Betty Buckley, The Doorway - 52m 27s

Tracks & Durations

1. The Doorway	6:29
2. With a Song in My Heart	2:36
3. An Interesting Person	3:57
4. Sycamore Trees	3:21
5. Meditation - I Concentrate on You	5:34
6. Autumn Leaves	4:20
7. A Loss of Heroes	3:29
8. St Francis Prayer	3:28
9. America the Beautiful - Bridge of Troubled Water	7:03
10. God Bless America	3:52
11. For the Beauty of the Earth - Imagine	8:10

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Review

In September 2001, Broadway veteran Betty Buckley was preparing concerts to open the Lincoln Center American Songbook Series when the tragic events of 9/11 unfolded. But at the urging of New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the events weren't canceled, instead becoming a tribute to the city's indomitable spirit and Broadway's most treasured adage: the show must go on. Recorded just weeks later, this album is built around the repertoire of those inspirational evenings, a warm, intimate reminder that there is considerably more to the Broadway musical tradition than vocal bravado and show-stopping musical numbers. Indeed, Buckley caresses every jazzy nuance and bolsters the innate cabaret drama of this material, which ranges from her own introspective title track through Rodgers, Jobim, and a smoky en Francais take on the standard "Autumn Leaves" to the understated dignity of her "America the Beautiful"/"Bridge Over Troubled Water" medley and the mournful jazz band improvisation, "A Loss of Heroes." Arranged by Kenny Werner (who also wrote the meditative "St. Francis Prayer" here) and produced by Buckley, it's one of the most dignified and thoughtful musical projects to have been inspired by the horrors of 9/11. --Jerry McCulley

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