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Though Michael Feinstein remained in the public eye throughout the latter half of the 2010s, performing live and appearing intermittently as a presenter on the Turner Classic Movies network, the onetime Ira Gershwin archivist went nearly a decade without releasing any albums. It was his first gap of more than two years since his 1987 studio debut, Pure Gershwin. He comes back to key influences George and Ira Gershwin, for more than the first time, on his return, 2022's Gershwin Country. A set of 11 duets, each with different guests, it navigates timeless romantic ballads and what prove to be playfully old-fashioned, vaudeville-esque takes with giants of country music (and one with album executive producer Liza Minnelli). It opens with perhaps the most country-forward arrangement of the set, "Love Is Here to Stay," featuring Dolly Parton. The song's gentle steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, and rhythm section, alongside Parton's sincere, timeworn vocals, add just the right rustic touch to the swing-era love song, which, like the rest of the selections, sees Feinstein trade lines with his guest. Generally speaking, the ballads work best here: a lovely vocal performance by Alison Krauss highlights "Someone to Watch Over Me," and Amy Grant helps deliver a graceful, straightforward version of "They Can't Take That Away from Me," while the more complex chord progressions and key changes of "I've Got a Crush on You" with Rosanne Cash fall more in the category of "twangy jazz." A song-appropriate slinkiness adds nuance to Feinstein and Mandy Barnett's version of "How Long Has This Been Going On?" Far from sentimental throughout, the album sees Brad Paisley deliver a rousing, stick-clacking "I Got Rhythm," including a memorable guitar solo that kicks off a series of rotating band solos and includes a quote of The Andy Griffith Show theme ("The Fishin' Hole"). Elsewhere, "Fascinating Rhythm," performed by Feinstein with Vince Gill and the Time Jumpers, even includes jump blues-style group response parts. However, the record leaves listeners on an elegant, only vaguely twangy edition of "Embraceable You" by Feinstein and Minnelli. Since, taken together, the set lands in crossover territory, only swaying toward traditional country from show tune jazz, (pun opportunity aside) the album perhaps should have been titled Country Gershwin, as the balance tips toward the songwriters.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
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Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dolly Parton, FeaturedArtist - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Pahl, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Silver, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tania Hancheroff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Douglas, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ROSANNE CASH, FeaturedArtist - Pat Coil, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kira Small, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Silver, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tania Hancheroff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alison Krauss, FeaturedArtist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kira Small, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Earle Hagen, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brad Paisley, FeaturedArtist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Herbert Spencer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Dugmore, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Mandolin, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Grant, MainArtist - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Coil, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Hancheroff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Pahl, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lyle Lovett, FeaturedArtist - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kira Small, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tania Hancheroff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Mandy Barnett, MainArtist - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kira Small, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marabeth Quinn, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Larry Franklin, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vince Gill, FeaturedArtist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Spivey, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kerry Marx, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Albin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Reiss, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Thomas, Drums, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Time Jumpers, MainArtist - Kenny Sears, Vocals, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, Author - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - LEE ANN WOMACK, FeaturedArtist - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Coil, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Brent Mason, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Bush, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Douglas, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Milsap, MainArtist - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kerry Marx, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Mark Lambert, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Silver, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tania Hancheroff, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BILL SCHNEE, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BERGEN WHITE, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Paul Franklin, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Aubrey Haynie, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Bryan Sutton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Liza Minnelli, MainArtist - Lowell Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Darken, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brewster, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - KYLE LEHNING, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Casey Wood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Recording Producer, MainArtist - JEFF TAYLOR, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Krauss, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Seth Morton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kira Small, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Sokolnicki, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Badum, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lance Powell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zaq Reynolds, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sunny Nam, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Bradley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cappellino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
Albumbeschreibung
Though Michael Feinstein remained in the public eye throughout the latter half of the 2010s, performing live and appearing intermittently as a presenter on the Turner Classic Movies network, the onetime Ira Gershwin archivist went nearly a decade without releasing any albums. It was his first gap of more than two years since his 1987 studio debut, Pure Gershwin. He comes back to key influences George and Ira Gershwin, for more than the first time, on his return, 2022's Gershwin Country. A set of 11 duets, each with different guests, it navigates timeless romantic ballads and what prove to be playfully old-fashioned, vaudeville-esque takes with giants of country music (and one with album executive producer Liza Minnelli). It opens with perhaps the most country-forward arrangement of the set, "Love Is Here to Stay," featuring Dolly Parton. The song's gentle steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, and rhythm section, alongside Parton's sincere, timeworn vocals, add just the right rustic touch to the swing-era love song, which, like the rest of the selections, sees Feinstein trade lines with his guest. Generally speaking, the ballads work best here: a lovely vocal performance by Alison Krauss highlights "Someone to Watch Over Me," and Amy Grant helps deliver a graceful, straightforward version of "They Can't Take That Away from Me," while the more complex chord progressions and key changes of "I've Got a Crush on You" with Rosanne Cash fall more in the category of "twangy jazz." A song-appropriate slinkiness adds nuance to Feinstein and Mandy Barnett's version of "How Long Has This Been Going On?" Far from sentimental throughout, the album sees Brad Paisley deliver a rousing, stick-clacking "I Got Rhythm," including a memorable guitar solo that kicks off a series of rotating band solos and includes a quote of The Andy Griffith Show theme ("The Fishin' Hole"). Elsewhere, "Fascinating Rhythm," performed by Feinstein with Vince Gill and the Time Jumpers, even includes jump blues-style group response parts. However, the record leaves listeners on an elegant, only vaguely twangy edition of "Embraceable You" by Feinstein and Minnelli. Since, taken together, the set lands in crossover territory, only swaying toward traditional country from show tune jazz, (pun opportunity aside) the album perhaps should have been titled Country Gershwin, as the balance tips toward the songwriters.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:04
- Main artists: Michael Feinstein
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
© 2021 Craft Recordings. ℗ 2021 Craft Recordings.
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