hit "The Pajama Game."

The second album includes a selection of new recordings from "Thou Shalt Not" featuring Kelli O'Hara. All of these songs were written, arranged and orchestrated by Harry Connick, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

PJs.......2007-03-28

Saw Pajama Game with Connick. Nice memories. Hard to find because Pajama Game is not in the title

Harry on Broadway.......2006-12-02

I found the music very dull and repetitive. Uninteresting.

The Pajama Game cd is great. Loved it.

Lost in translation.......2006-11-25

I'm a longtime fan of both the Pajama Game and Harry Connick, Jr. (and now Kelly O'Hara). Having seen the show, I can truly say I've never had so much fun at a Broadway musical. However, although this CD is good, it's not great -- in my book, it's not as good as the original cast recording with John Raitt in the Sid Sarokin role. On this CD, something's been lost in the show's translation from live to recorded performance. But if you were lucky enough to have seen the show on Broadway,this recording will transport you back to the palpable chemistry between Kelly and Harry as well as Harry's show-stopping piano improv during Hernando's Hideaway, among other delights.

Harry's Awesome!!!.......2006-10-15

This soundtrack is as good as when I saw it on Broadway! It's Harry and Kelly at their finest! It's a great soundtrack to a good musical.

Better to wait for PAJAMA GAME to get a separate release.......2006-08-19

The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of this 1954 musical sold-out every performance thanks to stellar reviews and the Broadway musical debut of Harry Connick Jr. He and co-star Kelli O'Hara add sparkle to this classic, and Connick's jazz piano riffs on "Hernando's Hideaway" are alone worth the price of the two-disc set.

Yes, there are two discs packaged as HARRY ON BROADWAY ACT ONE. In order to get THE PAJAMA GAME you also have to buy a second Cd of jazz interpretations from Connick's failed 2001 musical THOU SHALT NOT. It does appear that the two discs will eventually be released separately but for now it's a package deal only.

The booklet is disappointing: No synopsis or production notes and only four black and white photos from the show.

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
Top Shelf
TERRIFIC CD'S
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs
Great Compilation!

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
Swanee- Al Jolson
When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
My Man- Fanny Brice
Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
Body And Soul- Libby Holman
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
Night And Day- Fred Astaire
Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
You're The Top- Ethel Merman
Summertime- Anne Brown
September Song- Walter Huston
My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
People- Barbra Streisand
Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
Come Follow The Band
Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

Memory- Betty Buckley
I Am What I Am- George Hearn
Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
With One Look- Glenn Close
On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
Seasons Of Love-
Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

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Life and Death On The Great White Way
Fantastic!
Well executed, entertaining, musical
Eclectic Mix
"Bye, bye love"....

All That Jazz (1979 Film)
Ralph Burns
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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ASIN: B000008115
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Main Title (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
On Broadway - George Benson
Michelle (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
Take Off With Us - Sandahl Bergman & Chorus
Vivaldi Concert In G (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
Ponte Vecchio (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
Everything Old Is New Again - Peter Allen
South Mt Sinai Parade (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
After You've Gone - Leland Palmer
There'll Be Some Changes Made - Ann Reinking
Who's Sorry Now - Chorus
Some Of These Days - Erzsebet Foldi
Going Home Now (Instrumental) - Ralph Burns
Bye Bye Love - Ben Vereen & Roy Scheider

Album Description

1995 reissue of the soundtrack to director Bob Fosse's acclaimed 1979 musical co-starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange. Ralph Burns arranged & conducted all 14 tracks, whichinclude performances by George Benson, Sandahl Bergman and Ben Vereen with Scheider. A Spectrum/ Karussell release.

Album Details

Accompanying Music to the Critically Acclaimed, Oscar Winning (For Best Art Direction, Best Score and Best Costume Design) 1979 Musical which features Musical Performances by Roy Scheider and Ben Vereen and also Stars Jessica Lange and Johnathan Lithgow. Includes the George Benson Standard "On Broadway", plus a Piece of Vivaldi's "Concert in G" and More.

Customer Reviews:

Life and Death On The Great White Way.......2007-06-24

Bob Fosse's 1979 ALL THAT JAZZ is perhaps most famous for the extreme reaction it provokes: you either love it or you hate it. There is no middle ground.

Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider) is a celebrated stage and film director famous for creating dance numbers with a super sexy style--and truly chaotic professional and personal life. Even as he edits a film he has recently directed, he begins rehearsals for a new Broadway show. Even as he duels with his acidic show-biz ex-wife over the needs of their daughter, he cheats on his girl friend with any lovely chorus girl who wants to fall across his bed. He goes from crisis to crisis in a round of late nights fueled by nicotine, caffine, alcohol, and drugs--and he loves every ego-gratifying moment of it. What he does not love is the heart attack he has in the middle of it all.

