![]() ![]() The orchestra preserve and protect the musical heritage of these unforgettable songs, whilst also looking to the future by presenting original arrangements of classic standards written by members of the orchestra.Įxpect to hear hits such as I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter/Frank Sinatra), Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael/Nat ‘King’ Cole), ‘S Wonderful (George Gershwin/Ella Fitzgerald) and many more in a joyful celebration of some of the best music of the 20 th Century. The music of these great artists and composers will be bought to life by Down for the Count’s Concert Orchestra, featuring some of the UK’s top emerging musicians and arrangers under the baton of musical director Mike Paul-Smith. The endless romantic allure of The Great American Songbook makes its compositions adaptable to many styles of music, from blues to soul to jazz. Great American Songbook The Songbook Academy welcomes 40 vocalists from around the country for seven days of workshops, masterclasses, and performances. This collection features artists ranging from the legendary singers Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra to modern masters of the genre Diana Krall and Jamie Cullum. The 28-piece Down for the Count Concert Orchestraand vocalists present a “sonic ride back to the sounds of Capitol Studios in the 1950s” (DownBeat Magazine) as they play timeless classics from The Great American Songbook.Ĭomposers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin transformed the art of popular song in the first half of the 20 th Century, providing the material that would spring artists such as Frank Sinatra, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland and many more to international stardom. The Great American Songbook represents a core suite of songs from stage, screen, dance club, and jazz hall that was the accompanying soundtrack for. 8: Too Much Monkey Business (Chuck Berry) Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley were mutual admirers (Berry described the man dubbed The King as the greatest who ever lived). Listen to The Great American Songbook by Various Artists on Apple Music.
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