Karen Mason - It's About Time

Styles: Jazz, Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:51
Size: 133,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:25)  1. It's About Time
(4:05)  2. Finding Wonderland
(2:25)  3. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
(3:17)  4. Everything's Coming up Roses
(4:29)  5. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
(3:12)  6. Just in Time
(4:51)  7. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
(5:26)  8. Somewhere / Impossible Dream
(4:00)  9. The Man That Got Away
(3:55) 10. A House Is Not a Home
(4:38) 11. Once Upon a Dream Come True
(4:04) 12. Over the Rainbow
(4:51) 13. Fifty Percent
(4:07) 14. Our Love Is Here to Stay

Karen Mason the acclaimed Broadway star and concert artist  releases her new album  It's About Time on Zevely Records. In a variety of settings from a lavishly-orchestrated full-band with exciting brass and lush strings to hushed solo piano, she performs timeless standards (“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Just in Time”) and theater classics (“Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Somewhere/The Impossible Dream”). The album also features fresh original songs by the album’s producer Paul Rolnick, including the album’s lead single, the title track “It’s About Time” which honors our national victory for Marriage Equality. Inspired by her recent turn in the Broadway-bound musical Chasing Rainbows, Karen honors the legendary entertainer Judy Garland with selections such as “The Man That Got Away,” “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” and the iconic “Over the Rainbow.” https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/karenmason1

It's About Time

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Karen Mason - Sweetest Of Nights

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:52
Size: 102.7 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Cabaret
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. A Whole New World
[2:49] 2. You And I
[5:23] 3. Watch What Happens / I Will Wait For You
[2:17] 4. Almost Like Being In Love
[2:31] 5. My Foolish Heart
[3:20] 6. He's Got A Way
[4:18] 7. Now I Have Everything / Married
[4:18] 8. What's Wrong With This Picture
[3:23] 9. Cold Enough To Cross
[3:53] 10. The Winner Takes It All
[2:50] 11. Let's Face The Music And Dance
[3:32] 12. People
[3:14] 13. The Sweetest Of Nights And The Finest Of Days

Karen Mason has starred on Broadway, Off-Broadway, television, and recording: and "has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!" (TheatreScene.net) Karen is an nine time MAC Award winner and has won the MAC Award for Major Female Vocalist of the Year for six consecutive years. She has also won the 2006 Nightlife Award for Major Female Vocalist and three Bistro Awards.

Ms. Mason originated the role of Tanya on Broadway in Abba’s MAMMA MIA!, and was awarded a 2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress. Her other leading roles include Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD which she performed to critical acclaim and standing ovations on Broadway and in Los Angeles for three years; Mazeppa in JEROME ROBBIN’S BROADWAY; Rosalie in CARNIVAL (another Drama Desk nomination); plus featured roles in Broadway’s TORCH SONG TRILOGY; and PLAY ME A COUNTRY SONG.

Karen won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND, and starred Off-Broadway in her own show KAREN MASON SINGS BROADWAY, BEATLES AND BRIAN. Her television appearances include the hit dramas ED and LAW & ORDER SVU. Film credits include SLEEPING DOGS LIE and A CHORUS LINE.

Sweetest Of Nights

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Karen Mason - When The Sun Comes Out

Styles: Vocal, Cabaret, Stage & Screen
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:44
Size: 121,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:04)  1. Downtown - I Know A Place
(3:51)  2. How Long Has This Been Going On?
(4:14)  3. We Never Ran Out Of Love (We Just Ran Out Of Time)
(3:25)  4. Taking A Chance On Love
(3:07)  5. Up On The Roof
(4:35)  6. It Had To Be You
(3:22)  7. When In Rome
(4:22)  8. Shoot For The Moon
(4:20)  9. Stormy Weather - When The Sun Comes Out
(3:26) 10. I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
(3:09) 11. Maybe This Time
(3:47) 12. I Wanna Be Around
(4:20) 13. I Promise You A Happy Ending - Hey There Good Times
(3:35) 14. I Have A Dream

Karen Mason is a veteran of the New York cabaret scene as well as the musical stage, appearing in such vehicles as Sunset Boulevard and Play Me a Country Song. The play list is a combination of staples combined with more contemporary material. Irrespective of musical lineage, all the songs have a tale to tell fitting for telling by a cabaret performer. A bevy of arrangers and orchestrators have shaped the music so as to give it a fresh look as well as attuning it to the vocal strengths of Mason, which are considerable. With a powerful voice that she skillfully uses to express the emotions of the lyrics she sings, she easily moves from the intense to the tender, sometimes in the same song, as on "We Never Ran out of Love (We Just Ran out of Time)." "I Wanna Be Around" is given a whole new look, starting off almost conversational, then building up to full crescendo, reaching almost operatic, aria heights, coming to a coda. Johnny Mercer would have approved. Matters lighten up with Mason's cover of Petula Clark's big hit, "Downtown," which is done with a jazzy beat behind Mason's high-stepping delivery. Mason also uses her slight vibrato as a punctuation mark to emphasize dramatic points in her interpretations, such as on "How Long Has This Been Going On." Another factor making this album attractive is the use of real musicians rather than electronically created instrumentation, which is regrettably becoming the vogue with Mason's contemporaries. While the main support comes from pianists Christopher Denny and Dick Gallagher, the horn players get some licks on the happily raucous medley of "I Promise You a Happy Ending"/"Hey There, Good Times." This album is another winner for cabaret fans. ~ Dave Nathan http://www.allmusic.com/album/when-the-sun-comes-out-mw0000656963

When The Sun Comes Out

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Karen Mason - Right Here, Right Now

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:16
Size: 94.5 MB
Styles: Easy Listening
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. All That Jazz
[3:04] 2. Secret Love
[4:33] 3. Like The Heavens Hold The Stars
[3:37] 4. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
[4:35] 5. Help Being Alive
[2:58] 6. Hurry! It's Lovely Here
[2:50] 7. Make Someone Happy
[4:32] 8. Right Here Right Now
[3:09] 9. Get Happy
[4:43] 10. As If We Never Said Goodbye
[1:56] 11. Everything Old Is New Again
[2:03] 12. Look For The Silver Lining

Zevely Records is proud to present the long-awaited new CD from acclaimed vocalist Karen Mason. With her CD recordings, concerts, Broadway stage performances and TV appearances, Karen Mason “has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds” (TheaterScene.net), which her stunning new recording reaffirms. Mason has headlined at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center and has shared concert stages with such musical luminaries as Luciano Pavarotti, Rosemary Clooney, Liza Minnelli and Michael Feinstein.

The nine-time MAC Award winner, including Major Female Vocalist of the Year for six consecutive years, releases her sixth CD, RIGHT HERE/RIGHT NOW. The recording is a showcase for Karen’s dynamic vocals and musical versatility, featuring a mix of classic standards, Broadway and motion picture favorites, as well as two never before recorded songs. Mason maximizes her vocal talents on this shining effort. From her jazz-tinged delivery on "All That Jazz" and "Everything Old Is New Again", Mason also shows her sensitive side, with exquisite, haunting readings on the classic standards "Secret Love", "Make Someone Happy" and "Look For The Silver Lining", giving them a depth and meaning that they never had before. Two of the recording’s high points are brand new songs co-written by Emmy Award-winning composer Paul Rolnick. The album’s title cut "Right Here, Right Now" and "Like The Heaven Holds The Stars" are given heartfelt and emotional performances as only Karen can. Another standout is Karen’s powerful rendition of "As If We Never Said Goodbye", from Sunset Boulevard. Karen had played the lead role of Norma Desmond to critical acclaim and standing ovations on Broadway and in Los Angeles over 200 times. The celebrated stage actress is currently starring as Velma Von Tussle in the Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit Hairspray. Mason also originated the role of Tanya in Mamma Mia!, for which she was awarded a 2002 Drama Desk nomination as Best Actress and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance in And The World Goes Round.

Right Here, Right Now

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