#26
Posted: 8/20/13 at 7:49pm
I agree with Tazber about Paige O'Hara's Jerry Herman album. No wonder the two ended up becoming close friends!
For some reason, I absolutely adore Barbara Cook's Disney CD, although I'm not a particular fan of pre-Menken or John, non-Sherman Brothers Disney songs.
We have virtually worn out Judy Kaye's CDs (one is a tribute to ladies of Broadway, the other a tribute to ladies of movie mussels).
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Laurie Beechman's albums don't have the special coherency of the above, but her singing is exquisite and her song choices are excellent. (The fact that she was dying when she recorded some of them adds a special poignancy.)
If you can find a copy, you owe it to yourself to hear Mimi Hines' double-record (now 2 CD) recording from the 1960s. Nearly all the numbers are show tunes, including all the major songs from FUNNY GIRL, which she took over from Streisand and, if the recording is any indication, made her own.
Sam Harris has several great albums, but STANDARD TIME leaves the other guy-singers in the dust. it's not the huge range, it's the exquisite phrasing.
The phrase "Honorable Mention" hardly does justice to Sally Mayes, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristin Chenowith and, of course, Betty Buckley.
Dear Santa, what I'd really like for Christmas is a Hugh Panaro CD.
ETA Damn! How could I forget Pamela Myers' THE CHANCE TO SING. The song choices tend toward the obscure, but on each she is accompanied by the song's composer on the piano!
For some reason, I absolutely adore Barbara Cook's Disney CD, although I'm not a particular fan of pre-Menken or John, non-Sherman Brothers Disney songs.
We have virtually worn out Judy Kaye's CDs (one is a tribute to ladies of Broadway, the other a tribute to ladies of movie mussels).
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Laurie Beechman's albums don't have the special coherency of the above, but her singing is exquisite and her song choices are excellent. (The fact that she was dying when she recorded some of them adds a special poignancy.)
If you can find a copy, you owe it to yourself to hear Mimi Hines' double-record (now 2 CD) recording from the 1960s. Nearly all the numbers are show tunes, including all the major songs from FUNNY GIRL, which she took over from Streisand and, if the recording is any indication, made her own.
Sam Harris has several great albums, but STANDARD TIME leaves the other guy-singers in the dust. it's not the huge range, it's the exquisite phrasing.
The phrase "Honorable Mention" hardly does justice to Sally Mayes, Cheyenne Jackson, Kristin Chenowith and, of course, Betty Buckley.
Dear Santa, what I'd really like for Christmas is a Hugh Panaro CD.
ETA Damn! How could I forget Pamela Myers' THE CHANCE TO SING. The song choices tend toward the obscure, but on each she is accompanied by the song's composer on the piano!
Updated On: 8/20/13 at 07:49 PM
