Barbara Brussell - Lerner In Love: The Lyrics Of Alan Jay

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:40
Size: 165,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:05)  1. It's Time for a Love Song
(3:01)  2. Almost Like Being in Love/On the Street Where You Live
(3:29)  3. Come to Me, Bend to Me/The Heather on the Hill
(2:20)  4. From This Day On
(4:09)  5. Show Me
(2:33)  6. You're All the World to Me
(4:28)  7. Too Late Now
(2:11)  8. Thank Heaven for Little Girls
(3:42)  9. Gigi
(4:42) 10. I Could Have Danced All Night/Dance a Little Closer
(4:31) 11. There's Always One You Can't Forget
(2:54) 12. Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here!
(4:13) 13. I Loved You Once In Silence/before I Gaze At You Again
(2:33) 14. If Ever I Would Leave You
(3:17) 15. What Did I Have That I Don't Have?
(2:37) 16. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
(2:00) 17. Anyone Who Loves
(3:41) 18. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
(4:05) 19. You Haven't Changed At All
(3:59) 20. One More Walk Around The Garden
(2:59) 21. My Last Love/here I'll Stay

Fellow fans of Alan Jay Lerner are in for some rich listening with this handsomely produced CD. Fresh, intimate arrangements and Brussell's warm, sensative vocals let more than two dozen Lerner lyrics shine out in all their glory. Along with familiar standards are some delicious rarities, such as "You Haven't Changed at All," a personal favorite from The Day Before Spring. Brussell gives lyrics and music equal attention, making this one of the most enjoyable cabaret recordings in recent years. 

Kudos to pianist Tedd Firth, producer/arranger Todd Schroeder and executive producer Frank Skillern for such a classy presentation and to Ms. Brussell for such a worthy tribute to a master Broadway lyricist and his gifted composing colleagues. http://www.musicals101.com/cd2005.htm

Personnel:  Barbara Brussell (Vocal), Todd Schroeder (piano), Gene Bertoncini (guitar); Robert Kyle (saxophone); Warren Vaché (trumpet); Steve LaSpina (bass instrument); Peter Grant (drums).

Lerner In Love: The Lyrics Of Alan Jay

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Todd Schroeder - Songs My Father Taught Me

Size: 132,2 MB
Time: 56:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Piano Jazz, Easy Listening
Art: Front

01. Misty (4:24)
02. Scotch And Soda (4:49)
03. Stardust (5:46)
04. Autumn Leaves (5:12)
05. They Can't Take That Away From Me (3:00)
06. The Nearness Of You (5:24)
07. Lush Life (3:47)
08. Skylark (4:47)
09. Tenderly (4:54)
10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (3:11)
11. Danny Boy (3:20)
12. One For My Baby (One More For The Road) (7:55)

Todd Schroeder started playing piano at the age of four. Growing up in a musical family, he was introduced to everything from Claude Debussy to Neil Diamond, from Ray Charles to Elton John, but what he remembers most is discovering, at the age of eight, the rock and roll piano playing of Jerry Lee Lewis.
For Schroeder, this variety of musical influences has produced a variety of musical accomplishments as a composer, producer, arranger, musical director and performer. Playing piano, though, remains Schroeder’s first love. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and the White House, with the Boston Pops and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and has appeared on numerous television shows including The Oprah Winfrey Show.
As an accomplished composer, his original music has been featured in film and television. His production of “Roter Mond: The Braveheart Musical” is set to open in Duisburg, Germany in 2012. He co-composed music and lyrics with Kevin Fisher for the hit musical “Unbeatable: A Bold New Musical”. He has also recorded four of his own CD’s including the critically-acclaimed “Songs My Father Taught Me”.
Along with writing and producing, Schroeder has conducted and arranged for such artists as Angela Lansbury, Nell Carter, Jason Alexander, Rita Coolidge, David Burnham and Sam Harris. He also serves as the vocal director for Disney’s “Aladdin, A Musical Spectacular” and for “Wicked” at Universal Studios Japan. And finally, he is the proud founder of the “Todd Schroeder Young Artist Grant”, an annual scholarship presented to graduating high school students wanting to pursue careers in the arts.

Songs My Father Taught Me

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