★★★★★
Dory Previn, nee Langdon, who died just last year, may be best known to rock fans for her seven amazing confessional solo albums from the '70s that betrayed a wit, charm, and sophistication that invited comparisons to such songwriters as Randy Newman, Joni Mitchell and Harry Nilsson. However, during the '60s, Dory had been nominated for three Oscars for songs created for movies, two of them co-written by her husband, André...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-08-06
★★★★★
As the press notes explain, when Michael Feinstein finally got André Previn to agree to a collaboration after much nudging, the now-84-year-old composer and pianist initially downplayed his non-classical book's value. Previn, says Feinstein, insisted he hadn't even written some of the songs Feinstein wanted to sing...
- jazztimes.com
2013-07-04
★★★★★
"An Evening With Scott Hamilton & Friends" features an all-star cast skating to standards and other songs performed by singer-pianist Michael Feinstein.A presentation of an NBC television special, the 90-minute DVD includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.During the show, Feinstein and his band perform on a stage adjacent to the ice rink. Make no mistake: This is an evening of ice skating with live music and not a jazz concert. Scenes cuts from skater to Feinstein and back again...
- www.jazzreview.com
2010-08-23
★★★★★
Michael Feinstein's LIVINGSTON AND EVANS SONGBOOK will delight the numerous jazz fans of Feinstein, and Livingston & Evans. A wonderful collection of romantic jazz ballads interpreted by the intimate voice of Michael Feinstein. There are 23 songs on the collection. Some of the songs are "Mona Lisa," "Buttons and Bows," "Silver Bells," "Never Let Me Go," "Tammy," "Through Children's Eyes," "Whatever Will Be, Will Be," "As I Love You," "Wish Me A Rainbow," among others...
- www.jazzreview.com
2010-08-23
★★★★★
As Concord Records has undergone its transformation in the past year, it is creating new brands and alliances that expand its reach into new markets beyond its roots in mostly straight-ahead jazz and then Latin music. All of the entertainment companies, including Blue Note, are broadening their offerings to reach new markets while remaining focused on recording quality and on a dedication to fine music...
- www.jazzreview.com
2010-08-23
★★★★★
The DVD, An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends, may be the name of the NBC special of January 11. However, by the evidence of the amount of airtime they share with Hamilton (the ice skater, not the saxophonist)--not to mention the unceasing stream of music giving audible character to the skating--"special musical guest" Michael Feinstein and his band led by Matt Catingub are equally important to the success of the program...
- www.jazzreview.com
2010-08-23
★★★★★
It's hard to listen to Pure Imagination, an album of Tin Pan Alley-style tunes selected for young listeners, without imagining a tableful of toddlers in diapers, boas, andsmoking jackets, sipping gimlets. But I guess that's okay; imaginingthings is what this collection's about. Like Harry Connick Jr., neo-crooner Michael Feinstein makes youfeel nostalgic about music you've never heard. He's a musicalarchivist, so many of these songs are unfamiliar-some for goodreason...
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
Michael Feinstein's 2-CD release, ROMANCE ON FILM, ROMANCE ON BROADWAY, is a magnificent collection of American standards sung in moving jazz vocals as only Michael Feinstein can sing them! This is without doubt Michael Feinstein's finest work to date. For those unaware of Michael Feinstein's talents as vocalist and pianist, this is the best possible introduction to the man's jazz vocals you could ask for! Feinstein delivers perfectly each selection...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
For his latest CD celebrating the American songbook, Michael Feinstein spared no expense. Or at least his producers didn't. For he traveled to Tel Aviv to record the 12 songs of Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Concord employed as the conductor no less than Alan Broadbent, for whom this project must have signified one of the highlights for his resumé...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
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