What divides viewers is not so much the plot as the overall style of the film. Like Joe Gideon, Bob Fosse (1927-1987) was most famous for his musicals, which were often akin to beautiful but distinctly dark hallucinations of super-stylized motion showing lots of skin. With ALL THAT JAZZ, Fosse takes his unique, highly surrealistic musical style and combines it with the similarly surrealistic approach of such master directors as Fellini. The result is a film that shifts between past, present, and future with glittering musical numbers that leap from the mind of Gideon himself to make wry comment on his egocentric madness--and in which beautiful show girls become the personification of death.

As Joe Gideon, Roy Scheider (perhaps best known for his tough-cop role in THE FRENCH CONNECTION) truly gives the performance of his career; he is amazing in the role of the driven, egocentric director/choreographer who will stop at nothing to pursue his desires, professional or otherwise. The film also gives us two performers who rarely appear on screen: Leland Palmer as Gideon's ex-wife Audrey Paris (a role based on Gwen Verdon) and Ann Rhineking as Gideon's long-suffering dancer-girlfried Kate Jagger (a role, ironically, based on herself.) Both prove extremely memorable--as does Ben Vereen, a performer I do not usually like, appearing here in as the emcee of Gideon's final and most memorable hallucination.

The cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno is sharp, clean, disquieting, and manages to convey the New York of the late 1970s in remarkable detail; the editing by Alan Heim (who also worked on such memorable films as NETWORK and STAR 80) is also memorable. Indeed, be it lighting, costumes, casting, or overall art design it is virtually impossible to fault the film at any level. Even so--ALL THAT JAZZ remains as likely to divide viewers today as it did in 1979. Movie musicals have changed a great deal over the past decade or so, but ALL THAT JAZZ remains a unique offering. You either get it or you don't; you either like it or you hate it.

There are at least two DVDs on the market. One is a no-frills edition with a good transfer; the other offers several bells and whistles that fans of the film will enjoy. Recommended in either version.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Fantastic!.......2007-06-18

A Fosse lovers must see. I was up for the main group of dancers for this movie oh so many years ago. I remember what I wore to the audition. We all showed up at the St. James theatre in NYC even though there was no audition notice in the trades and no announcement. I remember Fosse coming on the stage and laughing saying "how the hell did you all know about this...?" Well, word of mouth among the gypsies, that's how! He had already chosen his dancers but he liked to see what was around just in case. I was always called back and got to the last call back. Too bad right! Well the rest is history...get this dvd, it is a piece of history and a kind of dance, director, choreographer and discipline that no longer exists. SO sad!

Well executed, entertaining, musical.......2007-03-25

The film is appearantly a loose auto-biographical account of the film's director Bob Fosse (Cabaret, Chicago, Star 80). A scrutinizing look at obsession leading to self destruction and finally the transference of pain to others. The film has too many technical high points to mention. Choreography goes without mention and has been mimicked by modern artists, sometimes blatantly. The screenplay is complex enough to be interesting but remains in the realm of 'easily digestible.'

Eclectic Mix.......2007-02-24

Since I adore the movie, I can't help but love the soundtrack to All That Jazz. I'm not sure this CD would move every listener as it does me, but I see every scene as I listen and can't help but dance along now and then. Like the movie, this soundtrack is bittersweet and very raw in some places, cheeky and sentimental in others. For a Fosse junkie like me, it's a must have.

"Bye, bye love"...........2007-02-09

Loved the DVD and this CD is just as entertaining. George Benson oozes showmanship so much so that it comes across just listening. "On Broadway and Bye bye love" are the stand out's.

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Please Keep The Music Playing . . .
Save Your Money
He ca nsing, but he doesn't seem to have a style
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Something's Gotta Give!

