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"...On The State Of Bliss"

Personnel: Sam Arlen, Bob Malach (saxophone); Gil Goldstein, Tedd Firth (piano); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone); Peter Grant , Antonio Sanchéz (drums).
Liner Note Author: Ben Sidran.
Recording information: Sear Sound, NY (10/06/2004-10/08/2004).
Arrangers: Mike Mainieri; Marc Johnson ; Sam Arlen; Gil Goldstein; Tedd Firth.
Tom Wopat may forever be known for his role on the television series The Duke of Hazzard, but he has long since established himself as a star in Broadway musicals, appearing in revivals of Annie Get Your Gun and 42nd Street, among others. So it should not be surprising that he would record a follow-up CD (after Still of the Night) devoted to works from the Great American Songbook, in this case, a tribute to the centennial of Harold Arlen's birth. Wopat doesn't have a huge vocal range, so he doesn't venture too far from the melody. But from the opening track, he enjoys throwing off the expectations of the audience, proving himself in a jazz setting while performing both standards and obscurities by Arlen. He is also joined by some top-notch jazz musicians, including pianists Gil Goldstein or Todd Firth, bassists Marc Johnson or Ed Howard, drummer Antonio Sanchéz or Peter Grant, saxophonists Bob Malach or Sam Arlen (the composer's son, who released his own tribute to his father just a month or two ahead of Wopat), plus vibraphonist Michael Manieri. Wopat delights in Goldstein's unusual arrangement of "That Old Black Magic," which features an undercurrent of Thelonious Monk, while he is equally inspired interpreting the bluesy scoring of the infrequently performed "Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn)." Wopat is obviously having a blast in Firth's brisk swinging setting of "If I Only Had a Brain," which also has some fine solos by the band. The singer restores the usually omitted verse to "Over the Rainbow," easily eclipsing many better-known singers' recordings of this timeless ballad. His sense of desire is sincere in the deliberate setting of "Come Rain or Come Shine," though it is hard to top his heartfelt closing duet with Firth on "Last Night When We Were Young." Tom Wopat may not technically be a jazz singer, but jazz fans deserve to give this fine effort a hearing. Highly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, Easy Listening, Vocal, Spoken, Contemporary Blues, Show Vocals
Label Hyena
Orig Year 2005
All Time Sales Rank   97472  
CD Universe Part number 6823646
Catalog number 9329
Discs 1
Release Date Feb 22, 2005
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Ben Sidran
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Tom Wopat Sings Harold Arlen: Dissertation On The State Of Bliss CD DISSERTATION ON THE STATE OF BLISS:
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.That Old Black Magic
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Dissertation on the State of Bliss (Love and Learn)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.My Shining Hour
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.If I Only Had a Brain
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.One For My Baby
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Over the Rainbow
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Look Who's Been Dreaming
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Come Rain or Come Shine
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Accentuate the Positive  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Hit the Road to Dreamland
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.So Long Big Time
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Last Night When We Were Young

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4 stars Wopat can sing Harold Arlen!
I really like this album alot. Arlen wrote some great music. And Wopat can sing it! His full bodied baritone voice adds luster to these songs, some of which have become favorites. A couple years ago, Wopat came to central Wisconsin. As far as I was concerned, he could have sung all evening. With one hand stuck in a pants pocket, you'd never suspect this voice - let alone these songs!
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