Live At Floating Jazz Fest. (1990)
Label: CRD Catalog: CRD312 Format: CD Donegan, Dorothy* 1 My Funny Valentine - 4:32 * 2 Misty/Caravan - 10:32 * 3 Someday My Prince Will Come/Tiger Rag - 11:48 * 4 Lena, Eartha, Pearl & Billie - 8:25 * 5 Who Can I Turn To? - 5:49 * 6 The Lady Is a Tramp/Autumn Leaves - 5:41 * 7 After Hours - 5:00 * 8 'Round Midnight/Gershwin Medley - 14:03 * 9 Remarks to Audience - 1:34 * 10 Blackbird Boogie - 3:48 * 11 Jazzspeak - 7:23 The remarkable pianist Dorothy Donegan, who has been overlooked by many jazz fans and critics for decades, is heard in a typically exciting and occasionally riotous live session recorded on the SS Norway. Followed by bassist Jon Burr (who has to work hard to keep up with Donegan's many spontaneous changes of direction) and drummer Ray Mosca, Donegan performs a varied set that includes a few eccentric medleys (including one of "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "Tiger Rag" and another that combines together "Misty" and "Caravan"), an odd tribute to "Lena, Eartha, Pearl & Billie" and her "Blackbird Boogie." Switching between bop, boogie-woogie, stride and classical music, Dorothy Donegan puts on a colorful show. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi Price: $18.98 |