NELSON RIDDLE: MUSIC WITH A HEARTBEAT – Geoffrey Littlefield with Christopher Riddle (Grosvenor House Publishing – ISBN: 978-1—83975-440-2) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Those of us of a certain age will instantly know the name Nelson Riddle. Most will associate him with Frank Sinatra as he was Sinatra’s main arranger through the […]
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CD Review: Legends – Gary Williams
LEGENDS – Gary Williams (BOS Records – BOS6817) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Gary Williams is back with a new CD and this time it is a love letter to the greats of yesteryear: Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Presley, Nat ‘King’ Cole, and others. Tracks include: ‘Mr Bojangles’, ‘Mack the Knife’, ‘Route […]
CD Review: Lost Broadway 1961 – Various Artists
LOST BROADWAY 1961 – Various Artists (Stage Door Records – STAGE 9063) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have a selection of CDs and vinyl that are catalogued under ‘Great to Be Alive’. They consist of shows that lift your spirits, singers who bring joy to the ear and compilations that hit the […]
Keepers of the Keys: Eric Yves Garcia – The Pheasantry
Keepers of the Keys: Eric Yves Garcia at The Pheasantry, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It was a great shame to find so many empty tables for the Pheasantry debut of one of Manhattan cabaret’’s most-admired singer-pianists, and with only a couple of dozen watching, it was difficult for Eric […]
John Barr – Self Portrait – Crazy Coqs
John Barr performed Self Portrait at the Crazy Coqs, London. Monday nights at the Crazy Coqs are rapidly becoming something of a treat as they afford fledgling artists and seasoned performers a chance to try out new material or hone their cabaret style in a one-off show. Among those seasoned performers is John Barr, a […]
