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Big City Rhythms

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Close Your Eyes 2. The Very Thought Of You 3. Let Me off Uptown 4. Girl Talk 5. You Can't Lose 'Em All 6. One Day at a Time 7. The Rhythm Of The Blues 8. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else 9. Ev'rything You Want Is Here 10. Johnny One Note 11. Swing Is Back in Style 12. Love Is Nothin' But a Racket 13. Lullaby in Rhythm 14. When Your Lover Has Gone / The Gal That Got Away 15. New York, New York 16. How Little We Know

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Michael Feinstein: Big City Rhythms

Read "Big City Rhythms" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Having created some of the best and most enduring musical catalogs of Great American Songbook composers and some of the best cabaret sets ever heard, Michael Feinstein breaks new ground with his first Big Band album. Growing up in the personal attendance of the legendary Ira Gershwin and in the comforting shadow of such standard bearers ...

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Michael Feinstein: Big City Rhythms

Read "Big City Rhythms" reviewed by Matthew S. Robinson


Having created some of the best and most enduring musical catalogs of the composers of the Great American Songbook and some of the best cabaret sets ever heard, Michael Feinstein is breaking new ground with his first Big Band album. Growing up in the personal attendance of the legendary Ira Gershwin and in the comforting shadow ...

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Michael Feinstein w/ Maynard Ferguson: Big City Rhythms

Read "Big City Rhythms" reviewed by Dave Hughes


Up to this point, Michael Feinstein has focused his talents on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley tunes. This is his first foray into big band swing, and it's a rewarding and satisfying effort.  Feinstein exhibits expressiveness, precision, and an excellent command of dynamics.  Maynard Ferguson is primarily in a supporting role here, fronting a full big ...

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Michael Feinstein with the Maynard Ferguson Big Band: Big City Rhythms

Read "Big City Rhythms" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Big City Rhythms represents something of a departure for singer / composer / arranger Michael Feinstein. Instead of centering his performance on the works of a single popular composer, as he usually does, Feinstein takes a large bite out of the Great American Songbook; and instead of performing with a small group or generic big band, ...

Album

Big City Rhythms

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 1999
Track listing: Close Your Eyes; The Very Thought Of You; Let Me Off Uptown; Girl Talk; You Can

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Michael Feinstein: Big City Rhythms

Read "Big City Rhythms" reviewed by Jim Santella


What do Michael Feinstein and Maynard Ferguson have in common? They’re both prolific (Feinstein has 18 albums now). Both have an appreciation for popular songs and both employ distinctive sounds. Feinstein’s vocal quality is smooth, shallow and friendly, while Ferguson’s thin, high-pitched trumpet acrobatics are legendary. Neither artist makes full use of music overtones, preferring instead ...


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