Romance on Film/Romance on Broadway
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Something's Gotta Give
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Cabaret singer turned crooner Michael Feinstein continues to pay tribute to the American popular standard in his two-disc set Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway. The first disc features Feinstein in front of a live audience singing mostly well-worn ballads from classic films (exception: you may not immediately associate Michel LeGrand and Alan and Marilyn Bergman's "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" with the 1982 Burt Reynolds-Goldie Hawn vehicle Best Friends). The second disc is a studio recording filled with ballads and the occasional swinger ("Taking a Chance on Love") from Broadway shows. Accompanied by different combinations of horns and rhythm, Feinstein often stretches a song out to six or seven minutes, thus allowing for relaxed tempos, granting solo opportunities to his first-rate instrumentalists (including pianists Alan Broadbent and Marian McPartland), and indulging his fondness for what he calls the "sighing moment"--when he puzzles the audience with an unknown verse to a song, and then gives them the familiar, satisfying, well-loved chorus. Feinstein might rely a bit too much on his falsetto and there isn't the same sense of wit and adventure of his cabaret years, but this is a classy, enjoyable album for late-night listening. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Please Keep The Music Playing . . ........2004-11-24

This wonderful 2-CD set is an absolute musical gold mine filled with the most romantic songs from motion picture films and Broadway productions and penned by the finest songwriters: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Sammy Cahn, Jim Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren, Mack Gordon, Dorothy Fields, Victor Young, Michel Legrand, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Vernon Duke, among many others.

According to the liner notes: "I've always been a sucker for a love song. My favorite kinds of songs to sing are romantic songs, so it seemed a natural idea to put together a collection of songs of the heart." Yes, indeed, he did a fantastic job not only in selecting the most beautiful love songs from early 1920s to the '80s, but also interpreting them in his own unique style with some help from his talented musician friends namely: Marian McPartland (piano), John Oddo (piano/arranger), Alan Broadbent (piano/arranger), Bucky Pizzareli (guitar), Page Cavanaugh (piano/arranger), George Rabbai (flugelhorn/trumpet), Mark Vinci (sax/clarinet/flute), Dan Block (sax), Jay Leonhart and Chuck Berghofer (bass), Joe Cacuzzo and Peter Erkstine (drums). Warren Vaché played the solo cornet (I just love the sound of this trumpet-like brass band instrument) with Bucky Piazzarelli on guitar on "Darn That Dream," one of the nicest tracks on Disc 2.

For me, the most ear-catching track on Disc 1- "Romance On Film" is Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's "The More I See You," which Mr. Feinstein thinks (and I do, too) as the pair's most famous song. This is also one of my all time favorites. Warren's style was greatly influenced by his idol, Giacomo Puccini, the creator of famous operas, "La Boheme" and "Madame Butterfly." Warren and Puccini are two great composers in my long list of favorites. Alan Broadbent superbly arranged this track and he also played the piano. Great piano playing! I must admit I listen to this song repeatedly before I listen to the rest of the tracks.

On "Romance On Broadway" - Disc 2, the standout in my opinion, is a very old song with very nice melody and lyrics written in 1930s by two of my favorite great composers, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II, "The Song Is You." I've been hearing it from my father's record (Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra) when I was growing up and considering the music in my soul, this beautiful song never left me since then. It's like a haunting refrain to me. This is one of the main reasons why I bought this lovely set of CDs. I know of only few recordings of this song, those of Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Doris Day and The Andrews Sisters. It's so nice a song to be completely forgotten! I'm so glad that Mr. Feinstein included it in his repertoire. Accompanying Michael in this performance is one remarkable pianist, Alan Broadbent.

All the performances in this 2-CD set are equally superb and outstanding. You'll never skip any track, and you'll get a double delight with his great voice and exceptional piano playing skills on the last track of Disc 2 "Every Time We Say Goodbye." The credit also goes to the exceptional line-up of back-up musicians who have helped Mr. Feinstein in making these recordings great that everyone, not only his fans, can truly enjoy listening to.

Save Your Money.......2004-01-10

Mr. Feinstein used to delight us with his renditions of the music he loved. Alas, he's found a new love - his own voice. The lyrics are way too slow, the album is over orchestrated, and the 14 "featured" presentations serve as a further distraction. It's the auditory equivalent of watching someone viewing themselves in a mirror.

He ca nsing, but he doesn't seem to have a style.......2003-12-13

Before you get all worked up, let me say that he has a voice, but he really doesn't have a style. he sings songs way too straight, he makes even Bobby Short sound like an improviser! He also doesn't seem to be in touch with his masculine side, his vocie is very, well if ying is male, and yang is female, he sounds very yang. He needs to take some liberties with the songs he sings and then he won't sound so obnoxious, then he needs to take some vocal lessons and try to bring out the ying(masculine side) in his voice. He needs to hear a few Billy Eckstine lp's. I don't think he can change but here's hoping he'll take my advice. As far as you buying this cd it is your decision, this is just my honest opinion.

Someone with True Talent.......2003-03-09

I first heard Michael Feinstein play on the introduction to the THAT'S MORE ENTERTAINMENT! film. Then I found out that he had previously worked with Ira Gershwin. Then I saw him live with the Houston Symphony. This is the second Michael Feinstein CD that I bought -- after BIG CITY RHYTHMS.

