Aaron Lee Battle

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Aaron Lee Battle

West Bank Cafe, NYC, July 7, 2012

Reviewed by Bart Greenberg

Aaron Lee Battle

Battling an inconsistent sound system (there was a definite improvement in the second half), very limited space to work in, and some very raucous diners, Aaron Lee Battle held his own and offered an assured delivery of selections from the Great American Songbook. Aided immeasurably by the musical support of the gifted Jon Weber on piano, the team offered up a smooth repertoire that ranged over almost a 100 years.

Blasting off with Macy Gray’s “I’m So Glad You’re Here,” Battle connected with the audience, both with his lovely, gravelly baritone and an eloquent use of his hands.

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In a long list of songs presented in two acts, some of the highlights were the gorgeous “The Human Heart” from Once on This Island, “Feeling Good” from The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, and an immensely clever mash-up of “Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me” and “Happy Trails.” There was also a surprising “Is You Is or Is You Ain’t (My Baby)” taken at a far slower pace than usual and revealing both some surprising emotion and a sense of humor in the lyrics.
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Throughout, Weber offered up dazzling piano solos and amusing trivia about the songs being performed. The program never attained nor attempted the dramatic arc of an excellent cabaret show, but it was highly appropriate for the supper club setting, and never failed to be entertaining and fulfilling.

Bart Greenberg

Bart Greenberg first discovered cabaret a few weeks after arriving in New York City by seeing Julie Wilson and William Roy performing Stephen Sondheim and Cole Porter outdoors at Rockefeller Center. It was instant love for both Ms. Wilson and the art form. Some years later, he was given the opportunity to create his own series of cabaret shows while working at Tower Records. "Any Wednesday" was born, a weekly half-hour performance by a singer promoting a new CD release. Ann Hampton Callaway launched the series. When Tower shut down, Bart was lucky to move the program across the street to Barnes & Nobel, where it thrived under the generous support of the company. The series received both The MAC Board of Directors Award and The Bistro Award. Some of the performers who took part in "Any Wednesday" include Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock, Tony Desare, Andrea Marcovicci, Carole Bufford, the Karens, Akers, Mason and Oberlin, and Julie Wilson. Privately, Greenberg is happily married to writer/photographer Mark Wallis, who as a performance artist in his native England gathered a major following as "I Am Cereal Killer."