Ann Hampton Callaway - Blues In The Night

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:35
Size: 130,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:31) 1. Swingin' Away The Blues
(5:40) 2. Blue Moon
(6:22) 3. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
(3:24)  4. Lover Come Back To Me
(5:14)  5. Stormy WeatherWhen The Sun Comes Out
(3:43)  6. The I'm-Too-White-To-Sing-The-Blues Blues
(6:21)  7. Willow Weep For Me
(2:45)  8. Hip To Be Happy
(5:55)  9. It's All Right With Me
(4:35) 10. No One Is Alone
(4:51) 11. Blues In The Night
(3:08) 12. The Glory Of Love

Ann Hampton Callaway shows off her persuasive pipes on this memorable program of familiar songs and originals. Backed by pianist Ted Rosenthal, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, she explores the kind of songs that drive Broadway wild. Sherrie Maricle's Diva big band appears on four tracks, while band members Anat Cohen (tenor saxophone) and Jami Dauber (trumpet) fill in on three additional selections with a moving spirit. With a blues theme running through her album, Callaway aims for the dramatic. You can pick up traces of expressive singers in her presentation; singers who have made an impact on her interpretation of this material, such as Lena Horne, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. Callaway's "Hip to be Happy differs from most of the program. Here, she has put on her "Annie Ross thinking cap and has come up with a highly original song that feels as hip as Lambert, Hendricks Ross. She sings it with her sister, Liz, in a cool and comfortable posture. 

Blues in the Night fills the room with big band sounds as Callaway turns on the charm. She enjoys playing the role with authority. Her big voice belts the blues strong enough, and this band turns on the power for emphasis. Quieter interpretations such as "It's All Right with Me, "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most and "Willow Weep for Me demonstrate the singer's heartfelt sincerity. Stephen Sondheim's "No One is Alone, from Into the Woods, brings a beautiful passion to the forum, magnified by Anat Cohen's sultry tenor statements. Tender ballads such as this one reveal the true blue side of Callaway's stage presence, while her program holds plenty of other surprises for her audience. Blues in the Night has all the right ingredients for a true jazz celebration.~ Jim Santella https://www.allaboutjazz.com/blues-in-the-night-ann-hampton-callaway-telarc-records-review-by-jim-santella.php

Personnel: Ann Hampton Callaway: vocals; Ted Rosenthal: piano; Christian McBride: double bass; Lewis Nash: drums; Liz Callaway: vocals; David Gilmore: guitar. Sherrie Maricle and the Diva Jazz Orchestra (1, 4, 6, 11): Sherrie Maricle: drums, leader; Noriko Ueda: double bass; Kristy Norter: alto saxophone, flute; Erica von Kleist: alto saxophone, clarinet, flute; Anat Cohen, Scheila Gonzalez: tenor saxophone, clarinet; Lisa Parrott: baritone saxophone; Tanya Darby, Jami Dauber, Nadje Noordhuis, Alicia Rau: trumpet; Deborah Weisz, Jennifer Krupa: trombone; Leslie Havens: bass trombone.

Blues In The Night

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Liz Callaway - Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser

Styles: Cabaret
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:10
Size: 147,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:46)  1. How To Succeed/I Believe In You
(2:58)  2. Standing On The Corner
(4:25)  3. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
(4:52)  4. Joey, Joey, Joey
(5:11)  5. Never Will I Marry
(2:45)  6. On A Slow Boat To China
(5:05)  7. I'll Know/Somebody Somewhere
(4:08)  8. If I Were A Bell
(5:37)  9. Anywhere I Wander
(3:11) 10. Inchworm
(4:00) 11. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
(4:05) 12. Brotherhood Of Man
(6:56) 13. My Heart Is So Full Of You
(3:24) 14. More I Cannot Wish You
(3:40) 15. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year

Introductory notes on “Anywhere I Wander: Liz Callaway Sings Frank Loesser,” from Oscar Winner, David Shire:
"1958. I’m sitting in the back of the balcony of New York’s Imperial Theatre. Jo Sullivan is singing “My Heart Is So Full of You” as Frank Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella soars towards curtain. I’m crying.