Michael Feinstein shows that he has real talent by playing and singing the songs that he wants to work with. Of the several CD's that I have of his, I have never been disappointed by him trying to incorporate more pop attributes into his music as so many other musicians do to endear themselves to larger audiences. Michael Feinstein is not afraid to play the music that he enjoys, and he does it admirably.

With some of the tracks, he really makes them into stand alone songs. A couple of the songs previously were only associated with a particular show, like I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE (Guys and Dolls) or SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (Daddy Long Legs), or a particular artist, like THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT (Fred Astaire). Michael Feinstein really brings these songs into their own; they really stand out for their artistic merit, rather than who previously performed them.

The only real downside to this album is that he becomes too mellow on some of the tracks. I really would enjoy the album more if he punched up a few of the numbers. I think that he took a couple of numbers that were originally written to be jumpier and transformed them into ballads. I think that he needs to pick the beat up in a couple of the numbers.

Something's Gotta Give!.......2002-05-12

Years ago I tended bar in an establishment that today is commonly referred to as a 'Cigar Bar.' It was an enjoyable past-time and not only did I learn much about the art of 'mixology' but part of that education included dealing with the many nuances that make up human nature and how to deal with the broad array of client's that walked through our door. One type of customer was the gentleman who, down on his luck, ( and after having one or two drinks too many! ) insisted on telling you his cares and woes ( especially dealing with romance and his views on the opposite sex! ) in great detail and hopeing for a little empathy and understanding. And while I understood the need for a little human commiseration ( don't we all! ), and as a bartender that was the riguer, there was a small part of me that wished to inform the heart-broken drinker that perhaps it was time to 'throw caution to the wind', so to speak, and as the song goes "take a chance on love" once again. Empathy being one thing but.... I can tolerate only so much brooding! Now, I relate this story to you simply because after listening to Michael Feinstein's performance on " Romance on Film/Romance on Broadway " I am reminded of that disgruntled gentleman at the bar, drink in hand, insistant on sharing his tales of "love and romance" and his less than sterling thoughts on these rather abstract subjects.

I will confess upfront that I truly did wish to enjoy this two disc set more than I, in reality, actually do. I've long been a huge fan of Mr. Feinstein and own several discs of his as well but, for the most part, almost everything included here sounds as if it's all been done many, many times before. And, sadly, it has. Michael sings in his usual warm and earnest tones and there's no small amount of love/affection that he feels for these songs ( and each individual composer! ) but for my taste it all seems rather lagubrious at times. Starting off disc one with one of my favorite's " The More I See You " Michael slows down this selection to a lovely ballad and is able to put a wonderfully exotic spin on a song that I thought I knew so well, awarding the song a certain 'sexy' feel that comes across deliciously well. But, unfortunately, things do tend to get a bit 'sticky' after that. Obvious parallels will be made when tackling standards such as " All The Way ", " The Second Time Around " and " The Way You Look Tonight " and although Michael handles these selections with his usual ease and competency he seems add little else. At this point it simply begs to be asked that if a singer, while no doubt having his heart in the right place, can not tackle an age old classic from a fresh perspective, than where is the motivation? It's wonderful that these songs are still being played today but I simply request that the singer dig a little deeper emotionally and bring something new to the table. The tunes to be found here are generally very well performed and impeccably played but I kept getting this sinking feeling that Michael is simply trying far too hard to convey some sort of true/real emotion that, for the most part, seems less than genuine. I'm not suggesting that he's being even slightly disingenous....simply that he appears to be 'acting out' the emotion that he thinks he should be feeling in each song. While listening to Billie Holiday's " Lady In Satin " one can hear a singer who, while no longer capable of singing as beautifully and elegantly as in years past, is nevertheless able to transcend that shortcoming simply by awarding each track with an almost gut-wrenching honesty and heartbreaking emotion that she so obviously feels in each selection. And, speaking only for me, that honest, intuitive feeling that exists is much more important that just being able to competantly relay a song's lyric's. Sentimentality in itself is fine but with the countless renditions of these songs available to the music lover I simply require the performer to perhaps 'put themselves out there' a little more and treat his audience to fresh and new ideas in tackling these wonderful standards. Which, I am sure, Mr. Feinstein's considerable talents are are more than up for that challenge!

