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Jan Shapiro: Piano Bar After Hours
ByPiano Bar... is a collection of eleven far-flung songs that Shapiro sings with her experience-informed soprano voice. Where Shapiro vamps a show tune style with Frank Loesser's "A Slow Boat to China," slowly, perfectly supported by pianist Daniela Schachter, she makes Mark Winkler's lyrics sparkle on "I Keep On Loving You." She is as effective singing Rickie Lee Jones' "Company" as she is scatting Horace Silver's fun "Doodlin.'" But where Shapiro proves her temper singing almost casually on Loesser's "If I Were a Bell," where she turns the piece into an upbeat ballad with pianist John Harrison III bouncing right along. "Tell Me" is as experimental as its composer with Shapiro interpolating a Jarreau-McFerrin vibe with multi-voice tracking. Shapiro should get out of the classroom more.
Track Listing
On A Slow Boat To China; You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me; I Keep On Loving You; They Say It's Wonderful; Doodlin'; Lost Up In Loving You; Times Lie; If I Were A Bell; Who Cares; Tell Me; Company.
Personnel
Jan Shapiro
vocalsJan Shapiro: vocals; Daniela Schachter: piano (1, 3); Bob Winter: piano (2, 9); Tim Ray: piano (4, 11); Russell Hoffman: piano (5, 6); John Harrison III: piano (7, 8); Adriana Balic: keyboards (10); Bob Stoloff: vocal drums (10); Joey Blake: vocal bass (10).
Album information
Title: Piano Bar After Hours | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Self Produced