Tom Wopat, Noël and Cole and Christiane Noll
Three terrific new CDs celebrate the American Songbook.
March 15, 2013
I’ve Got Your Number
Tom Wopat
Like a fine wine, Tom Wopat just gets better with age. His new disc, I’ve Got Your Number, is sharp, jazzy and just plain terrific with arrangements by John Oddo, Henry Hey and Ted Firth. With his relaxed and playful lyric baritone, Wopat sings a dozen classics, and two original tunes, with verve and style. Wopat has never sounded better. It’s seriously great. (LML Music)
Noël and Cole
Noël and Cole
The terrific Noël and Cole show, seen as part of Merkin Concert Hall’s Broadway Close Up series in November 2011, has been lavishly recorded by PS Classics. With arrangements by David Loud and orchestrations by Jason Carr, this sumptuous collection of Noël Coward and Cole Porter classics and rarities features Philip Chaffin, Sara Jean Ford, Euan Morton, Matthew Scott, Elizabeth Stanley and Barbara Walsh. (PS Classics)
Gifts: Live at 54 Below
Christiane Noll
The lovely Broadway star Christiane Noll, a Tony nominee for Ragtime, has joined the growing ranks of exceptional artists who have released a disc on Broadway Records’ Live at 54 Below series. Noll, who has a sumptuous, gleaming soprano, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at her career with music director Ross Patterson, essaying a multitude of styles and genres, all beautifully. (Broadway Records)
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