I adore the sound from the quartet and Tony Bennett as much I adore the music of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart–which is quite a lot. It was later released as Tony Bennett: The Rodger and Hart Songbook. ![]() Two weeks later I recorded twenty-four Rodgers and Hart songs with Ruby and George, with Frank Laico as engineer. Ruby and George and played the first half instrumentally, and then I came out in the second half and sang with them–two entire evenings of Rodgers and Hart. I liked the groove I got into with this intimate group so much that I did two special concerts with them at Alice Tully Hall in New York. I though they were great, and Ruby said to me, “Why don’t you come and sing a couple of tunes with us, and relax for a while, you know?” I was singing almost exclusively with big bands then, and even with a good sound system, I always had to belt it out to be heard above the music. When I heard about this group, I had to check them out. The gradually worked out a lineup of two guitars, a trumpet, and a bass. He loved the way that combination sounded, and suggested to George that they start a group. Regis Hotel in New York, and he sat in with the two guitarists. Ruby heard George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli playing at the St. I’d known Ruby since 1951 when I first played in Chicago. My main focus in l ate 1973 became the brilliant trumpet playing of Rudy Braff. Bennett describes how this project came together his autobiography The Good Life: These recordings featured the Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet, with Braff on trumpet, Barnes on guitar, Wayne Wright on guitar and John Burr on bass. ![]() This album is available for purchase from. The two original Rodgers and Hart albums were re-mastered and released on a single CD in 2005 as Tony Bennett Sings The Rodgers and Hart Songbook. Both of these albums were released in 1973 on Bennett’s own Improv label, which he created after leaving Columbia and a brief relationship with Verve/MGM. This month’s album is actually two albums in one: Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Songs and Tony Bennett Sings … More Great Rodgers & Hart. Her solo albums are numerous and include "Marcovicci Loves Movies," "What Is Love?," "Just Kern," "December Songs," "New Words," "Live from London" and "Some Other Time."įor more information about Marcovicci's Plush Room engagement, call (866) 468-3399 or visit Album of the Month for June 2015 is Tony Bennett: The Rodgers and Hart Songbook. The singer-actress has performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and in concert halls throughout the world. ![]() Her screen credits include roles in "The Front," "Someone to Love," "Jack the Bear," "Who Is Henry Jaglom?," "The Water Engine" and "Trapper John, M.D." It has been the cabaret stage, however, where she has received the most acclaim. Among their hundreds of songs are such titles as "Mountain Greenery," "Ten Cents a Dance," "Spring Is Here," "Isn't It Romantic?," "Blue Moon," "My Romance," "Little Girl Blue," "I Wish I Were in Love Again," "Where or When," "My Funny Valentine," "Johnny One Note," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Falling in Love with Love," "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and "There's a Small Hotel."Īndrea Marcovicci starred on Broadway in the short-lived musical Ambassador and in Frank D. The songwriting team of Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics) penned the scores for A Connecticut Yankee, The Boys From Syracuse, On Your Toes, Babes in Arms, I Married an Angel, By Jupiter and Pal Joey. She will play Thursday-Saturday evenings at 8 PM and Sundays at 5 PM. Marcovicci will debut Marcovicci Sings Rodgers & Hart July 10-29 at the Empire Plush Room, located in the York Hotel in San Francisco. After delving into the works of Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser and Jerome Kern as well as the songs associated with Fred Astaire, the World War II era and the silver screen, the singing actress will apply her renowned interpretative skills to the songbook of Rodgers and Hart.
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