Two wonderful Double CD’s by legendary pianist, arranger and band leader Ralph Sharon constitute exciting additions to AVID’s Essential Collection series.
Born in London in 1926 Ralph Sharon is arguably one of the great unsung heroes of British popular music. Playing with such British greats as Ted Heath, Ronnie Scott and Victor Feldman before leaving for the USA where after becoming an American citizen he went on to become musical director and accompanist to Buddy Rich, Rosemary Clooney, Mel Torme, Carmen McCrae, Peggy Lee and most famously Tony Bennett.
On these delightful recordings Ralph is joined for the first time in 40 years by old sparring partners Jack Parnell on drums and Lennie Bush on bass to pay tribute to some of the greatest songwriters America has ever produced. All three musicians play as if they had just left off all those years before as they tip their hats to the music of Cole Porter and Jerome Kern, offering us music of the very highest standard.
CD1
The Magic Of Cole Porter
1. You’re The Top
2. All Through The Night
3. Medley: Easy To Love * Get Out Of Town * You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To
4. I Concentrate On You
5. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
6. Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor
7. So In Love
8. Anything Goes
9. Let’s Do It
10. From This Moment On
11. What Is This Thing Called Love?
12. Do I Love You?
13. Night And Day
14. I Love Paris
15. Love For Sale
16. I Love You
17. All Of You
18. It’s Alright With Me
19. I Get A Kick Out Of You
20. Why Should I Care?
21. Just One Of Those Things
22. At Long Last Love
23. Begin The Beguine
24. Sorta Porter
CD2
The Magic Of Jerome Kern
1. The Song Is You
2. Long Ago (And Far Away)
3. Show Boat Medley: Bill * Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man * Make Believe * Ol’ Man River
4. In Love In Vain
5. Nobody Else But Me
6. The Folks Who Live On The Hill
7. All The Things You Are
8. Who?
9. Medley: A Fine Romance * Pick Yourself Up * The Way You Look Tonight
10. The Last Time I Saw Paris
11. Remind Me
12. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
13. Medley: You Were Never Lovelier * Dearly Beloved * They Didn’t Believe Me
14. Yesterdays
15. She Didn’t Say “Yes”
16. I Won’t Dance
17. I’m Old Fashioned
18. Jerome Alone
