Sings Vernon Duke *

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合計収録時間 : 01:30:25
Personnel includes: Dawn Upshaw (vocals); Eric Stern (conductor, piano); John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Suzanne Ornstein, Kathy Livolsi, Andrea Schultz (violin); Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Debra Schufelt, Liuh-Wen Ting (viola); Jesse Levy, Clay Ruede, Caryl Paisner (cello); Emily Mitchell, Grace Paradise (harp); John Moses, David Tofani (flute, piccolo, clarinet); John Manasse (clarinet); John Campo (bass clarinet, bassoon); Bob Ingliss, Matt Dine (oboe/English horn); Brian O'Flaherty, Anthony Kadleck (trumpet); Randall Andos, Larry Farrell (trombone); Sharon Moe, Jeff Lang (French horn); Lee Musiker (piano, celeste); Fred Hersch (piano); John Beal, Drew Gress (bass); Joseph Passaro, Tom Rainey (drums). Principally recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, New York in March 1998. Includes liner notes by Steven Suskin. Personnel: Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Emily Mitchell, Grace Paradise (harp); Barry Finclair, Laura Oatts, Andrea Schultz, Joel Pitchon, Xin Zhao, Elizabeth Chang, Martin Agee, Cenovia Cummins , Suzanne Ornstein (violin); Kenneth Burward-Hoy (viola); Jesse Levy, Richard Locker, Caryl Paisner, Clay Ruede (cello); David Tofani, John Moses (flute, piccolo, clarinet); Helen Campo, Lawrence Feldman (flute, piccolo); John Campo (bass clarinet, bassoon); Brian O'Flaherty, Tony Kadleck (trumpet); Robert Carlisle, Sharon Moe (French horn); Larry Farrell (trombone); Lee Musiker (piano, celesta); Warren Odze, Tom Rainey (drums, percussion). Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (03/1998-05/1998); Hit Factory, New York, NY (03/1998-05/1998). Experience is the best teacher, and Dawn Upshaw's third foray in to the world of American popular song proves it. Although I WISH IT SO (songs of Sondheim, Bernstein, Blitzstein, and Weill) and DAWN UPSHAW SINGS RODGERS & HART demonstrate an excellent grasp of the style of singing required for non-"classical" theatre songs, this disc of Vernon Duke surpasses its predecessors. Duke wrote songs for a number of stage shows and revues from the 1930s through the 1950s, and had the benefit of collaborating with some of the best lyricists of the time, including E. Y. Harburg and Ira Gershwin. The results were songs which are jewels of the repertoire, classics like "Autumn in New York" and "I Like the Likes of You." Upshaw presents Duke's work here in a comfortable style and with obvious love for the material. This is no mere nod to popular music from an operatic diva; Upshaw's devotion to 20th century music of the United States goes beyond classical and concert works. She has developed a cabaret-type sound appropriate to the songs, and works well with her collaborators, among them Fred Hersch and John Pizzarelli.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)