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“I’m Sorry” by Blue Montreux
personnel: Mike Mainieri (vibes, writer, & producer), Michael Brecker (saxophone), Warren Bernhardt (keyboards & acoustic piano), Steve Khan (guitar), Tony Levin (bass), Steve Jordan (drums), and Dave Richards & Martin Pearson (recording engineers).
“Safari” by Steps Ahead
personnel: Michael Brecker (tenor/soprano sax, co-synths, & writer), Warren Bernhardt (keyboard & co-synths), Peter Erskine (drums & percussion), Eddie Gomez (bass), and Mike Mainieri (vibes, synthi-vibe, & marimba).
Willie Nelson's Stardust, Harry Nilsson's A Little Touch of Schmilsson In The Night and Carly Simon's Torch are some of those modern Great American Songbook albums that do not treat these tunes as a bunch of bugs stuck in amber, each of them communicates with these compositions in its own way. Carly Simon, in particular, manages to find the personal dimension within these songs, the record was made during turbulent times for her and she also eschews the use of classical elements of The Great American Songbook and she brings them within the context of the 80's music machinery. Occasionally, that makes it sound close to Ferry's work circa that time, although she is not practicing his ennui. No, there is actually a contrast present in her interpretations – she is both tough and vulnerable, not settling on either of these options. Surprisingly, she also adds some of her own works on the LP. True, she is taking a risk that pays off, because they fit within the framework of the disc.
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Bearsville...Warren Bernhardt
Warren Bernhardt x Chopin: Prélude No. 2. and Variations.
