Showing posts with label Ronny Whyte. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ronny Whyte. Show all posts

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Ronny Whyte Feat. Harry Allen - All in a Night's Work

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:22
Size: 118,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:24)  1. Devil May Care
(5:49)  2. The Folks Who Live on the Hill
(5:38)  3. I'll Remember April
(4:05)  4. So Far
(3:20)  5. Warm Goes to Warm
(4:45)  6. I Wish I Didn't Love You So
(4:21)  7. Have You Met Miss Jones?
(4:19)  8. With so Little to Be Sure Of
(3:39)  9. The World Is in My Arms
(4:23) 10. Nobody Else but Me
(4:02) 11. Never Let Me Go
(1:46) 12. Love Theme From "The Mole People"
(2:43) 13. All in a Night's Work

Ronny Whyte spent his first six years of life in a log cabin that his father built on the outskirts of Seattle. He would pet the deer and beavers on his way to the outhouse. A far cry from Ronny’s world today. He is considered a premiere interpreter of Classic American Popular Song, an outstanding jazz pianist, and a successful songwriter. He was featured on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz on NPR. An ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, his lyric Forget the Woman was recorded by Tony Bennett and his music for The Party Upstairs won the MAC Award for Best Song of 2006. He produces and hosts Midday Jazz Midtown at Saint Peter’s in Manhattan, a weekly concert series. For two years Ronny appeared Off-Broadway in the hit musical Our Sinatra as well as its two national big band tours which played more than 90 cities. He was featured twice at New York’s JVC Jazz Festival, and there was inducted into the Cabaret Jazz Hall of Fame. The Ronny Whyte Trio has performed in concert at Carnegie/Weill Hall, New York’s Town Hall, Washington’s Corcoran Gallery and the Mellon Jazz Festival in Philadelpha. Ronny has had major engagements in New York at the Café Carlyle, Rainbow & Stars, the Oak Room at the Algonquin, and Feinstein’s at the Regency. Abroad he has starred in Paris, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Sao Paolo, Caracas, and Johannesburg. Ronny often makes guest appearances with symphony orchestras playing his arrangement of Porgy & Bess for Jazz Trio & Orchestra and other Gershwin works.  In the theatre he has played such diverse roles as Bobby in Company, Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Joey in Pal Joey, and Vernon in They’re Playing Our Song. Mr. Whyte has recorded eleven CDs for Audiophile; his CD All in a Night’s Work was selected “Jazz Album of the Week” by the New York Times. Originally from Seattle, he divides his time between the New York area and his house in Milford, Pennsylvania. When not performing or writing, he is an avid tennis player, gardener, and gourmet cook. http://ronnywhyte.com/about-ronny-whyte/

Musicians: Ronny Whyte – Piano, Vocals; Harry Allen – Tenor Saxophone; Frank Tate – Bass; Joe Cocuzzo – Drums

All in a Night's Work

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Ronny Whyte - Whyte Christmas

Size: 108,2 MB
Time: 45:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Xmas
Art: Front

01. Sleigh Ride (3:24)
02. Violets For Your Furs (4:44)
03. Always Christmas In New York (2:54)
04. Mistletoe And Holly (2:29)
05. Evening In December (4:04)
06. That Holiday Feeling (2:09)
07. Christmas Song (4:10)
08. Winter Warm (3:35)
09. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (3:58)
10. Christmas Dreaming - White Christmas (3:45)
11. Christmas Waltz (1:58)
12. I'll Be Home For Christmas (3:15)
13. I Don't Remember Christmas (2:58)
14. I Don't Remember Purim (2:17)

b. 12 May 1937, Seattle, Washington, USA. An excellent interpreter of song lyrics and a good jazz-influenced pianist, he has also worked as an actor and dancer. Mostly based in the New York area, he has performed in many of the city’s intimate supper clubs, night clubs and superior hotel lounges. Among the venues are Michael’s Pub, The Village Gate, the Sherry Netherland, the St. Regis and the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. He has also worked elsewhere in the USA, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington while overseas engagements have taken him to Paris, Tokyo, Johannesburg and São Paulo. His concert performances include New York’s Town Hall and Carnegie Hall and he has also appeared at jazz festivals. In addition to his singing he has acted in Shakespeare and has played the lead in a production of Pal Joey. He also makes appearances with symphony orchestras and in performances of music by George Gershwin including ‘Rhapsody In Blue’, and his own arrangement of Porgy And Bess. Whyte’s singing style is delightful and he delivers lyrics with masterly interpretative skills and crystal-clear diction, always displaying acute understanding of the songwriters’ intentions. His piano playing is of a similarly high order and his performances are always beautifully crafted, polished and supremely professional. ~AMG

Whyte Christmas

Monday, November 2, 2015

Ronny Whyte - Nevertheless... The Kalmar And Ruby Songbook

Size: 111,6 MB
Time: 47:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz/Pop Vocals, Swing
Art: Front

01. Give Me The Simple Life (3:22)
02. Nevertheless (4:35)
03. Keep Romance Alive (2:48)
04. Who's Sorry Now (3:23)
05. Thinking Of You (2:32)
06. Up In The Clouds (2:38)
07. Three Little Words (3:24)
08. All Alone Monday (3:25)
09. Medley: My Sunny Tennessee/Take Me To The Land Of Jazz (3:36)
10. A Kiss To Build A Dream On (3:05)
11. I Love You So Much (2:33)
12. The Time To Sing (2:27)
13. I Wanna Be Loved By You (2:51)
14. Show Me A Rose (3:01)
15. Hold Me Thusly (3:33)

Personnel:
Ronny Whyte – piano & vocals
Boots Maleson – bass
David Silliman – drums
Warren Vaché – cornet
Lou Caputo – reeds
Ben Sher – guitar

Ronny Whyte and his trio pay tribute to the songwriting team of Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. The group is joined by Warren Vache on cornet, Lou Caputo on reeds and Ben Sher on guitar on some tracks in various combinations.

Nevertheless... The Kalmar And Ruby Songbook