Karen Mason, who first worked with John Kander and the late Fred Ebb when she starred in Off-Broadway’s And the World Goes ‘Round, celebrates the work of the Broadway songwriters on her newest solo album. Entitled Karen Mason and All That Jazz!, the new recording is available on CD and in digital and streaming formats beginning October 25 from Zevely Records and King Kozmo Music, a division of the Jazzheads Music Group.
Mason is accompanied on piano by her longtime music director,
Christopher Denny. The album is produced and mixed by Paul Rolnick with
arrangements by Denny and Barry Kleinbort, who directed the original
concert version of the show.
The recording features Mason's take on “All That Jazz,” “Maybe This Time,” and “A Quiet Thing” as well as songs from The Visit (“Love and Love Alone”), The Scottsboro Boys (“Go Back Home”), and The Happy Time (“The Life of the Party”). Other titles include “I’m One of the Smart Ones” and "My Coloring Book."
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“I have always loved Kander and Ebb’s music,” Mason said in an earlier statement. “When I was first getting interested in theatre, I learned that most female roles were sopranos. But when I heard the cast album from Cabaret, I discovered females singing in my vocal range. And it opened up the world to me! So my connection with Kander & Ebb started very early, and they further enriched my life when I got cast in And the World Goes ‘Round.”
The complete track listing for the new CD follows:
1. All That Jazz (Chicago)
2. Wilkommen (Cabaret) / The Life of the Party (The Happy Time)
3. My Coloring Book
4. Maybe This Time
5. I’m One of the Smart Ones (Golden Gate)
6. Go Back Home (The Scottsboro Boys)
7. Colored Lights (The Rink)
8. Theme from New York, New York (New York, New York) / All I Need Is One Good Break (Flora, The Red Menace)
9. Ring Them Bells (“Liza with a Z”)
10. Married (Cabaret) / Sorry I Asked
11. But the World Goes ‘Round (New York, New York)
12. Love and Love Alone (The Visit)
13. Cabaret (Cabaret)
14. A Quiet Thing (Flora, The Red Menace)
Mason has appeared on Broadway in Mamma Mia!, Wonderland, Hairspray, and Sunset Boulevard, as well as in the U.S. tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. The
recipient of the 2019 MAC Lifetime Achievement Award, she has also
performed at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center,
Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Drury Lane Oakbrook, and London's Royal Albert
Hall.
The Broadway favorite will celebrate her new album with concerts November 10 at 54 Below in Manhattan and November 13-16 at Davenport's in Chicago. Visit KarenMason.com.