Jason Robert Brown, Lauren Kennedy - Songs of Jason Robert Brown
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Artist: Jason Robert Brown, Lauren KennedyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-03-04
Music Label: P.S. Classics
Soundtracks:
- And I Will Follow
- Pretty Music
- Letting You Go
- I Can Do Better Than That
- Christmas Lullaby
- I'd Give It All for You
- When You Come Home to Me
- Dreaming, Wide Awake
- Goodbye Until Tomorrow
- If I Told You Now
- Flying Home
Music reviews of Songs of Jason Robert Brown
Music Review: An amazing showcase for JRB's amazing songs!
Rating: 5 Stars
If you're not a fan of Jason Robert Brown I do not really recommend this album as a starting place. I would recommend The Last Five Years or Songs For A New World. But for those of us who already love Jason Robert Brown this is an amazing showcase of his talent.
On first listening of this CD I did not enjoy Lauren Kennedy, I missed the wonderful voice of Sherie Rene Scott on the L5Y songs.. but on the second and third listening I fell in love with her. She is an extremely talented singer! The way she pours emotion into all of these songs is astounding. I highly recommend anything that features her.
The songs themselves are a good variation. And many of them are in better form than the originals. "Pretty Music" is nicely sung and "When You Come Home To Me" is better in this completed version. But many of the previously recorded songs are just alright, they often suffer from somewhat cheesy orchestrations. However, this CD is 100% worth it just for the 4 new songs that are only on this album. "I Will Follow" and "Letting You Go" are bursting with emotion and feeling. "If I Told You Now" and "Dreaming Wide Awake" are my favourite JRB songs of all time. They are brilliant.
Please buy this CD. You will be thank yourself!
Description of Songs of Jason Robert Brown
In their first CD collaboration, Lauren Kennedy and this Jason Robert Brown have joined forces to create something fresh and dynamic: a solo album with its roots in theatre but with a vibrant pop sensibility. With the best New York arrangers and musicians aboard, the result taps a myriad of styles, including rock, gospel, country, swing and art song, to become, in the words of Variety, "exciting, innovative and altogether inspiring." Songs: And I will Follow, Pretty Music, Letting You Go, I Can Do Better Than That, Christmas Lullaby, I'd Give It All For You, When You Come Home To Me, Dreaming Wide Awake, Goodbye Until Tomorrow, If Told You Now, Flying Home.Is it premature for composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown, after only three recorded shows, to be the subject of a songs-of collection? Not at all when you consider that a strong singer, some new material, and a fresh look at old material make Lauren Kennedy's solo debut a significant addition to Brown's catalog. Kennedy created the role of Catherine in The Last 5 Years (a conflict prevented her from continuing it in New York), so three of those songs are included here, plus three from Songs for a New World, and one from Parade. New arrangements and even some new lyrics make everything sound as fresh as the four never-before-recorded songs (two written for this album). Kennedy is a joy to listen to, singing with beauty, power, and heart, and Brown leads the band from the piano (as one would expect), and even holds up the vocal end of the stirring duet "I'd Give It All for You." Notes by singer and songwriter and full lyrics make Songs by Jason Robert Brown a first-rate package all around (but including "Stars and the Moon" would have made it just about perfect!). --David Horiuchi
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