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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0021471148428 Format: Live Label: Drg Manufacturer: Drg Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Drg Release Date: May 25, 2004 Sales Rank: 20663 Studio: Drg Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Barbara Cook's Broadway doesn't actually document this magnificent singer's engagement on the Great White Way, but instead a Lincoln Center show compiling her favorite musical-theater tunes. Cook includes material from two of her signature shows: "Till There Was You" from The Music Man and a superb four-song suite from She Loves Me (though she doesn't do "Ice Cream"). The rest ranges from standards ("A Wonderful Guy") to underestimated pieces ("His Face" from Carnival). Like Rosemary Clooney before her, Cook has maintained her standing as a singer by reinventing herself from ingenue to supremely elegant and precise stylist. Just listen to her unexpectadly dark-edged version of "The Gentleman Is a Dope" and you'll see how a brilliant interpretive singer can out wring new meaning out of the most familiar material. It's not all about belting, folks. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Wow!!!Folks, don't walk, but run to buy this cd. It doesn't get any better than this. Ms. Cook is at her absolute best on this cd. While I didn't have the opportunity to catch this concert I did see her at the Strathmore Center in Rockville, MD and she was nothing short of extraordinary. Sure, she may forget a word or two but to hear her phrasing and witness that power that she commands is a sight to behold. Like another reviewer, I practically fell to my knees when I heard her sing In Buddy's ... Read More Rating: - Barbara Still MagnificentLike Don, I attended Barbara Cook's concert November 12 at the Haugh Auditorium. We first became aware of her in the original cast of She Loves Me on Broadway almost 50 years ago. She sang like an angel then, and still does. I is hard to believe that a 78 year old could sing so beautifully. As she wanders around the stage, shuffling a bit, you realize she isn't a young woman, but to hear her you would think so. We've seen her in concert a lot of times on her visits to Southern California. The CD is a treasure ... Read More Rating: - Barbara Cook Is A National Treasure!I had the pleasure of seeing Barbara Cook in concert last evening, and I'm still amazed at how incredible this performer is. She just turned 78 and her voice is virtually unchanged, bringing to mind the voice of a woman in her thirties. And her dramatic instincts have never been better or stronger: a way with a lyric that's a how-to in show song interpretation; great taste in material and presentation that's a how-to in concert performing. Her selection of Broadway theatre songs is notable for some gems that only ... Read More Rating: - How many adjectives are there for Miss Cook?Mere mortals half her 75 years would walk on hot coals to have the voice Barbara Cook still commands today. You need proof? Just listen to how effortlessly she negotiates Rodgers and Hammerstein's deceptively difficult "This Nearly Was Mine". Diction coaches everywhere must swoon in quiet delight when they hear the way she totally commands the English language. You don't believe me? Then you try wrapping yourself around all those words Jerry Herman squeezes into "Look What Happened ... Read More Rating: - BROADWAY'S shining jewelYes, Barbara Cook is a shining jewel of BROADWAY. And, she keeps glittering brightly ! This CD is a gorgeous testament to a stellar BROADWAY star whose fame never caught up with her talent. Each selection is special on this CD, even with the connecting patter. Browse for similar items by category:
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