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Posted on Friday, October 16, 2020
a new Rebecca Luker track
When we recorded Rebecca Luker’s Jerome Kern album in 2013, we added one song not in her stage show: a duet with Matt Scott to “The Enchanted Train,” a Kern and P.G. Wodehouse song that Tommy had always loved. Becca and Matt were magical, but as we mixed down the album, we realize that the rest of it was so personal and introspective that this joyous song just didn’t fit. It got left on the cutting room floor. But this past summer we all found ourselves thinking about it. Tommy realized it needed more of a chart than just the piano and bass that had accompanied the original album, and music director Joe Thalken graciously orchestrated it for eight players, who recorded it in their private studios. Our genius engineer Bart mixed it all down, and we’re so thrilled to unveil the results for you here: Rebecca Luker and Matthew Scott dueting to Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse’s “The Enchanted Train.“ As the song title implies, it’s three-and-a-half minutes of pure enchantment. This track is now available where you purchase and stream music, including:
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Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2020
Maury Sings Yeston
Our friend Maury Yeston turns 75 on October 23. We’ve had the great pleasure, since 2003, of recording numerous Yeston cast albums, songbooks, and classical discs. (PS Classics cofounder Tommy Krasker has actually been working on and off with Maury for over 40 years, including a stint as vocal director on the original Broadway production of Nine.) We wanted to do something special to celebrate Maury’s milestone, and Tommy, who has been among the first to hear all of Maury’s glorious songs as he’s composed them, suggested a two-disc set of Maury’s demos, of him performing his own material, spanning some 40 years. Maury’s demos aren’t like those of most composers: he typically recorded them in a studio, and often layered multiple voices, to showcase his rich harmonies and contrapuntal writing. And as anyone who knows Maury will attest to, his enthusiasm as he demonstrates his own material is boundless. He is a born performer. Maury Sings Yeston will be available for downloading and streaming on Maury’s 75th birthday, October 23, with a hard-good release to follow seven weeks later. Join us for the celebration!
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