1982. I’m sitting at a ringside table in the King Cole Room of the St. Regis Hotel listening to Liz Callaway sing “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You, Baby”, one of the songs in an all-Loesser revue she’s appearing in. Richard Maltby has brought me here because he feels that Liz is perfect for one of the leads in BABY, a new show we’re writing. I lean over and tell him he’s right.

1983. I’m in the back of another Broadway Theatre, the Barrymore. Liz Callaway is singing “The Story Goes On,” the finale of the first act of BABY. I’m crying again.

1993. I’m driving along a Connecticut highway listening to an advance cassette of Liz Callaway’s first solo album, “Anywhere I Wander” comprised of Frank Loesser songs. She’s making “My Heart Is So Full of You” come alive again, and I only wish Frank could hear it too. He spent a lot of time looking for the most exciting vocal instruments to sing his music, and nothing pleased him more than finding one. I think Liz Callaway would have blown him away as she blew away Richard and me and a lot of other people night after night during the run of BABY. This album is a feast for anyone who appreciates some of the greatest theatre (and pop) music ever written and one of the purest voices to sing it that God ever made.

Rest in peace, Frank. A new generation is taking good care of your music. And if I’m not careful I’m going to be crying again."~ David Shire  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lizcallaway2

Personnel: Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway (vocals); Scott Kuney (guitar); Michelle Stewart (violin); Nick Armstrong (viola); Ted Hoyle (cello); Dave Weiss (reeds); Dan Higgins (saxophone); Dave Rogers (trumpet); Kenny Rupp, Marco Katz (trombone); Alex Rybeck (piano); Rich Ruttenberg (keyboards, programming); Mark Minkler, Jay Leonhart (bass); Ron Tierno (drums).

Anywhere I Wander

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Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway - Boom! Live At Birdland

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 79:06
Size: 152,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:03)  1. Got To Get You Into My Life / Happy Together
(6:26)  2. Come Together
(3:53)  3. Always Something There To Remind Me
(5:50)  4. A Case Of You
(0:49)  5. "Do You Remember Those Long Car Trips..."
(3:59)  6. Back-Seat-Of-The-Car Medley
(3:41)  7. Yesterday
(0:49)  8. "We Would Like To Take This Time..."
(4:46)  9. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
(0:38) 10. "Having A Dad Who Was A Reporter..."
(4:36) 11. Blowin' In The Wind
(0:52) 12. "I Wanted To Be The 6th Dimension..."
(5:24) 13. Didn't We / MacArthur Park
(4:27) 14. I Know A Place / Downtown
(3:49) 15. These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
(1:38) 16. "We Were Very Different..."
(5:16) 17. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
(2:58) 18. The Way We Were
(0:50) 19. "The Ed Sullivan Show..."
(8:54) 20. Stevie Wonder Medley
(0:16) 21. "One Album That Unites Us..."
(5:02) 22. You've Got A Friend

Broadway veteran Liz Callaway and cabaret/jazz vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway joined forces for an extended engagement at Birdland in 2011, exploring favorite pop songs from the 1960s and early '70s. The two sisters explain a little bit about their influences and thoughts about some of the songs between performances and connect with their attentive audiences. Whether singing together or individually, they capture the essence of each song, supported by pianist Alex Rybeck's lively arrangements. They're equally effective interpreting ballads like Carly Simon's "That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be" and Marvin Hamlisch's "The Way We Were" as a duo, complementing one another's voices. They have a lot of fun playing off the Beatles' stoner favorite "Come Together" and offer a "Back-Seat-of-the-Car" medley that includes snippets of many favorites from the late '60s and early '70s. But the strongest songwriter represented in this collection is easily Stevie Wonder, who is honored with an extended medley of songs that mostly have been widely recorded by jazz artists. This live recording is an enjoyable look at the past that never bogs down into predictability. ~ Ken Dryden   

http://www.allmusic.com/album/boom!-live-at-birdland-mw0002159883

Personnel: Liz Callaway (background vocals); Ann Hampton Callaway (background vocals); Alex Rybeck (piano, background vocals); Ron Tierno (drums); Jered Egan (background vocals).

