Jane Monheit - self-titled

The album includes innovative interpretations of Broadway favorites by Stephen Sondheim (“Green Finch and Linnet Bird,” from Sweeney Todd and “Not a Day Goes By” from Merrily We Roll Along), in addition to selections from shows Plain and Fancy (“Young and Foolish”) and Mr. Wonderful (“Too Close for Comfort”). For two tracks – “My Brazil” and “New Beginnings” – Monheit adds her own literate sets of lyrics to two compositions by Brazilian legends Ivan Lins and Vítor Martins. “A World of My Own” – an intricate arrangement of this rarely-recorded song from the beloved Disney animated classic Alice in Wonderland – is a delightful surprise. The album concludes with a tender version of “And So it Goes,” a modern standard by Billy Joel.

Jane Monheit features Rick Montalbano on drums, Max Haymer on piano, Karl McComas Reichl on bass, Kevin Winard and Tiki Pasillas on percussion, and Joel Frahm on saxophone, in addition to The Nashville Recording Orchestra.