Excerpts from revues and musicals; the 6th track from the the song-cycle Five Victorian songs. Compact disc. Program notes by Steven Suskin and song texts in container. Dawn Upshaw, soprano ; orchestra ; Eric Stern, conductor ; with guest artists: Fred Hersch, piano ; John Pizzarelli, vocals, guitars. Recorded March 1998 at the Hit Factory, New York City. Additional recording May 1998 at Avatar Studios, New York City.
Contents:
Round about : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Jonathan Tunick (4:54) -- Born too late : from The littlest revue ; orch. Larry Hochman (4:13) -- The love I long for : from Sadie Thompson (with Fred Hersch, piano) (3:46) -- Autumn in New York : from Thumbs up ; orch. Jonathan Tunick (4:24) -- The sea-gull and the ea-gull : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Larry Hochman (1:36) -- Remember or forget : from the song-cycle Five Victorian songs ; orch. Larry Hochman (3:07) -- Not a care in the world : from Banjo eyes ; orch. Byron Olson (with Fred Hersch, piano solo) (3:41) -- Words without music : from Ziegfield Follies of 1936 ; orch. Larry Hochman (4:27) -- Swattin' the fly : from Dancing in the streets ; orch. Michael Starobin (2:40) -- April in Paris : from Walk a little faster ; orch. Danny Troob (3:15) -- I like the likes of you : from Ziegfield follies of 1934 ; orch. Fred Hersch (with John Pizzarelli, vocals, guitar ; Fred Hersch, piano ; Drew Gress, bass ; Tom Rainey, drums) (3:01) -- Low and lazy : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Fred Hersch (with Fred Hersch, piano) (4:17) -- Water under the bridge : from Ziegfield follies of 1934 ; adapted from the 1934 commercial recording, arr. Vernon Duke (with Eric Stern, piano ; John Manasse, clarinet) (3:02) -- Ages ago : from Time remembered ; orch. Richard Rodney Bennett (with Richard Rodney Bennett, piano) (3:56).
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