Time: 55:12
Size: 126.4 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Tin Pan Alley
Year: 2007
Art: Front
[5:38] 1. New York State Of Mind
[3:53] 2. Jumpin With Symphony Sid
[4:15] 3. New York New York
[4:21] 4. Lullaby Of Broadway
[5:05] 5. Take The 'A' Train
[4:09] 6. Drop Me Off In Harlem
[6:30] 7. Harlem Nocturne
[3:39] 8. Forty Second Street
[4:30] 9. Sunday In New York
[3:47] 10. On Broadway
[3:25] 11. Give It Back To The Indians
[5:55] 12. Manhattan
One of our finest contemporary singers of jazz standards, Ron Kaplan has spent his entire career championing the Great American Songbook, with much of that classic material written in or about New York City. So it makes perfect sense that this tradition-oriented vocalist dedicates his latest album, New York, to that remarkable metropolis.
“Although I am from California,” explains Kaplan, “every time I go to New York City I am always struck by the energy, excitement and exuberance of the place. Everything about it is exciting – the history, the architecture, the people, the culture, the arts. It’s the jazz capitol of the world. It’s the home of Broadway theatre, Tin Pan Alley, the Brill Building and countless legendary songwriters over the past century. There is so much to do and the atmosphere is so intense. It’s the city that never sleeps. It is one of the few cities in the world that has had many, many songs written about it. The difficulty wasn’t finding New York-themed songs for this recording, but deciding which ones to sing.”
“Although I am from California,” explains Kaplan, “every time I go to New York City I am always struck by the energy, excitement and exuberance of the place. Everything about it is exciting – the history, the architecture, the people, the culture, the arts. It’s the jazz capitol of the world. It’s the home of Broadway theatre, Tin Pan Alley, the Brill Building and countless legendary songwriters over the past century. There is so much to do and the atmosphere is so intense. It’s the city that never sleeps. It is one of the few cities in the world that has had many, many songs written about it. The difficulty wasn’t finding New York-themed songs for this recording, but deciding which ones to sing.”
New York