Sure Thing The Jerome Kern Songbook
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Composer or Director: Jerome (David) Kern
Label: Philips
Magazine Review Date: 12/1994
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 442 129-4PH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(The) Land Where the Good Songs Go |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Roberta, Movement: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Show Boat, Movement: ~ |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
High, Wide and Handsome, Movement: The Folks Who Live On the Hill |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
High, Wide and Handsome, Movement: Can I Forget You? |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Swing Time, Movement: ~ |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Swing Time, Movement: A Fine Romance |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
One Night in the Tropics, Movement: Remind Me |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Joy of Living |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Sweet Adeline, Movement: Why Was I Born? |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
You Were Never Lovelier, Movement: I'm Old Fashioned |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Very Warm for May, Movement: All the Things You Are |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Can't Help Singing, Movement: Can't Help Singing |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
(The) Girl from Utah, Movement: They Didn't Believe Me |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Oh Boy!, Movement: Till the Clouds Roll By |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Sally, Movement: Look for the Silver Lining |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Cover Girl, Movement: Sure Thing |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Cover Girl, Movement: Long Ago (and Far Away) |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Music in the Air, Movement: The Song is You |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Miss 1917 |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Composer or Director: Jerome (David) Kern
Label: Philips
Magazine Review Date: 12/1994
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 70
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 442 129-2PH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(The) Land Where the Good Songs Go |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Roberta, Movement: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Show Boat, Movement: ~ |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
High, Wide and Handsome, Movement: The Folks Who Live On the Hill |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
High, Wide and Handsome, Movement: Can I Forget You? |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Swing Time, Movement: ~ |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Swing Time, Movement: A Fine Romance |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
One Night in the Tropics, Movement: Remind Me |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Joy of Living |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Sweet Adeline, Movement: Why Was I Born? |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
You Were Never Lovelier, Movement: I'm Old Fashioned |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Very Warm for May, Movement: All the Things You Are |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Can't Help Singing, Movement: Can't Help Singing |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
(The) Girl from Utah, Movement: They Didn't Believe Me |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Oh Boy!, Movement: Till the Clouds Roll By |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Sally, Movement: Look for the Silver Lining |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Cover Girl, Movement: Sure Thing |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Cover Girl, Movement: Long Ago (and Far Away) |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Music in the Air, Movement: The Song is You |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Miss 1917 |
Jerome (David) Kern, Composer
André Previn, Piano David Finck, Double bass Jerome (David) Kern, Composer Sylvia McNair, Soprano |
Author: Adrian Edwards
Ohio-born Sylvia McNair starts, at any rate with one appropriate credential and with Andre Previn at the piano she has an impeccable accompanist who demonstrated his affinity for Kern's songs back in the 1950s with a memorable LP on Vocalion that included a virtual replica of his one solo spot on this CD, ''Go little boat''.
Throughout this songbook, McNair's musicianship is never in doubt—the pure tone, elegant enunciation and careful phrasing all fall gratefully on the ear. But in most instances I was also wanting more—a touch of Angst for ''Why was I born?'', more tonal colour for ''I won't dance'' and in general, more spunk! Exceptionally, I was held by her interpretation of ''Nobody else but me'', where she does dig beneath the surface of the words to give a memorable interpretation of Kern's last song.
Previn has lost none of his flair for communicating his delight in playing these songs and it was a sensible idea to give him his head from time to time. The recording balance never forgets the sensitive contribution from bass player David Finck, nor the intimate nature of these performances of what the music business is now calling 'lounge music'. Well, these songs have survived the chink of glasses at the cocktail hour and will no doubt outlive the next fad, whatever that may be.'
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