Liza Minnelli - Liza's at the Palace
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Artist: Liza MinnelliBrand: PBS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-02-03
Music Label: Hybrid / Sire
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Teach Me Tonight
- I Would Never Leave You
- If You Hadn't, But You Did
- What Makes A Man A Man?
- My Own Best Friend
- Maybe This Time
- He's Funny That Way
- Palace Medley
- Cabaret
- But The World Goes 'Round
- Hello, Hello
- Jubilee Time
- Basin Street Blues
- Clap Yo' Hands
- Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
- I Love A Violin
- Mammy
- Theme from 'New York, New York'
Free Music Notes for Liza's at the Palace
Free Music Review: Liza's at the Palace: Capturing an Era
Hit: 5 Stars
I purchased "Lizas at the Palace" knowing it was not recorded live, as most of Liza Minnelli's releases have been since, well, forever. I saw Lizas at the Palace on December 26; the CD was for sale in the lobby and the vendor told me it was the "original soundtrack recording." My disappointment then was knowing I couldn't have at least an audio of that thrilling live performance -- and it was thrilling --artfully designed, produced. Her homage to Kay Thompson captures a musical entertainment that is all but extinct. I loved the song selections, the movement, the band and the back up boys.
The good news is that to this listener, nothing of that thrill is lost in this studio recording, which may now stand on its own as a musical celebration of an artist, her history and her time for listeners to hear beyond the confines of one or two live performances.
I've heard and read the commentary about the state of Liza's voice, positive and negative. I hear it as it is, which has become a most revered and unique instrument capable of surprising, moving, and pulling at the heart strings. As a stylist, Liza Minnelli has no contemporary. On the first CD, her renditions of "What Makes a Man a Man" and "I Am My Own Best Friend" are wonderful little musical dramas, and her performance comes through clearly in the vocal renditions. The big band behind her is the BEST, and ultimately complements Liza and does not eclipse her. My 22 year old daughter commented on the the purity of its sound and how it breathes above the synthesized sound her generation. What a gift!
I'm sure Liza Minnelli could easily have released this as a live CD - and who knows, maybe in a few years there will be a "deluxe" version recorded live just for her rabidly loyal fans. But in releasing this studio recording, the listener is treated to something quite wonderful without the distractions of a live audience: a mature and disciplined Liza, a glimpse into the history of the big "club acts" from the 40s and 50s. Best of all, we get to hear Liza Minnelli, all out there, sounding better, stronger, wiser, and at just the right moments "thrilling." There's nothing like a Liza live performance, even a Liza concert recording. The brilliance of this CD is its focus on the voice of an era still grandly recognizable and worthy to be listed among the great legendary song stylists of the last 60 years. I hope this is not her last studio recording, as she seems to release one only every 10 - 15 years or so. But if it is, it ranks among her best.
If there is a live version of this, I'll pre-order it now. And if you do get a chance to see her live, go. They just don't make 'em like this anymore.
But for now, purchase Lizas at the Palace and be ready for a musical journey presented with the highest production values and an eclectic but wonderful selection of some never recorded material. And just to speak to the state of Liza's voice: If you are familiar with her recording of "Mammy" in the orginal recording of "Liza with a Z," Listen to the second last track on disc 2, close your eyes, and 35 years disappear. That girl can sure still sing!
Liza's at the Palace Poster
Liza recently completed her triumphant return to Broadway's famed Palace Theater, and this 2-CD set captures all the magic and music of her hallowed homecoming! Phil Ramone produced the recording; Liza sings He's Funny That Way; Mammy; Basin Street Blues; Cabaret; Teach Me Tonight; Theme from New York, New York; I Love a Violin; Maybe This Time , and more.Broadway & Vocalists Music CDs
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