BILL HENDERSON LIVE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER is Henderson’s first solo
release in over 20 years. And to celebrate his 80th birthday year,
Henderson truly delivers in this special live recording from The
Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center. Backed by the Ed Vodicka Trio in
2004, Henderson entertained and treated his SRO crowds to one of his
greatest musical performances, a first class tour of the American
songbook. He wows his audience with the pure resonance of his voice and
his familiar stylings of such signature songs as “I Thought
About You,” “My Ship,” “That
Old Black Magic,” and Billy Strayhorn’s “My Little
Brown Book,” and “A Flower is a Lovesome Thing,”
among others.
Also known to film and television audiences
worldwide, Henderson has appeared in featured roles in City
Slickers, Lethal Weapon 4, ER, and Cold
Case, among many others.
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Album Listing:
1.
Intro
2. I
Thought About You
3.
Day Dream
4. A
Flower is a Lovesome Thing
5. The Trio
6. Never
Make Your Move Too Soon
7. My
Ship
8. The Staff and the Sound
9. The
Moon Was Yellow
10. That
Old Black Magic
11. Three into One
12. Keep
the Customer Satisfied
13. Keep the Customer
Satisfied (Reprise)
14. Duke
Ellington Monologue
15. My
Little Brown Book
16. My Little Brown Book (Bows)
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“Bill is too much of a well-kept secret
in the world of jazz
and he is being re-discovered for the world to see.
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Billy Eckstine, and
Johnny Hartman also come to mind as
his contemporaries.” |
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—James K. Zimmerman
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"Moved effortlessly between ballads and blues." |
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—Washington Post
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"Entertained in true Hollywood style…
personable and
talented… Henderson’s phrasing is
virtually his own copyright. " |
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—All About Jazz.com
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"One of jazz’s greatest living male vocalists” |
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—Los Angeles Times
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