Ron Kaplan Dedicated
Kapland Records

©Kapland Records 2003

Ron Kaplan: vocals, Martan Mann: piano & strings, Stan Poplin: bass,
Dan Brubeck: drums, Dmitri Matheny: flugelhorn, Dale Mills: alto & tenor sax,
Donny McCaslin, Jr.: soprano sax, Kenny Stahl: flute, Terrel Eaton: alto sax.

My father's favorite music came from the great American Songbook. I can still remember our weekly Sunday drive to pick up pastries and an assortment of newspapers listening to a local radio station that would feature artists like Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong on a special Sunday morning program.Ron Kaplan's lastest CD, DEDICATED is one that harks back to this simpler time when music would swing and vocalists would croon.

Kaplan's warm, rich tones envelope the listener from track one, which happens to be "What The World Needs Now" by Burt Bacharach. Thirteen tracks in all including one Ron Kaplan original, "Nothing Like You Has Ever Been Here Before". Other well-chosen gems include "Old Devil Moon", "Girl Talk", and "All Or Nothing At All".

While Kaplan was born and raised in Hollywood, Ca he now resides in Santa Cruz. The Monterey Bay area is well known for having the highest caliber of jazz musicians. DEDICATED recruited a handful of them to enhance your listening experience with stellar musicianship from the likes of drummer Dan Brubeck, flutist Kenny Stahl, and pianist Martan Mann. Other guests include Dmitri Matheny on flugelhorn, and Stan Poplin on bass. We appreciate Ron Kaplan's dedication to preserving the art form of great standard vocals.

… Sandy Shore