Songs I Heard

by Harry Connick, Jr.

Overview

This is a very entertaining session by Harry Connick, Jr., covering his favorite songs from movies and the stage. Although his vocals are the primary focus, he also plays piano, wrote all of the arrangements, and conducted both the orchestra and big band. The film Mary Poppins introduced "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "A Spoonful of Sugar," both of which are recast as lively New Orleans struts, featuring trumpeters (and fellow New Orleans natives) Kermit Ruffins and Leroy Jones, respectively, as well as a lush "Stay Awake," with Connick's vocal backed by strings and brass. Several songs from The Sound of Music are included: a delightful, well-crafted arrangement of "The Lonely Goatherd," the waltzing take of "Edelweiss" with a very formal orchestral setting, and a fun-filled "Do-Re-Mi" that starts off with duet bassist Neal "Sugar" Caine and gradually introduces additional soloists to the mix as the piece progresses until the full big band joins in, and then wraps with several amusing false endings. The Wizard of Oz is the source for the hilarious interpretation of "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (primarily an instrumental feature with an imaginative Connick arrangement), a dramatic but nearly over-produced "Over the Rainbow," a campy but obscure song, "The Jitterbug" (which was dropped during the editing of the original film), and a rather laid-back version of "The Merry Old Land of Oz." It's easy to tell that Connick enjoyed making this CD, as the enthusiasm of everyone involved comes across in every track. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	03/15/2019
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	9399700094558
Rank:	169231

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harry Connick, Jr.   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Conductor
Branford Marsalis   Guest Artist,Vocals,Sax (Soprano)
Mark Mullins   Trombone
Emily Mitchell   Harp
Gordon Gottlieb   Percussion
Juliet Haffner   Viola
John Beal   Bass
David Schumacher   Sax (Baritone)
Avril Brown   Violin
Sarah Adams   Viola
Jon Gordon   Sax (Alto)
Katherine LiVolsi Stern   Violin
Craig Mumm   Viola
Lucien Barbarin   Percussion
Adrian Benjamin   Viola
Jan Mullen   Violin
Philip Frazier   Sousaphone
Neal Caine   Bass
Dave Miller   Trombone
Arthur Latin   Drums
Belinda Whitney   Violin
Diane Barere   Cello
Barry Finclair   Violin
Marcus Rojas   Tuba
Ajay Mallery   Drums (Snare)
Caryl Paisner   Cello
David Finck   Bass
Laura Oatts   Violin
Donna Tecco   Violin
Richard Sortomme   Violin
Maura Giannini   Violin
Crystal Garner   Viola
Tony Kadleck   Trumpet
Erik Charleston   Percussion
Keith "Bass Drum Shorty" Frazier   Cymbals,Drums (Bass)
Jill Jaffe   Viola
Joe Magnarelli   Trumpet
Robert Carlisle   Horn
Marc Goldberg   Bassoon
William Parker   Horn
Carol Webb   Violin
Kenneth Burward-Hoy   Viola
James Pugh   Trombone
Marsha Heller   Oboe
Ronald Carbone   Viola
Nardo Poy   Viola
Mitchell Weiss   Clarinet
Pamela Sklar   Flute
Ellen Westerman   Cello
Monica Gerard   Viola
Craig Klein   Trombone
Rebecca Young   Viola
Diane Lesser   Oboe
Yana Goichman   Violin
Maria Kitsopoulos   Cello
Vincent Lionti   Viola
Laura McGinnis   Violin
Masako Yanagita   Violin
Joel Pitchon   Violin
Roberta Cooper   Cello
Richard Hagen   Horn
Ellen Payne   Violin
Judith Sugarman   Bass
Lawrence Glazener   Bass
Karen Griffen   Flute
Stacey Shames   Harp
Melissa Meel   Cello
James Greene   Sax (Alto)
Richard Locker   Cello
John Moses   Clarinet
Stephanie Cummins   Cello
Daniel Druckman   Percussion
Roger Ingram   Trumpet
Kermit Ruffins   Trumpet
Carol Pool   Violin
Paul Woodiel   Violin
Leroy Jones   Trumpet
Jonathan DuBose, Jr.   Guitar
Ann Leathers   Violin
Jerry Weldon   Sax (Tenor)
Ned Goold   Sax (Tenor)
Maxine Roach   Viola
Karen Karlsrud   Violin
Joe Barati   Trombone (Bass)
Abe Appleman   Violin
Julien Barber   Viola
Elena Barere   Violin

Technical Credits

Robert B. Sherman   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Richard M. Sherman   Composer
Vladimir Meller   Mastering
Anthony Newley   Composer
Harry Connick, Jr.   Orchestration,Arranger
Christopher Austopchuk   Art Direction
Steven Kadison   Assistant Mastering Engineer
Jill Dell'Abate   Orchestra Contractor
Alice Butts   Art Direction
Robert Maxwell   Photography
Tracey Freeman   Producer
Martin Charnin   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Gregg Rubin   Mixing,Engineer
Charles Strouse   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer