Ron Kaplan "Saloon: The Ron Kaplan * Weber Iago Album"

In a time and place that seem a lifetime away, I hosted the morning show on a Smooth Jazz radio station in Monterey, California, and hosted a weekly happy hour at a well known Pacific Grove eating and drinking establishment. Once or twice a month, Ron Kaplan would drive down from Aptos with his briefcase of sheet music, and sing a song or two with legendary Monterey area sax man Roger Eddy. I always looked forward to seeing Ron. Great company and wonderful conversations... But more than anything, I looked forward to his songs. They were warm and rich, and always from the Great American Songbook... The standards that I love to this day. Ron has assembled an incredible collection of these evergreens on his latest project, SALOON - THE RON KAPLAN WEBER IAGO ALBUM. It's just his smooth baritone and passionate reading of the lyrics together with the brilliant piano accompaniment of Brazilian keyboardist Weber Iago; an intimate style that's reminiscent of the Tony Bennett, Bill Evans album of many years ago. The songs come from the likes of Ellington and Gershwin, Bacharach and Jobim... The performances, warm and rich and enchanting like I remember the songs at the jazz happy hours. Alas, the station in Monterey is no more, nor is the restaurant in Pacific Grove, but I can always listen to Ron Kaplan's songs and remember that special time and that special place. I invite you to relive the sweet nostalgia of special times and places, and treat yourself to SALOON - THE RON KAPLAN WEBER IAGO ALBUM! ~SCOTT O'BRIEN