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duets

 

 
PLEASE USE THE CONTROLS BELOW THE ALBUM COVER TO LISTEN TO THE SONGS
  1. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  2. Why Can't You Behave?
  3. You Make Me Feel So Young
  4. Personality
  5. Isn't This a Lovely Day?
  6. I'm Beginning to See the Light
  7. They Say It's Wonderful
  8. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
  9. Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries
  10. Isn't It Romantic?
  11. Stompin' at the Savoy
  12. Let's Get Lost
  13. Thanks for the Memory
  14. The Last Dance

 

 

      On half the duets, the accompaniment consists of just my piano. On five tracks I'm joined by the fine bassist, Dmitri Kolesnik. On one (#11), the legendary vibist Warron Chiasson chimes in, while on another (#16) guitarist Andrei Ryabov spurs us along. The songs are all standards. Three are by Irving Berlin Nos. 1, 5 and 7), two each are by my favorite Jimmy's -- McHugh (Nos. 8 and 12) and Van Heusen (Nos. 4 and 14). In terms of nostalgia, the song that stands out is Thanks for the Memory (#13) by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger. The treatment I most relish here is on Cole Porter's Why Can't You Behave? (#2) from his superb show "Kiss Me Kate" – you can tell how much fun Annette and I were having with the lyrics. . And on Stompin' at the Savoy (#11), that's me on vibes playing the first chorus – then switching over to the piano to back up Warren Chiasson's first-rate vibes solo.