Michael Feinstein, Michael Feinstein with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - 57m 20s

Tracks & Durations

1. The Folks Who Live On The Hill	6:09
2. The Best Is Yet To Come	3:01
3. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry	4:47
4. By Myself	4:11
5. Sprint Will Be A Little Late This Year	5:41
6. Stormy Weather	5:25
7. Laura	5:40
8. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)	2:38
9. Love Is Here To Stay	5:56
10. How Deep Is The Ocean?	4:45
11. Somewhere	5:36
12. I Won't Send Roses	3:25

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Review

If there's a precious tone to Michael Feinstein's interpretations of the American songbook, it probably stems from a fervent dedication to preserving the original context of his material. This is, after all, a musician who spent many of his formative years in personal service to the late Ira Gershwin. This collection further underscores that commitment, with the lush sound of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (augmented by the piano trio of Alan Broadbent, who also provides all but one of the arrangements here) adding considerable dramatic resonance to Feinstein's performances.

While singers from Sinatra and Streisand to Fitzgerald and Bennett have imbued many of these songs with considerable dollops of jazz, blues, and their own strong personas, Feinstein mines melancholy jewels like "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year," "How Deep Is the Ocean," and "By Myself" for all their introspective emotion. "Somewhere" pays tribute to Bernstein with glorious, unabashed melodrama, while "Laura" (one of the most recorded songs of all time) gets recast in something approaching its original intent via an arrangement written for this recording by composer David Raksin. Feinstein himself penned the album's notes, paying careful tribute to each composer represented and noting that all were Jews, yet their music came to represent a richly American spectrum that included black and white and encompassed jazz, the theater, and even classics in its scope. There's a lesson herein, and one that spans more than mere history and musical archaeology. --Jerry McCulley

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