Songplay

2019

Whoever thought of fusing Italian Baroque arias with jazz standards was onto a winner. Joyce DiDonato, one of the most communicative classical singers of our time, is the perfect choice to give us a delight such as Giordani’s “Caro mio ben” one minute, lifted into the sizzling world of a late-night jazz club, and the George Shearing standard “Lullaby of Birdland” the next. With a seriously impressive five-piece band, led by pianist Craig Terry, who made the arrangements, Songplay bravely crosses barriers and draws on the best of the many worlds it inhabits.

"Se tu m'ami" / "Star vicino" (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Jimmy Madison, Joyce DiDonato, Charlie Porter, Craig Terry, Steve Barnett, Chuck Israels

6:33

"Tu lo sai" (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Joyce DiDonato, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter, Craig Terry, Chuck Israels

4:48

(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Charlie Porter, Joyce DiDonato, Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Craig Terry

7:24

"Lullaby of Birdland" (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Charlie Porter, Chuck Israels, Joyce DiDonato, Jimmy Madison, Craig Terry

4:18

"Will He Like Me?" (Amalia) [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Lautaro Greco, Craig Terry, Joyce DiDonato, Chuck Israels

4:00

VIII. "Amarilli, mia bella" (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Craig Terry, Chuck Israels, Joyce DiDonato

3:27

Lean Away (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Joyce DiDonato, Craig Terry

4:44

"Col piacer della mia fede" (Nicandro) [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Craig Terry, Charlie Porter, Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Joyce DiDonato

5:05

"Vedrò con mio diletto" (Anastasio) [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Chuck Israels, Joyce DiDonato, Craig Terry

5:30

(In My) Solitude [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Craig Terry, Charlie Porter, Joyce DiDonato

5:21

XVII. "Quella Fiamma" (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Joyce DiDonato, Craig Terry, Lautaro Greco, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter, Chuck Israels

4:08

Caro mio ben (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Joyce DiDonato, Craig Terry

3:45

"Nel cor più non mi sento" (Rachelina) [Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble]

Craig Terry, Joyce DiDonato

3:12

With a Song in My Heart (Arr. Terry for Jazz Ensemble)

Craig Terry, Joyce DiDonato, Lautaro Greco, Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison

8:25