Every song on here is a favorite of mine. The track I like best is My Shining Hour (#2), an Arlen-Mercer tune we take at a fast clip that really swings. One vocal I'm happy with is on Cole Porter's little known Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye (#8) – check the offbeat Romeo/Juliet reference in the lyric. I Thought About You (#1) and Oh, Look at Me Now (#9) have the kind of tempo I'm fond of. The tune I'm especially drawn to here is Easy Come, Easy Go (#12) by Johnny Green and Edward Heyman. On a dare, I whistled the first chorus of Come Dance With Me (#20). The Claustro Rag (#18) is my sole recording of a song for which I wrote the words and music – I hope you like it.
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