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Stephen Sondheim
Color And Light: Jazz Sketches On Sondheim
Album US 1995 on Sony Classical label
Jazz (Soul-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz)
Recorded at Clinton Studios, The Hit Factory, RPM - New York and at Westlake, Signet Sound - Los Angeles. Notes: Each track (except track 11) is from a corresponding musical featuring music by Stephen Sondheim:- Track 1 is from "Sweeney Todd" Track 2 is from "Little Night Music" Track 3 is from "Pacific Overtures" Track 4 is from "Anyone Can Whistle" Track 5 is from "Passion" Tracks 6 and 9 are from "Sunday In The Park With George" Tracks 7 and 8 are from "Follies" Track 10 is from "Dick Tracy" Track 11, "written in the '50s for an unproduced television special, was lost until transcribed from a tape by Sonheim associate Paul McKibbins. Here we present a rare recording of Stephen Sondheim as pianist. His very touching performance comes first, then variations from Herbie Hancock..."
Musicians
 | Stephen Sondheim p, voc, *1930 US album by, piano |
 | Jenafer Gillingham , photography by, salt and pepper |
 | Peabo Bryson voc, bvoc, *1951 US performer on track, vocals |
 | Christian McBride b, eb, *1972 US bass |
 | Brian Blade dr, *1970 US drums |
 | Brad Mehldau p, *1970 US piano |
 | Joshua Redman ts, sax, *1969 US tenor saxophone |
 | Grover Washington, Jr. , 1971-1999 US performer on track, tenor saxophone |
 | Marvin "Smitty" Smith dr, perc, *1961 US drums |
 | Geoff Keezer p, *1970 US piano |
 | Terence Blanchard tr, *1962 US performer on track, trumpet |
 | Christopher Thomas b, bass |
 | Troy Davis dr, *1965 US drums |
 | Bruce Barth p, key, *1958 US piano |
 | Nancy Wilson voc, *1937 US performer on track, vocals |
 | Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US performer on track, piano |
 | Jim Hall g, 1930-2013 US performer on track, guitar |
 | Scott Colley b, *1963 US bass |
 | Jeff Hirshfield dr, *1955 US drums |
 | Holly Cole Trio , 1986-1995 CA performer on track |
 | David Piltch b, perc, *1960 CA bass |
 | Aaron Davis p, CA piano |
 | Wayne Shorter ts, ss, *1933 US saxophone, soprano |
 | Holly Cole voc, *1963 CA vocals |
 | Oscar Castro-Neves g, acg, 1940-2013 BR guitar |
Producers
| Ric Wilson edited by, digital editing |
| Willy Lewis edited by, digital editing |
| Michael Thompson engineer, assistant |
| Mike Simpson engineer, assistant |
| Robert Friedrich engineer, assistant |
| Steve Howard engineer, assistant |
| Suzanne Dyer engineer, assistant |
| Bernie Grundman mastered by |
| Miles Goodman producer |
| Oscar Castro-Neves producer |
| Joel Moss recorded by, mixed by |
Composers
| Stephen Sondheim |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretty Women | Peabo Bryson | 4:38 | |
| 2 | Every Day A Little Death | Grover Washington, Jr. | 4:19 | |
| 3 | Poems | Terence Blanchard | 7:22 | |
| 4 | Anyone Can Whistle | Nancy Wilson | 4:58 | |
| 5 | Loving You | Nancy Wilson | 4:03 | |
| 6 | Color And Light | Herbie Hancock | 4:15 | |
| 7 | One More Kiss | Jim Hall | 4:04 | |
| 8 | Losing My Mind | Holly Cole Trio | 4:41 | |
| 9 | Children And Art | Holly Cole Trio | 3:43 | |
| 10 | What Can You Lose? | Jim Hall | 5:42 | |
| 11 | They Ask Me Why I Believe In You | Stephen Sondheim | 5:56 |
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