Dear Lenny: Bernstein’s Life in Songs and Letters
A clever concept that uses letters to and from the Maestro to weave the songs and storytelling together.
Betty Bryant: Lotta Livin’
She sings and plays the piano with a warm, distinctive style. This is a lovely collection of material from a veteran who sounds fresh.
Jane Lynch’s A Swingin’ Little Christmas
Lynch and Davis sang about fuzzy Christmas memories, but Flannery focused on the dark side of holiday memories.
Kiki Ebsen: My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz
She’s fluid, sultry, dulcet, and evocative.