#2027: Program #2027

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Jazz vocalist Nora York launched her career on the Lower East Side performance art circuit, and subsequently won acclaim for her daringly unconventional interpretations of popular jazz standards. She frequently shifts the gender of the lyrics, or alter the emphasis of the song, as we hear in cuts from her album Double Take, as well as a live recording of "Alabama Song," from Symphony Space's recent Wall To Wall Kurt Weill program. Continuing with the theme of updating famous standards, we feature a performance in the WNYC studio by Suzzy and Maggie Roche; and the band Last Forever, from a New Sounds Live performance at Merkin Hall.

PROGRAM # 2027, with Suzzy and Maggie Roche (First aired on Tues, April 9, 2002)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Nora York

Double Take

She Moved Through The Fair [2:30]

Private CD. Info at www.norayork.com

Nora York

Live, Wall To Wall Kurt Weill at Symphony Space, 3/25/00

Alabama Song [6:30]

Not commercially available; see above.

Nora York

Double Take

Eulalie [5:00]

Private CD. Info at www.norayork.com

Last Forever (Dick Connette, Sonya Cohen)

New Sounds Live, 2/7/02, Merkin Hall

Nearest Cloud [3:30]

Last Forever's two CDs, Last Forever and Trainfare Home, are on the Nonesuch label**; these piece will probably be on the group's next CD. Info at www.nonesuch.com or http://www.lastforever.net/

Suzzy & Maggie Roche, et. al.

Live

Jeremiah [3:30] Each Of Us Has A Name [3:00]

New York City [3:30]

Anyway [3:00]

All of these are on the CD "Zero Church," Red House Records #157.** www.redhouserecords.com or 1-800-695-4687

Last Forever (Dick Connette, Sonya Cohen)

New Sounds Live, 2/7/02, Merkin Hall

All Along [5:00]

See above.

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