Tag: Too Marvelous for Words
Michael Feinstein: Ella on My Mind
The program was enriched by three young, talented guest vocalists.
Isn’t It Romantic?: A Salute to Adela and Larry Elow
A well-produced evening that evoked laughter and a few tears.
Carol Woods: Ain’t We Got Fun: The Richard Whiting Songbook
It was apparent this undertaking was going to be a spectacular winner.
Tappin’ Thru Life
Tappin’ Thru Life is an entertaining, celebratory homage to a Golden Age of show business.
Kurt Elling: Elling Swings Sinatra
Kurt Elling uncovered the Frank Sinatra essence of communicating both sadness and elation without attempting to imitate Sinatra.
Johnny Mercer
May 2009 JOHNNY MERCER Prolific and terrific, warm or witty, Johnny Mercer was, to employ one of his song titles, just “Too Marvelous for Words.” That 1937 song had music by Richard Whiting, father of Mercer protegee and friend and another of our Hall of Fame-rs, singer Margaret Whiting, now President of the music education-focused […]