You're forgiven if the name Jerome Moross doesn't ring any bells. But even if your familiarity stretches past his film scores or the jazzy standard "Lazy Afternoon" from 1954's The Golden Apple, you might still be surprised by the variety of riches to be found on Windflowers. This collaboration between producer Tommy Krasker and the composer's daughter unearthed mostly unknown songs from such shows as Ballet Ballads and Underworld (John Latouche and John Hollander are the most frequent lyricists), and this cast and seven-piece ensemble staged it as a cabaret show in early 2000.
Richard Muenz gets things going with the easy swinger "Beer and Flowers," Jessica Molaskey handles the jazzy stuff (including "Lazy Afternoon"), Philip Chaffin takes the boy-tenor songs, Alice Ripley covers everything from the tender title tune to the rueful "Forget Me Not," Jenny Giering sings ballads beautifully, and even pianist-music director Eric Stern sings and plays the barrelhouse "Baby's Gonna Shake It." Perhaps best of all, the cast shares duets and quartets and backs each other up, providing a sense of joyful ensemble. --David Horiuchi
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Composer Jerome Moross wrote ballets, film scores and classical works, but his first love was the theatre. "There's always another melody to be written," he would say, and Windflowers: The Songs of Jerome Moross offers delectable proof, with selections from his stage shows Ballad Ballads, The Golden Apple, Underworld, and Gentlemen, Be Seated! -- most unheard in nearly fifty years. Alice Ripley, Richard Muenz, Jessica Molaskey, Philip Chaffin, and Jenny Giering -- five singers equally at home on Broadway, in cabaret, and in the recording studio -- celebrate an American original, in nineteen selections alternately playful and atmospheric, and always highly melodic.
Windflowers: The Songs of Jerome Moross
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ASIN: B00005JCQH Release Date: 2001-05-01 |
Tracks:
- Beer and Flowers
- Lazy Afternoon
- Come Live With Me
- Oh Baby, Gee Baby
- Windflowers
- I've Got Me
- Prologue to Underworld
- That Extra Bit
- I've Even Been in Love
- Baby's Gonna Shake It
- It's Almost Time Now
- Love Me
- Fare You Well
- I Can't Remember
- It's the Going Home Together
- Some Day
- My Yellow Flower
- Ridin' on the Breeze
- Stay With Me
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You're forgiven if the name Jerome Moross doesn't ring any bells. But even if your familiarity stretches past his film scores or the jazzy standard "Lazy Afternoon" from 1954's The Golden Apple, you might still be surprised by the variety of riches to be found on Windflowers. This collaboration between producer Tommy Krasker and the composer's daughter unearthed mostly unknown songs from such shows as Ballet Ballads and Underworld (John Latouche and John Hollander are the most frequent lyricists), and this cast and seven-piece ensemble staged it as a cabaret show in early 2000.Richard Muenz gets things going with the easy swinger "Beer and Flowers," Jessica Molaskey handles the jazzy stuff (including "Lazy Afternoon"), Philip Chaffin takes the boy-tenor songs, Alice Ripley covers everything from the tender title tune to the rueful "Forget Me Not," Jenny Giering sings ballads beautifully, and even pianist-music director Eric Stern sings and plays the barrelhouse "Baby's Gonna Shake It." Perhaps best of all, the cast shares duets and quartets and backs each other up, providing a sense of joyful ensemble. --David Horiuchi
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Composer Jerome Moross wrote ballets, film scores and classical works, but his first love was the theatre. "There's always another melody to be written," he would say, and Windflowers: The Songs of Jerome Moross offers delectable proof, with selections from his stage shows Ballad Ballads, The Golden Apple, Underworld, and Gentlemen, Be Seated! -- most unheard in nearly fifty years. Alice Ripley, Richard Muenz, Jessica Molaskey, Philip Chaffin, and Jenny Giering -- five singers equally at home on Broadway, in cabaret, and in the recording studio -- celebrate an American original, in nineteen selections alternately playful and atmospheric, and always highly melodic.Customer Reviews:
Breathtaking.......2003-03-16
Songs you'll actually want to hum........2001-05-04
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