Tracks:

Copernicus
Cruising For Bruising
Third Time Lucky
Drunk On Love
From Now On
Baby You're Mine
Yearning
Take Him Back Rachel
New Day For You
Promises
Time And Tide
Half A Minute
Reward
Until You Come Back To Me
Dzien Sie Budzi
Brave New Hope

Customer Reviews:

A Groove Feast.......2007-01-31

I just bought a copy of this album, the tardiness of which I have no explanation having bought The Sweetest Illusion when it was first released. I concur completely with the comments preceeding mine, but I would like to add some observations regarding the live performances of these tunes. For those who may not know, for studio albums Basia has traditionally sang and layered all of her own harmony vocals. From a production standpoint, this method has several advantages, one of which the timbres and vibratos all match up. What impresses me so much on the live album is how the vocal ensemble members totally nail not just the parts from the studio versions, but all of the nuances in the phrasing as well. Heaven only knows how much work and rehearsal went into the achieving this.

I would also like to mention the overall audio quality of the CD. It seems that the acoustics in the Neil Simon Theater must be superb, because the recorded live sound of the band is wonderfully "present" and sparkling. Production done this well makes having a great sound system worth the money.

I realize that this is 2007, and the album was recorded in 1994. Who cares. If you don't have it, get it!

Excelent !!.......2006-11-06

This has a lower price, but even for $20 it would still be worth it. This is kind of Best of Basia, but you receive a freshly recorded version of the hits in live environmnet with real instruments and the 80 song sound even better as on her records, where there is also a lot of keyboards instead. Her voice is amazing, so are the backup singers, that sing well also the parts in polish. Overall, one of the best live albums for this kind of music.

Simply Spectacular.......2004-08-13

There are few words to describe Basia in my opinion. One of the words is spectacular. Her vocals, personality and music content is just great. She is the only artist I have ever seen who actually takes requests from her audience. I was actually at one of the shows on Broadway where this CD was recorded, and wish I could see her again, right now!

I am in love with Basia forever....

The Best Live Album You'll Ever Hear!.......2004-07-15

Basia On Broadway is a tremendous album, the best "live" album I've ever heard. The songs are as good, if not better, than the studio versions. Basia's powerful vocal talents and terrific range are a joy to hear. Since Basia rarely tours (which is unfortunate since she is one of the greatest female vocalists in the world today), this may be the only chance you'll get to hear her live.

The best live performance I've ever known.......2003-07-18

This is my review of Basia on Broadway. Finally, I can write this after I had to wait for years to have a copy of BOB. Thanks to Thelma Gunter in Greenville, SC, for her kindness so I can have it.
In general, BOB is the best live recording I've ever listened to. Basia's vocal is just amazing, no different to her recording session vocal at the studios, even better in some songs. Moreover, she doesn't lose her special 'Basia-Nova' characteristics in this live album.

Copernicus
This is the song that opened the entire Broadway show. Still energetic and catchy just like the version of LWNY. However, for me it is better because it includes the live instruments, not the programmed one. Her vocal is magnificent, better than the LWNY version. In addition, she didn't forget to sing 'doo, dee, doo, doo' at the end of the song, along with the piano. By the way, it's still 'dangerous' enough for drivers and riders on the road due to its attractive tunes (see my review of LWNY).

Cruising for Bruising
Still great, not so different from LWNY version. However, the live instruments bring the flexibility in the style of this song. Take the brass session at the end of the song for example. In addition, the sound of the guitar and bass is also great, not like the programmed instruments.

Third Time Lucky
Now, this song is not started by Danny's whistle. Instead, it is opened by the applause from the audience followed by the percussion and bass. The percussion is wonderful, so alive with its variations. In general, it's better than the TSI version. And the ending is just unimaginable!

Drunk on Love
The opening of this song is more attractive than the original version, especially with the drum and the piano. The rest is just the same as the original but with a lot of additional little variations that make the entire song has a new more energetic spirit.

From Now On
This song is far better than the original version and band version, especially in Basia's voice. You can read my review of Clear Horizon for further info.

Baby You're Mine
Excellent touch in this song! Started only with guitar, percussion, and magnificent vocal. It gives another sensation in listening to Baby You're Mine. Moreover, the backing vocals are more 'tangible' and clearer. The surprise is in the middle of the song when all instruments plays together instantly, bring the style of the original one but with a better touch. It's just irresistible!

Yearning
Nothing special with the opening of this song, just like the original one. However, the audience will find the amazing instrumental section with Soprano Sax solo by Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyra as the leader. From this part to the end, the audiences enjoy the great touch from all players and Basia. Nice
blending between old and new styles.

Take Him Back, Rachel
Still started with 'shoo bee doob - doob, doob', this song is more attractive and catchy with Basia's more powerful vocal. Compare it to the original and you will feel the difference. The drumbeats are just irresistible mixed with its original Latin style. The ending comes in a sudden, which is able to separate this part of song with others. In general, this song is longer and better than the original.

