Michael Feinstein - Livingston & Evans Songbook: Michael Feinstein
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Artist: Michael FeinsteinEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Music Label: Feinery
Soundtracks:
- You're So Right For Me
- Mona Lisa
- What Fools These Mortals Be
- Buttons And Bows
- The Late Scene
- Bonanza/Mr. Ed
- All The Time
- How Much Will I Love You
- His Own Little Island
- Silver Bells
- Ya' Got Class
- Never Let Me Go
- Jubilie-Jubilo
- Tammy
- Through Children's Eyes
- To Each His Own
- Almost In Your Arms
- Henriette
- The Mating Season
- Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)
- As I Love You
- Anywhere But Here
- Wish Me A Rainbow
Free Music Notes for Livingston & Evans Songbook: Michael Feinstein
Free Music Review: Great songs, great songwriters, great singer
Hit: 5 Stars
The first time I visited my daughter in her house near Pittsburgh, her husband told me that the house next door was once the home of Jay Livingston. "Who's that?" I asked. I think the answer was, "He wrote 'Silver Bells.'" I knew that song (is there anyone who doesn't?) and then discovered this recording and a whole lot of great music that Mr. Livingston and Ray Evans created over several decades.
I like Michael's rendition of many of them, breathing new life into some old chestnuts like "Mona Lisa."
But I especially value the piano-playing and singing of Mr. Livingston! What a thrill to hear this legendary musician toward the end of his life. He sounds like he was having a great deal of fun. Thanks to Michael for capturing those wonderful moments.
Oh, by the way, it was my honor to participate in the dedication of a Pennsylvania state historical marker commemorating Jay Livingston in his hometown several years ago. I get a charge out of seeing it every time I visit that town!
Livingston & Evans Songbook: Michael Feinstein Poster
The title of this album, "The Livingston and Evans Songbook featuring Michael Feinstein," underscores that this collection is more about loving musicology and artistic proselytizing than about career self-aggrandizement. The 23 tracks here span decades (the '50s and '60s) in which the film musical often seemed on the ropes, yet those years were always brightened by the songwriting efforts of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. Feinstein's loving renditions here span stage, screen, and pop radio. They include evergreens ("Mona Lisa," "Buttons and Bows," "Silver Bells," "Whatever Will Be, Will Be"), less familiar gems ("All the Time," "How Much Will I Love You"), and rarities ("Henriette" from an unproduced musical, the unused title track for The Mating Season).The effervescent Livingston himself plays piano on many of the recordings. He chimes in on a loopy medley of the Bonanza and Mr. Ed" TV themes and sprightly takes of "You're So Right for Me," "Ya' Got Class," "Buttons and Bows," and "Wish Me a Rainbow." Melissa Manchester turns in a smoky rendition of "Never Let Me Go," and a previously unreleased demo of "Anywhere but Here" features Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer. A warm, upbeat delight from first track to last. --Jerry McCulley
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