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One More Rose: A Tribute to Alan Lerner
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The album's subtitle: "A Tribute to
Alan J. Lerner
," could have just as easily honored
Frederick Loewe
and
Burton Lane
as well since all the tunes are from collaborations
Lerner
had with these two composers.
Jackie Cain
Roy Kral
have pretty much stayed with tunes from familiar Broadway musicals like
My Fair Lady
,
Paint Your Wagon
, and
Brigadoon
, but there's a cut from an early
/
Loewe
production,
The Day Before Spring
from 1945. Although there is some unevenness in the music in that some of the material sounds a bit dated, everything is done with that inimitable patented singing as one, professional and swinging style
Cain
Kral
have been using successfully for more than 50 years. For this album, a vibes player has been added to create an airy, glittering tone to the proceeding.
Steve Light
applies his mallets to excellent effect throughout making his presence felt on such tunes as
"Show Me."
spends most of his time at the piano, leaving the vocalizing to
and she takes advantage of the spotlight with poignant readings of
"If Ever I Would Leave You"
and the lovely
"Too Late Now."
One More Rose
does not rank up there with some other albums this duo has released, but nonetheless it is a very pleasant listen. ~ Dave Nathan
Alan J. Lerner
," could have just as easily honored
Frederick Loewe
and
Burton Lane
as well since all the tunes are from collaborations
Lerner
had with these two composers.
Jackie Cain
Roy Kral
have pretty much stayed with tunes from familiar Broadway musicals like
My Fair Lady
,
Paint Your Wagon
, and
Brigadoon
, but there's a cut from an early
/
Loewe
production,
The Day Before Spring
from 1945. Although there is some unevenness in the music in that some of the material sounds a bit dated, everything is done with that inimitable patented singing as one, professional and swinging style
Cain
Kral
have been using successfully for more than 50 years. For this album, a vibes player has been added to create an airy, glittering tone to the proceeding.
Steve Light
applies his mallets to excellent effect throughout making his presence felt on such tunes as
"Show Me."
spends most of his time at the piano, leaving the vocalizing to
and she takes advantage of the spotlight with poignant readings of
"If Ever I Would Leave You"
and the lovely
"Too Late Now."
One More Rose
does not rank up there with some other albums this duo has released, but nonetheless it is a very pleasant listen. ~ Dave Nathan