Concord Records Delivers Two Rich Romantic Portraits of Piano

The ultimate romantic crooner, MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, delivers double the romance with Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway. Disc one of this 2-CD set of new recordings features Michaels heartfelt interpretations of a handpicked collection of romantic songs from classic films, including As Time Goes By, Isnt It Romantic, The Way You Look Tonight and many more. For disc two, Michaels romantic inspiration is found on Broadway, with yet another enduring and endearing collection of love songs, including Always, The Song Is You, My Funny Valentine and many othersTwenty-two songs in all from the charismatic, extraordinarily talented and unabashedly romantic MICHAEL FEINSTEIN! For more Michael, check out www.michaelfeinstein.org where you can: find out about his Holiday Romance show in New York and download a digital audio postcard and send it to a friend.

Friends For Schuur is DIANE SCHUURS first recording for Concord Records and she sounds as dynamic as ever. But Dianes not flying solo as shes enlisted plenty of her friends and they are Friends For Schuur. The album is chock full of stellar collaborations beginning with a digitally reintroduced Stan Getz sax solo on a rendition of Easy Living and finishing with a take on Stevie Wonders I Just Called To Say I Love You featuring Herbie Hancock and Finally, a brand new Wonder track on which Stevie lends both vocals and a harmonica solo. The rest of the album is rich throughout with Alan Bergman & Dave Grusin contributing to a luscious version of It Might Be You (theme from Tootsie) and Ray Charles matching vocals on an inspired live version of It Had To Be You. Another highlight is Red Cab To Manhattan which has a wonderful pop chorus, one that might help this song nestle in perfectly at adventurous Adult Contemporary radio. Produced by Phil Ramone, this eclectic album magnificently showcases Dianes multi-faceted vocal artistry.