Michael Feinstein Sings The Jule Styne Songbook

Michael Feinstein | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 1991)
• Original Release Date: October 8, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005J13
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,693 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. People

2. I've Heard That Song Before

3. I Know About Love

4. Let's See What Happens

5. I Don't Want To Walk Without You

6. Nice She Ain't

7. Home Is That Place

8. A Little Girl From Little Rock

9. Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are

10. Who Are You Now?

11. Not Mine

12. The Music That Makes Me Dance

13. Overture

14. Small World

15. You'll Never Get Away From Me

16. All I Need Is The Girl

17. Everything's Coming Up Roses

18. I Fall In Love Too Easily

19. Look At You, Look At Me

20. The Guy In The Polka Dotted Tie

See all 33 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Michael delivers for fans of Jule Styne, August 10, 2005

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Roger L. Vandermeer (Garden Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Another winner from Michael Feinstein for fans of Jule Styne's music

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I've Heard That Song Before", June 17, 2010

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R. DelParto "Rose2" (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Singer and pianist Michael Feinstein has been fortunate enough to have sung and worked with the legends of American popular song from Ira Gershwin to Jule Styne. Having come across Michael Feinstein Sings The Jule Styne Songbook with Jule Styne, Piano several years ago by accident, I happened to see track 16 on the CD, which was a song that Harry Connick, Jr. had covered during his live shows, "All I Need is the Girl. That particular song as well as the other 33 classic Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood scores selections further enticed me to continue to listen.

All of the songs on the album are absolutely legendary especially how many may identify each song first and foremost from the Broadway shows in which they were introduced and sung and the composers who's names are unforgettable, Sammy Cahn, Bob Merrill, Stephen Sondheim, et al. Although listeners may be surprised of their presentation, stripped down or unplugged versions, but possibly best identified as the most intimate and raw renditions where Feinstein provides the vocals and Styne the piano accompaniment, though he sneaks in a little vocals on the song "The Guy in the Polka Dotted Tie" and "Time After Time."

The entire package of the CD is exceptional. The liner notes are also another interesting part of the album as well because there are a few comments about the songs and as a treat, the A Personal Note on the Recording section, which is a ten-page interview by Michael Feinstein with Jule Styne. The record was released in 1991 and Styne performed and recorded these great songs at the young age of 85. Indeed, for those who enjoy and never get tired of listening or singing along to songs of yore, especially songs from the Great American Songbook, this is worth more than one listen.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great overview of a great composer, October 10, 2000

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Charles Evans (san francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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good performances -jule styne shows he was a great composer and pianist and a great character ! Michael does a good job but his singing is not extraordinary