Excerpts from revues and musicals; the 6th track from the song-cycle Five Victorian songs.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Steven Suskin and song texts in container.

Recorded March 1998 at the Hit Factory, New York City. Additional recording May 1998 at Avatar Studios, New York City.

Sung in English.

Round about : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Jonathan Tunick (4:54)

Born too late : from The littlest revue ; orch. Larry Hochman (4:13)

The love I long for : from Sadie Thompson (with Fred Hersch, piano) (3:46)

Autumn in New York : from Thumbs up ; orch. Jonathan Tunick (4:24)

The sea-gull and the ea-gull : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Larry Hochman (1:36)

Remember or forget : from the song-cycle Five Victorian songs ; orch. Larry Hochman (3:07)

Not a care in the world : from Banjo eyes ; orch. Byron Olson (with Fred Hersch, piano solo) (3:41)

Words without music : from Ziegfield Follies of 1936 ; orch. Larry Hochman (4:27)

Swattin' the fly : from Dancing in the streets ; orch. Michael Starobin (2:40)

April in Paris : from Walk a little faster ; orch. Danny Troob (3:15)

I like the likes of you : from Ziegfield follies of 1934 ; orch. Fred Hersch (with John Pizzarelli, vocals, guitar ; Fred Hersch, piano ; Drew Gress, bass ; Tom Rainey, drums) (3:01)

Low and lazy : from Sweet bye and bye ; orch. Fred Hersch (with Fred Hersch, piano) (4:17)

Water under the bridge : from Ziegfield follies of 1934 ; adapted from the 1934 commercial recording, arr. Vernon Duke (with Eric Stern, piano ; John Manasse, clarinet) (3:02)

Ages ago : from Time remembered ; orch. Richard Rodney Bennett (with Richard Rodney Bennett, piano) (3:56).

Musicals > Excerpts, Arranged.

Revues > Excerpts, Arranged.

Song cycles > Excerpts, Arranged.