New Day for You
Though it is not opened by Basia's vocal directly, the true audience will recognize that this song is New Day for You, from its rhythm. The drumbeats are better and more attractive than the original. The sound of the guitar is clearer and more various, and the big plus mark is the sound of the brass sections that can't be found in the original one.

Promises
"1, 2, 3, 4,...ya...ya.ya...ya..ya...", that's how this song is started. Followed by the sound of the bass, which is now the real one, the song goes smooth and sweet. The surprise is at the instrumental section, when the drummer does his solo. Followed by the extended new style of instrumental section, the song goes back to its original style smoothly which later invites the audiences to give a big applause.

Time and Tide
"The next song is called, Time and Tide," is how Basia started her song by introduce its title. Still brings the original pattern, this live song improves itself by the various instruments. However, the pattern slowly changes when the song reaches its end. Instead of ruining the beautiful familiar pattern, the new pattern gives a better touch in this song.

Half a Minute
Please read my review of Clear Horizon to find out the info of this song because the song is the same, no different,...trust me!...:-)

Reward
Besides the solo by the piano, a somewhat funny moment started this song when someone who is responsible for percussion hit the bell as the starting point, which then makes some audiences laugh. It's OK, anyway a little humour in a live concert will make it more 'alive'. The extended opening give us a new sensation. In general, the original pattern of this song is still 'preserved', combined with the live instruments.

Until You Come Back to Me
Started with the request of the audiences, Basia opens it with solo vocal. Next, the instruments and the backing vocals accompany her. Even, Basia asks the audience to sing along with her.

Dzien Sie Budzi (The day is Awakening)
This is the only song in this live album where Basia sings in her native language. I have no idea about how the backing vocals learn to sing in Polish but they did it well! "Dzien sie budzi, w kolorze slonca. W otwartych oczach ludzi...(The day is awakening, in a color of the sun. In the people's opened eyes...)"

Brave New Hope
I think it is a wonderful choice to sing Brave New Hope at the end of the concert. This song is wonderful and her vocal is more magnificent than it in the original version. Together with the live instruments, Basia finally says, "So bye, bye... and hello brave new hope...," say good bye and good night to the audiences.

Tracks:

Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
Summertime
I Could Write a Book
It Never Entered My Mind
I Can Cook Too
Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
If I Loved You
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Thou Swell
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
There's No Business Like Show Business
South American Way

Tracks:

Shall We Dance
Ohio
Luck Be a Lady
Mack the Knife
There's a Small Hotel
Once in Love with Amy
Yodel Blues
Lazy Afternoon
There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
You're Just in Love
Now Is the Time

Tracks:

Impossible Dream
Love Makes the World Go 'Round
Try to Remember
Put on a Happy Face
I Say Hello
Happiness
She Loves Me
What Kind of Fool Am I?
Shy
Consider Yourself
Poor Little Person

Tracks:

Magic to Do
They're Playing My Song
I Don't Know How to Love Him
I Won't Send Roses
Good Morning Starshine
Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
Hard Candy Christmas
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
Won't You Charleston with Me?
Applause

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera
Memory
On My Own
Muddy Water
How Could I Ever Know
American Dream
I Know Him So Well
Dr. Jazz
Me and My Girl
Suddenly Seymour

Tracks:

Mamma Mia!
Popular
Seasons of Love
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
Whatever Lola Wants
Crazy
How Deep Is Your Love
Stars
People Like Us
I Go to Rio

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A piece of history
A BIG disappointment!

New York New York
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A piece of history.......2006-06-03

Many of the songs on this recording are not available in sheet music, and although the sound quality isn't "leading edge" it makes me feel as though I am listening to actual performers back in the 30's & 40's, with young and gifted singers like Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, and Mel Torme, as well as others who are nameless or unknown to me on this album, and a delight to listen to. Manhattan Tower is why I bought this CD, and I got so much more from it than I bargained for. The illusion I have when I play it is that I am a young jazz artist in New York, feeling the pulse of the city and filling up with everything about being a part of New York.

A BIG disappointment!.......2004-08-19

I bought this CD for the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue soundtrack ballet by Richard Rodgers and Lennie Hayton. But none of the tracks on this CD can be appreciated. It is a mono recording, and that immediately leaves you with a very incomplete sound. No amount of treble and bass adjustment can eliminate the awful tinny sound throughout the disc.