Boom! Live At Birdland

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Ann Hampton Callaway - Slow

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:45
Size: 136.8 MB
Styles: Vocal jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[5:10] 1. Slow
[4:27] 2. You Belong To Me
[6:51] 3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
[3:41] 4. Tonight You're All Mine (With Carole King)
[5:50] 5. Someone To Light Up My Life
[5:06] 6. I've Dreamed Of You
[5:13] 7. Lullaby In Blue
[3:59] 8. Moondance (With Liz Callaway)
[4:17] 9. Never Really Mine To Lose
[5:58] 10. Love Dance
[4:28] 11. Never Let Me Go
[4:39] 12. My Answered Prayer

The sultry, sweet-molasses voiced veteran singer/songwriter has an impressive pedigree as an entertainment Renaissance woman, with a Tony nomination for Swing!, the theme song to TV's The Nanny, and some 40 CDs as a soloist and guest artist to her credit. Best of all, she lives up to her promises, most notably, the vibe she hints at in the album title. Her goal was to make a dreamy "make out" album and she succeeds, creating a lush, moody, sparsely arranged atmosphere-rich collection of sweet originals played at very slow tempos. Those arrangements are geared towards allowing her voice to stand out and ultimately caress the listener, but the drawback is that there's not a great deal of variety in rhythm and movement from track to track. Those who love the original version of Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" may be maddened by its languid pace (despite its shimmering beauty), but King loved it so much that she wrote the following track, the much more engaging, AC radio-accessible "Tonight You're All Mine," with Callaway co-producing and singing backup on the track. Callaway also picks up the pace to joyous effect, singing beautifully with her sister Liz (with whom she performs cabaret shows) on a lightly swinging version of "Moondance." Other familiar tracks include a thoughtful reading of Ivan Lins' "Love Dance," and "I've Dreamed of You" (Callaway's song which Barbra Streisand sang at her wedding to James Brolin and later included on three albums.) ~Jonathan Widran

Slow

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Liz Callaway - The Beat Goes On

Styles: Cabaret
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:32
Size: 130,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:53)  1. The Beat Goes On/Feelin' Groovy
(2:18)  2. Half As Big As Life
(2:42)  3. You Don't Own Me
(2:09)  4. Frank Mills
(5:23)  5. Didn't We/MacArthur Park
(3:32)  6. Up, Up And Away
(4:18)  7. Monday, Monday
(2:48)  8. Wedding Bell Blues
(4:51)  9. Leavin' On A Jet Plane
(2:53) 10. When I'm Sixty-Four
(3:03) 11. Moon River
(2:49) 12. Wouldn't It Be Nice?
(5:08) 13. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
(3:11) 14. Downtown
(2:37) 15. Here, There And Everywhere
(3:50) 16. Feed The Birds

Liz Callaway has one of the best voices on Broadway, with a clear-as-a-bell tone, seemingly effortless soprano range, and terrific warmth. After spending five years on Broadway as Grizabella in Cats and further occupying herself with animated voiceover work, Callaway has released The Beat Goes On, her first solo album since 1995's outstanding The Story Goes On, and it was worth the wait. Naturally, any celebration of the frenetic '60s needs a wide scope, and included here are infectious pop ("Wedding Bell Blues"), Broadway musicals (Hair's "Frank Mills," Promises, Promises' "Half as Big as Life"), the Beatles ("When I'm 64"), social protest ("Where Have All the Flowers Gone"), and movie music ("Moon River"), all masterfully arranged by music director Alex Rybeck. Callaway has never sounded better her "Up, Up and Away" soars, and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is totally irresistible. She confesses that recording Petula Clark's "Downtown" has been a lifelong fantasy; it comes true in this dream of an album. ~ David Horiuchi 

Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/The-Beat-Goes-Liz-Callaway/dp/B00005J70O

The Beat Goes On

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