Leonard Bernstein - I Feel Pretty
There is a long history of jazz intersecting with Broadway musicals,
and one of the all-time great musicals is West Side Story (book by Stephen Sondheim and music by Leonard Bernstein). In the show, "I Feel Pretty" plays as an uptempo waltz as Maria dreams about her date night coming up that evening.
Over the years this tune has been re-worked by Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, Andre Previn, Stan Kenton, Marion McPartland and Dave Grusin, just to name a few. It is now the first single from the upcoming George Kahn Quartet album. The video was just released this week!
This is my third time using Kickstarter
to launch a new recording. It is a great way to get you involved in the
project, so you can be part of the creation as well as receiving a copy
of the album when it is all done later this year!
The album features George on piano with Alex Acuña on drums, Pat Kelley on guitar and David Hughes on bass.
There
are a few "Early Bird Special" rewards available right now: a
two-for-one CD special, as well as a handful of tickets for the
"Kickstarter Kick-Off" House Party on March 14. Please take a couple of minutes and visit the Kickstarter, and pledge today! Thank you in advance for the help.
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