Described on the back cover as "Melodic piano voicings of romantic standards from the 1920's and '30's [sic] including classics by Gershwin, Johnny Mercer and Cole Porter - along with enchanting contemporary ballads."
Classy dinner party music. You can't go wrong with standards - that's why they're standards - and bassist Joel Di Bartolo adds some nice touches to the arrangements (Story and Di Bartolo were married at the time of recording). Still, I'm putting this one in the "good, not great" category and will probably stick with Story's solo improvisation releases, especially Speechless. For more about this self-titled release, here's an article about the album from Billboard magazine: Windham Hill's Liz Story Reaches Beyond New Age (Oct 5, 1996) or you can visit the 1996 Windham Hill website thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine: windham.com.
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: Did not chart
- Billboard New Age: #22
Tracks with composer and year of publication:
- The Very Thought Of You - Ray Noble, 1934 ✔
- Memories of You - Eubie Blake, 1930
- Someone To Watch Over Me - George Gershwin, 1926 ✔
- Church of Trees - Liz Story, 1990 ✔
- Mack The Knife - Kurt Weill, 1928
- I Thought About You - Jimmy Van Heusen, 1939
- In The Still Of The Night - Cole Porter, 1937
- Elm - Richard Beirach, 1979
- I Can't Get Started - Vernon Duke, 1936
- Ana - Liz Story, 1986
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
The Gift (1994)
Escape of the Circus Ponies (1990)
Speechless (1988)
Part Of Fortune (1986)
Solid Colors (1982)
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