Her debut album, Pentimento, put a jazzy spin on Depression-era standards; her next CD, A Good Day, took off from the song stylings of Peggy Lee. But Jessica Molaskey is a Broadway baby at heart, with scores of shows to her credit. Now, for the first time, she turns her attention to a dozen great theatre standards and, with guitarist-husband John Pizzarelli at her side, infuses them with her own jazzy style and sass. It’s 42nd Street meets 52nd Street, as she puts it in her liner notes. You’ve heard these songs before, but never with the twists devised by Jessica and the Pizzarelli clan.

As All Music put it recently: "Backed by a band of superb New York based musicians, Molaskey sounds young and flirty in 'I Cain't Say No' (from Oklahoma!) in a superb orchestration by John Clayton, then soars in the stunning strings and piano arrangement of 'Make Believe.' But one of the assets of Molaskey's choice of songs is rediscovering overlooked gems like 'Stepsisters' Lament,' making the most of its hilarious lyrics in a rapid-fire rendition. A very welcome guest is singer Adam Guettel (Richard Rodgers' grandson) in the warm duet of Rodgers' melancholy 'Glad to Be Unhappy' with a brilliant orchestration by Don Sebesky. Husband John Pizzarelli sings with his wife in the humorous interwoven medley of Jon Hendricks' bop classic 'Cloudburst' and Stephen Sondheim's 'Getting Married Today,' a real laugh riot arranged by Jason Robert Brown. The only thing better than listening to this outstanding CD is getting to hear Jessica Molaskey perform in person."

Track Listing:

1. I CAIN’T SAY NO
(Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II)

2. GUYS AND DOLLS
(Frank Loesser)

3. MAKE BELIEVE
(Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II)

4. STEPSISTER’S LAMENT
(Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II)

5. GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY
(Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart)

6. HEY, LOOK ME OVER
(Cy Coleman & Carolyn Leigh)

7. SO MANY PEOPLE
(Stephen Sondheim)

8. CLOUDBURST/
GETTING MARRIED TODAY
(Jon Hendricks/Stephen Sondheim)

9. GROWING PAINS
(Arthur Schwartz & Dorothy Fields)

10. ALL THAT JAZZ
(John Kander & Fred Ebb)

11. RIGHT AS THE RAIN
(Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)

12. YOU’RE A BUILDER UPPER
(Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, & E. Y. Harburg)

13. CRADLE AND ALL
(Ricky Ian Gordon & Jessica Molaskey)

14. GOODNIGHT MY SOMEONE
(Meredith Willson)


Visit Jessica's website at www.JessicaMolaskey.com.