NOVEMBER 2007
SMOOTH, RELAXED JAZZ
SINGER RON KAPLAN
SINGS ABOUT NEW YORK
Singer Ron Kaplan has spent his entire career championing
the Great American Songbook. Since so many classic songs have been written in
or about New York City, it certainly made perfect sense for this
tradition-oriented vocalist to dedicate his latest album, NEW YORK, to that
remarkable metropolis.
Kaplan says: I love New York City and the energy, excitement and exuberance of
the place. Everything about it is exciting – the history, the
architecture, the people, the culture, the arts. It is the jazz capitol of the
world. It is the home of Broadway theatre, Tin Pan Alley, the Brill Building
and countless legendary songwriters over the past century. There is so much to
do and the atmosphere is so intense. It is the city that never sleeps. It is
one of the few cities in the world that has had many, many songs written about
it. The difficulty wasnÕt finding New York-themed songs for this recording, but
deciding which ones to sing.
Take a listen to KaplanÕs NEW YORK CD with songs ranging from the Rogers &
Hart tune ÒManhattanÓ to the Billy Joel composition ÒNew York State of Mind.Ó
This is a great song-trip through The Big Apple by a very classy jazz singer.