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Broadway Divas
Love the choices
coulda been a contender
Two words: Julia Murney

Broadway Divas
Liza Minnelli , Mandy Patinkin , Bernadette Peters , Mary Martin , Patti LuPone , Jeanne Lehman , Mark Jacoby , Madeline Kahn , Marin Mazzie , Barbara Cook , Angela Lansbury , and Julia Murney
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Tracks:

I Got The Sun In The Morning - Ethel Merman
Sing Happy - Liza Minnelli
Mean To Me - Nell Carter
Children And Art - Bernadette Peters
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Everything's Coming Up Roses - Angela Lansbury

Customer Reviews:

Broadway Divas.......2007-01-22

Wonderful selection of classic singers and songs. Special favorites are Ethel Merman and Barbara Cook.

Love the choices.......2006-08-11

This is great. Anything with Ethel, Bernadette, Barbara (both of them), Mary, and Marin is beyond words. Any one of them by themselves is awesome but these ladies together are mind blowing. All of the women sound amazing but they made a mistake on the list of songs and composers. "Raise the Roof" sung by Julia Murney (I love her)was written by Andrew Lippa, not LaChusia.

coulda been a contender.......2006-03-15

The divas are indeed divine, but the choice of music sung left me wondering why, with so many other great music selection contenders.

Two words: Julia Murney.......2001-09-03

OK, so it sounds crazy to review an album with Ethel Merman and Bernadette Peters on it and not mention them. But...tough. I've read enough about them to know how good they are.

Buy this album as a token of love to the producer who had the cajones to put Julia Murney on an album celebrating the last 100 years of Broadway divas.

Because SHE is one of the greatest voices of the decade!

On Broadway, Vol. 4: Or the Paradox of Continuity

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High quality playing and refreshingly straight singing
On and Off Broadway: Perpetuating the Paradox
"Traditional modern jazz" is an oxymoron...
Not for Me

On Broadway, Vol. 4: Or the Paradox of Continuity
Paul Motian , and Trio 2000+One
Manufacturer: Winter & Winter
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Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

The Last Dance
Tea For Two
In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
Folks Who Live On The Hill
Everything Happens To Me
Last Night When We Were Young
Born To Be Blue
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
I Loves You Porgy
You're Getting To Be A Bad Habit With Me
How Long Has This Been Going On

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With a batch of strong new recordings as a leader and accompanist, the great drummer Paul Motian is marking his 75th birthday in style--nowhere more entrancingly than on his fourth survey of tunes with Broadway origins. This is the first to feature a singer, rising star Rebecca Martin, whose daydreamy, girlishly self-possessed vocals add new wrinkles to everything she touches. Playing behind her on ballads including "Everything Happens to Me" and "Never Let Me Go," tenor saxophonist Chris Potter recalls a bygone era with his muscular lyricism (this may be the best he has ever sounded on record). There's nothing standard about these treatments with their airy, exploratory quality, and ghostly effects. The album also features bassist Larry Grenadier (Martin's husband) and pianist Masabumi Kikuchi and includes seldom heard material such as "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town." --Lloyd Sachs

Album Description

Since 1988, Paul Motian has recorded twenty-one albums with a variety of players - his trio with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano, Tethered Moon with Masabumi Kikuchi and Gary Peacock, work with Geri Allen and Charlie Haden, the Electric Bebop Band, and Trio 2000+One (all available on Winter & Winter). Now, in 2006, Paul Motian celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday! On Broadway Vol. 4 or The Paradox of Continuity (his twenty-second album for Winter & Winter) is a very special musical gift. Motian has dedicated his whole life to music, and this album is the quintessence of his work. The great art of variation and improvisation is the great art of Paul Motian: he unravels themes, rhythms and harmonies, reducing, denaturing, and creating new things that come so close to innermost origins that unsuspected aspects of these hits are revealed.

Customer Reviews:

High quality playing and refreshingly straight singing .......2007-01-12

The musicians on this disk play jazz of a high quality. Rebecca Martin sings as the songs require without unnecessary addition. She is a song lovers singer, who has an affecting vulnerable quality in her voice at times. Her singing of 'The Folks Who Live on the Hill' could hardly be be better.

On and Off Broadway: Perpetuating the Paradox.......2006-12-24

On the year of his 75th birthday, Paul Motian has released Volume 4 in his ongoing On Broadway series. This time his group, Trio 2000 + One, features sax player Chris Potter and bassist Larry Grenadier, augmented by pianist Masabumi Kikuchi on five of the thirteen tracks and vocalist Rebecca Martin on the remaining eight. No matter that not all of the song selections are associated with Broadway: all are staples of the American Songbook, ranging from the torchy "Everything Happens to Me" to the elegiac "Last Night When We Were Young," from the poignant "Never Let Me Go" to the melodramatic "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" and the just plain campy "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town" (I still play the song up-tempo a la Johnny Long's hit record; here we're treated to a slower, more depressive reading answering to the depression-era urban poverty row described by the song's title).

