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1."I'm
a Stranger Here Myself"
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2."My
Ship"
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3.
"Lonely House"
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4.
"Pirate Jenny"
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5.
"Tango Ballad" w/ Brian Lane Green
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6.
"One Life to Live"
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7.
"Solomon Song"
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8.
"Youkali"
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9.
"Tschaikowsky"
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10.
"Song of the Rhineland"
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11.
"Progress" w/ John Boswell
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12.
"It Never Was You'"
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13.
"Surabaya Johnny"
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14.
"Listen to My Song"
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15.
"Lost in the Stars"
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The music
of Kurt Weill
Recorded live with WDR Big Band, Cologne, Germany
Arranged and conducted by Roger Kellaway
Additional musicians
Guitar: Robben Ford
Piano: John Boswell
Cello: Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Trumpet: William Artope
Woodwinds: Dan Higgins, Gary Meek
Vocals: John Boswell, Brian Lane Green
Engineered and Mixed by Walter New
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Actress/singer Anne Kerry Ford has been passionate
about Kurt Weill's music since appearing with Sting in "The Threepenny
Opera" on Broadway, so performing and recording with the famed
WDR Big Band in Cologne,Germany's Philharmonic Hall under the musical
direction of legendary arranger/musician Roger Kellaway was a dream-come-true.
In "Weill", she presents fifteen songs from Kurt Weill's
German and American songbooks, (as well as the French "Youkali",
sung here in rarely heard English translation), holding her own in
front of the mighty sound of WDR's brilliant 28 pieces. Included are
several intimate arrangements: the humorous "Tango Ballad"
duet with Broadway singer Brian Lane Green as well as the lovely ballads
"My Ship", "It Never Was You" and "Lost in
the Stars". "Weill" was produced by her husband Robben
Ford, who is also featured on guitar. " A glorious and fascinating
new celebration of one of the greatest 20th-century songwriters....a
dazzling addition to the Weill discography."
- Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent
The song "Pirate Jenny" (from "Weill") was chosen
by USA TODAY's Elysa Gardner to be in the "weekly playlist"
(11/13/06). Gardner wrote: "Ford brings memorable sturm und drang
to the Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht classic."
"This magnificent singer reaches to the bottom of her vocal range
to pull out emotional moments that soar beyond cabaret into moving
theater... Ford demonstrates the remarkable range of the great German
composter, who also worked with American wordsmiths Ira Gershwin,
Alan J. Lerner, Langston Hughes, as well as the hefty morality plays
that are the Brecht songs. What Ford captures in Weill's music, even
in his lightest vein, is an inherent pain, which she translates with
a fine actor's dexterity."
- L.A. Weekly
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listing |
1.
"Something's Coming"
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2.
"Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'"
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3.
"All Through The Day"
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4.
"The Miller's Son"
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5.
Medley:
"Edelweiss"/ "Goodbye For Now"
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6.
Medley:
"Two Little People/ If I Loved You"
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7.
"Not A Day Goes By"
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8.
"Something Wonderful"
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9.
Medley:
"Don't Ever Leave Me"/ Can't Help Lovin' That Man"
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10.
"Being Alive"
Live Encores From the Plush Room
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11.
"Bill"
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12.
"With So Little To Be Sure Of"
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Produced
by Robben Ford & John Boswell
M.B. Gordy: percussion
Nico Abondolo: bass
Gianna Abondolo: cello
Brian Mann: accordion
Joyce Kelley: oboe
Robben Ford: guitar
John Boswell: piano and synthesizers
All arrangements by John Boswell
On "Something Wonderful", Anne presents fresh, passionate re-interpretations
of some of the greatest songs ever written for the theater by
Oscar Hammerstein and Stephen Sondheim with a uniquely feminine and
modern perspective. The recording traces the poignant journey
of a love affair, with the vulnerability, pain, joy and fullness that
goes along with love, which despite it's challenges is indeed "something
wonderful." The title also suggests the powerful influence on Sondheim
by his mentor and refers to the depth and profundity of both the relationship
and the songs themselves.
The warm, personal arrangements are by acclaimed composer/pianist
John Boswell. He was able to share his artistic vision as co-producer
on this recording with world renowned guitarist and four-time Grammy
nominee, Robben Ford.
SOMETHING WONDERFUL will appeal to lovers of the music theater as
well as to cabaret audiences looking for new treatments of these classic
songs. The recording also features two live encores from Anne's
appearance at San Francisco's Plush Room.
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1.
"Speak Low"
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2.
"The Folks Who Live On The Hill"
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3.
Medley:
"A Kiss To Build A Dream On"/ "When I Grow Too Old
To Dream"
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4.
"Two For The Road"
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5.
"I Know I Am But Summer To Your Heart"
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6.
"Lazy Afternoon"
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7.
"Never Gonna Dance"
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8.
"You Go To My Head"
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9.
Medley:
"Ain't Misbehavin'"/ "What A Little Moonlight Can
Do"
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10.
"What's The Use Of Wond'rin'?"
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11.
Medley:
"Try To Remember"/ Monologue / "I Remember"
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12.
"For All We Know"
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Produced by Robben Ford
Michele Brourman: piano
Tom Brechtlein: percussion
David Speltz: cello
Robben Ford: guitar
Chuck Domanico: bass
Jon Crosse: clarinet
Chris Symer: bass
special guest, pianist Roger Kellaway
New York's Village Voice describes Anne's debut CD as "All soprano,
pure and simple...What's sophisticated is her taste, which runs
towards standards like "Lazy Afternoon" and the insinuating
Jerome Kern/Dorothy Field "Never Gonna Dance." And the L.A.
Times calls it "An impressive debut CD... a polished production...
Simply a celebration of the American popular songbook."
The recording features legendary pianist Roger Kellaway and four-time
Grammy nominee, guitarist Robben Ford.
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