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The pairing of sophisticated cabaret singers of two generations -- sexagenarian Mabel Mercer and merely middle-aged Bobby Short -- in a concert at Manhattan's Town Hall on May 19, 1968, was an inspired idea on the part of promoter George Wein, and an even better choice for a double-LP release by Atlantic Records. Both performers were longtime signees to the label, which made things easy. The first LP belonged to Short, who, backed by his usual cohorts, bassist Beverly Peer and drummer Dick Sheridan, turned in a typically appealing set that began with a quartet of Cole Porter songs and went on to a couple of Cy Coleman songs. His expertise on the music of these songwriters was well established, but he went on to try some jazzier and bluesier material, notably "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" and Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's "Something to Live For," varying these selections with the witty novelties "And Her Mother Came Too" and "On the Amazon." Mercer's set, heard on the second disc, was not so diverse, but her precise rendering of a set of light, romantic lyrics and winning melodies, also dipping into the Porter and Coleman songbooks, kept the audience transfixed. The two returned together for the encore to duet playfully on "The 59th Street Bridge Song" and, appropriately, Coleman's "Here's to Us." The result was a stylish musical evening that harked back decades in New York society and nightlife, but managed to seem utterly contemporary, and it's effectively captured here.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Bobby Short, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Cole Porter, Composer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
C. Leigh, Writer - Bobby Short, MainArtist - CY COLEMAN, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
C. Leigh, Writer - Bobby Short, Performance, MainArtist - Coleman, Writer - LEIGH, Writer - CY COLEMAN, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ervin Drake, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Duke Ellington, Writer - Billy Strayhorn, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - FRANK LOESSER, Writer - Victor Schertziner, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Ivor Novello, Writer - P. Titheradge, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Phil Moore, Producer - Rolly Bundock, Bass Guitar - Larry Bunker, Drums - Wesley Sox Wilson, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Clifford Grey, Writer - Greatorex Newman, Writer - Vinnie Ellis, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - Mabel Mercer, Vocals, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
B. MERRILL, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Kevin Gavin, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist - Jerome Gavin, Writer
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Warren, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Wells, Writer - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Mabel Mercer, Vocals, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Wells, Writer - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Mabel Mercer, Vocals, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
D. Fields, Writer - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
F. Huddleston, Writer - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
M. LEONARD, Writer - Hugh Martin, Writer - Mabel Mercer, Vocals, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Mabel Mercer, MainArtist - C Hall, Whistle
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Jerome Moross, Composer - John Latouche, Writer - Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
H. Dietz, Writer - A. Schwartz, Writer - Mabel Mercer, Vocals, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Bobby Short, Performance - Paul Simon, Writer - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - Mabel Mercer, Performance - Bobby Short and Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
C. Leigh, Writer - Bobby Short, Piano, Vocals - Richard Rodgers, Composer, Lyricist - Lorenz Hart, Composer, Lyricist - CY COLEMAN, Writer - Bobby Short w/ Mabel Mercer, MainArtist
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Albumbeschreibung
The pairing of sophisticated cabaret singers of two generations -- sexagenarian Mabel Mercer and merely middle-aged Bobby Short -- in a concert at Manhattan's Town Hall on May 19, 1968, was an inspired idea on the part of promoter George Wein, and an even better choice for a double-LP release by Atlantic Records. Both performers were longtime signees to the label, which made things easy. The first LP belonged to Short, who, backed by his usual cohorts, bassist Beverly Peer and drummer Dick Sheridan, turned in a typically appealing set that began with a quartet of Cole Porter songs and went on to a couple of Cy Coleman songs. His expertise on the music of these songwriters was well established, but he went on to try some jazzier and bluesier material, notably "Gimme a Pigfoot (And a Bottle of Beer)" and Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's "Something to Live For," varying these selections with the witty novelties "And Her Mother Came Too" and "On the Amazon." Mercer's set, heard on the second disc, was not so diverse, but her precise rendering of a set of light, romantic lyrics and winning melodies, also dipping into the Porter and Coleman songbooks, kept the audience transfixed. The two returned together for the encore to duet playfully on "The 59th Street Bridge Song" and, appropriately, Coleman's "Here's to Us." The result was a stylish musical evening that harked back decades in New York society and nightlife, but managed to seem utterly contemporary, and it's effectively captured here.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:03
- Main artists: Mabel Mercer & Bobby Short
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Jazz
2009 © 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. 2009 ℗ 1968 Atlantic Recording Corp. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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