Are these interpretations best thought of as serious, minimalist "performances," or as illuminating "deconstructions" of musical texts that have become obscured by over familiarity and cluttered settings? Both Potter and Martin, whose vocal quality is reminiscent of Broadway star Bernadette Peters, provide ample evidence for the former conclusion, with strong and complete readings of the material.

In fact, Chris Potter's intimate knowledge of the songs and singular command of his instrument (no saxophonist is more effective at connecting the upper and lower registers of the horn) practically insure that no stone is left unturned in mining the melodic-harmonic possibilities inherent in this material. On the other hand, Kikuchi's insertion of the occasional melodic fragment as a departure point, together with his insistent use of the sostenuto pedal, moves his tracks toward atonality and abstraction.

As for the rhythm section, Motian maintains meter but eschews a conventional two-beat feel as well as 4/4 swing, preferring to punctuate and highlight movement rather than establish and articulate it. Grenadier's role complements the leader's approach, though in most measures he is careful to place one of his notes on, or close to, the downbeat.

Each of the tracks has something to offer, whether as a revelation or a reminder of songs that, over the course of Broadway's lengthening history, have become part not only of Motian's experience but also of public consciousness. At the same time, the somewhat limited textures and repetitious tempos of this 66-minute program will most likely discourage some listeners' attempts to digest it in a single sitting. In fact, from the opening "The Last Dance" to the closing "How Long Has This Been Going On?" there's an unmistakable sense of entropy, as though Motian's answer to the finale's question is an unmistakable "too long." The paradox, then, is that these tired tunes continue to receive periodic resurrections--in spite of and because of retirement parties such as this.

"Traditional modern jazz" is an oxymoron..........2006-12-08

...you can be modern, or traditional, but not both...and Motian is contemporary -- brilliantly so, transposing instrumental roles and reinventing his ensembles with remarkable alacrity. Any date he leads is worth hearing, and this is indeed no different.

Not for Me.......2006-11-04

I was not very familiar with the style of Paul Motian. I probably prefer a more traditional modern jazz than what I heard on this CD. I respect his music, but it's just not to my taste.

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WOW! Chris Bennett's Best Album...yet!
Exsquisite Delight! Showtunes + Jazz = Chris Bennett on Broadway

Bennett on Broadway
Chris Bennett
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Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

Come Back To Me
Just One Of Those Things
Old Devil Moon
What Did I Have That I Don't Have?
Losing My Mind
He Was Too Good To Me
Summertime
Wouldn't It Be Lovely?
If Ever I Would Leave You
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Product Description

Broadway Show Tunes

Customer Reviews:

WOW! Chris Bennett's Best Album...yet!.......2005-10-07

It's not often that a CD that is packaged as attractively as this is (stunning photos!) can deliver a recording that is equally attractive...but it happens here, and Chris Bennett on Broadway is a musical montage of delightfully mild Broadway-Jazz productions recorded tastefully and traditionally (all acoustic instruments). Her warm voice is appropriately subtle on many of the softer tracks and strong on the upbeat numbers here. What stands out most is the unexpected way Chris Bennett turns out a phrase or sustains a note on the standards here, and it is a fine 'take' on the classic show tunes that are too often sung without depth or understanding of the meaning, the rhythm or the feeling of the words. Listen to "September Song," "Old Devil Moon," "Summertime" and "Just One Of Those Things." --These are the singles that should be on the radio. If you are thinking about any Chris Bennett CD, this is the one to start with! Great album.

Exsquisite Delight! Showtunes + Jazz = Chris Bennett on Broadway.......2005-09-28

Of all of Chris Bennett's CDs, this latest release, "Bennett on Broadway," is her finest jazz release yet! With a voice that is confident, sensual and delicate, the lady has created an aural experience that is sophisticated, classic and totally hip. Gems like "Just One Of Those Things," "September Song" and "Old Devil Moon" are sublimely brought into focus by the talents of contemporary arrangements of Bill Augustine. Unexpected touches like samba elements and percussion nuances spice these standards for a musical experience that is ideal for a sparkle of elegance from a jazz singer who is quickly maturing into the mold of a modern day Anita O'Day, June Christy and Jeri Southern. Chris Bennett on Broadway is beautifully packaged with nostalgic-quality images and imaginatively seductive liner notes. This is definately the CD I am giving as my Christmas gift this year! Bravo Chris! -and thank you.

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