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Standard Time: Live In New York

Russ Lorenson

Label: LML Music
Released: 2023
Duration: 01:05:00
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Tracks

Raise The Roof; Swing Is Back In Style; The Party Upstairs; Hello; Ask Me If I Care; How I Will Say I Love You; Forever, For Now; Lucky Charm; I'll Dream Of You Again; Fools In Love;Danglin'; I Changed The Rules; Diamond In The Sky; I'm Alright Now; It's Raining Memories.

Personnel

Russ Lorenson

vocals

Kelly Park

keyboards

Tom Hubbard

bass

Brian Carmody

drums

Terrence Brewer

guitar

Album Description

Who says The Great American Songbook stopped being written in 1959? Given the enduring influence of hip-hop, the splintering of musical audiences, and the evident changes in the music industry and wider American society since “the day the music died,” it's not surprising that many have pronounced the Great American Songbook as extinct, or at the very least, teetering on the brink of survival. In 2008, Russ Lorenson disagreed with this bleak outlook, and put together a show full of "new standards" to prove the point that well-written songs with meaningful lyrics were still being written, just waiting to be interpreted by thoughtful, jazz-inspired vocalists. "Standard Time" explored the subject of love and relationships through the Great American Songbook of the New Millenium, featuring songs written within the previous 20 years or so. When these shows were recorded in New York back in October 2008, the intent was to turn them into a live concert CD to be released in 2009 which didn’t happen and since then, the masters have sat untouched. Now, 15 years later, listening back to these songs confirms that Russ’ hypothesis was correct – many of these songs have actually become standards of a new generation.

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