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Performer: Harry Connick, Jr.
Engineer: Gregg Rubin
Producer: Tracey Freeman
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Personnel: Harry Connick, Jr. (vocals, piano); Brad Leali (saxophone); Brad Leali, Will Campbell (alto saxophone); Jerry Weldon, Ned Goold (tenor saxophone); David Schumacher (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute); Roger Ingram, Dam Miller, Leroy Jones, Jeremy Davenport (trumpet); Lucien Barbarin (trombone, sousaphone); Mark Mullins, Craig Klein (trombone); Joe Barati (bass trombone); Louis Ford (clarinet); Russell Malone (guitar); Benjamin Jonah Wolfe (bass); Shannon Powell (drums). Recorded at BMG Studio A, New York in June & July 1991. In 1991 Harry Connick, Jr. toured with a big band. Unfortunately the presence of the orchestra seemed to result in an inflated ego, for Connick rarely allowed his sidemen an opportunity to be featured. On this forgettable CD he wrote all 12 selections (none of which caught on) and mostly uses the big band as a prop behind his Frank Sinatra-inspired vocals. Connick's piano playing is greatly de-emphasized and, although there are some names among the backup players (particularly guitarist Russell Malone and, buried in the trumpet section, Leroy Jones), the show is for better or worse (mostly the latter) a showcase for Harry Connick; so what was the purpose of hiring 14 horns? ~ Scott Yanow His latest, with a slick, large-orchestra format. ~ Ron Wynn

Stereo Review (1/92, p.77) - "...an album that should cement Connick's stature as more than just another pretty voice..."

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