Fletcher has been making a constant pain of himself by knocking over a box of "stuff" sitting by the computer desk; I finally decided to empty the box once and for all. The box contained some misc CDs I had ordered from bk and I stacked a few of them in a "Divas do B'Way" pile for later listening. Well Woody, having nothing better to do on his morning off, grabbed one of the top of the stack - soon he was back with "You gotta hear this arrangement by Larry"; later, says I, let's play it on the trip to Dover.
Well, as Michael S and George, among others will appreciate, I discovered what is probably the best produced compilation CD album I own - Laurie Beechman - "No One Is Alone". listening to this disc is like browsing through a collection of rare books - each in its own unique binding, each crafted with style and loving care, the single unifying theme being the love and care used in their creation. Who would have thought an orchestrator could blend a Bernstein from Candide and one from West Side Story into a soaring duet; and imagine a fairly standard "You'll Never Walk Alone" suddenly break out with a full gospel choir joining a full-throated orchestra, but never leaving the star behind!
For ask BK day:
The "You'll Never Walk Alone" track is one the best produced cuts I've heard - how did you manage to pull all of those elements together?
der Brucer
