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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousRichard M. Sherman | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | The Lonely GoatherdOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 3 | Ding-Dong! The Witch Is DeadHarold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 02:07 | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| 4 | MaybeMartin Charnin, Charles Strouse | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Pure Imagination/Candy ManLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Golden Ticket/I Want It NowLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Oompa LoompaLeslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | A Spoonful of SugarRichard M. Sherman | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Stay AwakeRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | Something Was MissingMartin Charnin, Charles Strouse | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | You're Never Fully Dressed Without a SmileMartin Charnin, Charles Strouse | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | Over the RainbowHarold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 13 | The JitterbugHarold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 14 | EdelweissOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 15 | Do-Re-MiOscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers | Harry Connick, Jr. | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 16 | Merry Old Land Of Oz | Harry Connick, Jr | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 58 mins | 133 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 312 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Adams | Viola |
| 2 | Abe Appleman | Violin |
| 3 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 4 | Christopher Austopchuk | Art Direction |
| 5 | Joe Barati | Trombone (Bass) |
| 6 | Lucien Barbarin | Percussion |
| 7 | Julien Barber | Viola |
| 8 | Diane Barere | Cello |
| 9 | Elena Barere | Violin |
| 10 | John Beal | Bass |
| 11 | Adrian Benjamin | Viola |
| 12 | Leslie Bricusse | Composer |
| 13 | Avril Brown | Violin |
| 14 | Kenneth Burward-Hoy | Viola |
| 15 | Alice Butts | Art Direction |
| 16 | Neal Caine | Bass |
| 17 | Ronald Carbone | Viola |
| 18 | Robert Carlisle | Horn |
| 19 | Erik Charleston | Percussion |
| 20 | Martin Charnin | Composer |
| 21 | Harry Connick, Jr. | Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Roberta Cooper | Cello |
| 23 | Stephanie Cummins | Cello |
| 24 | Jill Dell'Abate | Orchestra Contractor |
| 25 | Daniel Druckman | Percussion |
| 26 | Jonathan DuBose, Jr. | Guitar |
| 27 | David Finck | Bass |
| 28 | Barry Finclair | Violin |
| 29 | Keith "Bass Drum Shorty" Frazier | Cymbals, Drums (Bass) |
| 30 | Philip Frazier | Sousaphone |
| 31 | Tracey Freeman | Producer |
| 32 | Crystal Garner | Viola |
| 33 | Monica Gerard | Viola |
| 34 | Maura Giannini | Violin |
| 35 | Lawrence Glazener | Bass |
| 36 | Yana Goichman | Violin |
| 37 | Marc Goldberg | Bassoon |
| 38 | Ned Goold | Sax (Tenor) |
| 39 | Jon Gordon | Sax (Alto) |
| 40 | Gordon Gottlieb | Percussion |
| 41 | James Greene | Sax (Alto) |
| 42 | Karen Griffen | Flute |
| 43 | Juliet Haffner | Viola |
| 44 | Richard Hagen | Horn |
| 45 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 46 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 47 | Marsha Heller | Oboe |
| 48 | Roger Ingram | Trumpet |
| 49 | Jill Jaffe | Viola |
| 50 | Leroy Jones | Trumpet |
| 51 | Steven Kadison | Assistant Mastering Engineer |
| 52 | Tony Kadleck | Trumpet |
| 53 | Karen Karlsrud | Violin |
| 54 | Maria Kitsopoulos | Cello |
| 55 | Craig Klein | Trombone |
| 56 | Arthur Latin | Drums |
| 57 | Ann Leathers | Violin |
| 58 | Diane Lesser | Oboe |
| 59 | Vince Lionti | Viola |
| 60 | Richard Locker | Cello |
| 61 | Joe Magnarelli | Trumpet |
| 62 | Ajay Mallery | Drums (Snare) |
| 63 | Branford Marsalis | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Vocals |
| 64 | Robert Maxwell | Photography |
| 65 | Laura McGinnis | Violin |
| 66 | Melissa Meel | Cello |
| 67 | Vladimir Meller | Mastering |
| 68 | Dave Miller | Trombone |
| 69 | Emily Mitchell | Harp |
| 70 | John Moses | Clarinet |
| 71 | Jan Mullen | Violin |
| 72 | Mark Mullins | Trombone |
| 73 | Craig Mumm | Viola |
| 74 | Anthony Newley | Composer |
| 75 | Laura Oatts | Violin |
| 76 | Caryl Paisner | Cello |
| 77 | William Parker | Horn |
| 78 | Ellen Payne | Violin |
| 79 | Joel Pitchon | Violin |
| 80 | Carol Pool | Violin |
| 81 | Nardo Poy | Viola |
| 82 | James Pugh | Trombone |
| 83 | Maxine Roach | Viola |
| 84 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 85 | Marcus Rojas | Tuba |
| 86 | Gregg Rubin | Engineer, Mixing |
| 87 | Kermit Ruffins | Trumpet |
| 88 | David Schumacher | Sax (Baritone) |
| 89 | Stacey Shames | Harp |
| 90 | Richard M. Sherman | Composer |
| 91 | Robert B. Sherman | Composer |
| 92 | Pamela Sklar | Flute |
| 93 | Richard Sortomme | Violin |
| 94 | Katherine LiVolsi Stern | Violin |
| 95 | Charles Strouse | Composer |
| 96 | Judith Sugarman | Bass |
| 97 | Donna Tecco | Violin |
| 98 | Carol Webb | Violin |
| 99 | Mitchell Weiss | Clarinet |
| 100 | Jerry Weldon | Sax (Tenor) |
| 101 | Ellen Westerman | Cello |
| 102 | Belinda Whitney | Violin |
| 103 | Paul Woodiel | Violin |
| 104 | Masako Yanagita | Violin |
| 105 | Rebecca Young | Viola |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |