Melba Moore
Annual Birthday Celebration
Metropolitan Room, NYC, October 27, 2014
Reviewed by Joel Benjamin for Cabaret Scenes
Melba Moore, the Tony Award-winning singer, threw herself a much-deserved birthday celebration at the Metropolitan Room and provided her own entertainment. This amazing survivor proved that her vocal talents are not only undimmed, but richer than ever.
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She made her intentions clear with her first song, “Don’t Rain on My Parade” (Styne/Merrill).
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Her jazz bona fides were proven in an eloquent “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” (Ellington/Mills) and a passionate, languorous “Stormy Weather” (Arlen/Koehler).
As she spoke of her Broadway career she sang songs from Hair—“Aquarius,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “Let the Sunshine In” (MacDermot/Rado/Ragni)—in fresh arrangements, leading directly to her second show, Purlie, from which she sang a staggeringly exciting “I Got Love” (Gary Geld/Peter Udell), soaring into the high notes with a glee that belied her age. A “Motown Medley” also brought out the youthful qualities in her voice.
Her 98-year-old step-father, pianist Clem Moorman, got up to play “Happy Birthday,” but also managed a swinging “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” (Ellington/Bob Russell), without the benefit of sheet music.
She ended with “Lean on Me,” a plea for belonging, which she gave a particularly passionate reading.
Her band, all of whom had long, virtuoso solos, included Musical Director Levi Barcourt, Rodney Harrison (bass), and Leon Dorsey (drums).
