The Art of Elegance

by Kristin Chenoweth

Overview

Given Kristin Chenoweth's status as one of the great Broadway stars of the 21st century, it's a little surprising that she hadn't recorded an album of popular standards until 2016's The Art of Elegance. Teaming with producer Steve Tyrell, Chenoweth tackles 12 chestnuts from the Great American Song Book, adding the Tyrell original "You're My Saving Grace" as the album's coda. Lightly swinging and immaculately mannered The Art of Elegance is indeed elegant, an album crafted for the cocktail hour or perhaps a romantic evening that wraps up before the 10 o'clock hour. That's its charm: Chenoweth keeps her power in reserve, gliding through these familiar melodic phrases with ease, and she's matched by Tyrell, who prefers to keep his arrangements crisp and warmly nostalgic. Such soft aesthetics may mean that The Art of Elegance doesn't grab attention, but it wasn't designed to, either. It's meant as a valentine to a bygone era -- whether that's the time when these songs were originally written, or when they were revived in the mid-20th century is a matter of debate, one that doesn't need to be settled because this is a lovely little record by any measure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/23/2016
Label:	Concord
UPC:	0888072006850
Rank:	141841

Tracks

1. Someone to Watch Over Me
2. I've Got a Crush on You
3. Let's Fall in Love
4. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
5. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
6. The Very Thought of You
7. They Can't Take That Away from Me
8. A House Is Not a Home
9. I Get Along Without You Very Well
10. Skylark
11. I'm a Fool to Want You
12. Smile
13. You're My Saving Grace

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kristin Chenoweth   Primary Artist
Andrew Duckles   Viola
Josefina Vergara   Violin
David Finck   Bass
Jon Allen   Vibraphone
David Low   Cello
Tony Kadleck   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Daniel Oguri   Viola
Danielle Ordanaza   French Horn
Sam Fischer   Violin
David Mergen   Cello
Mary Mitchell Campbell   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Ashoka Thiagarajan   Violin
Kevin Connolly   Violin
Steven Zander   Violin
David Mann   Sax (Tenor)
Bob Mann   Guitar
Jeff Driskill   Flute
Daphne Chen   Violin
Daniel Levine   Trombone
Ed Howard   Bass
Dave Koz   Saxophone,Featured Artist
Songa Lee   Violin
Paul Wells   Drums
Grace Oh   Violin
Mark Robertson   Violin
Kevin Winard   Drums
Jenny Kim   French Horn
Heather Clark   Flute
Tamara Hatwan   Violin
Amy Tatum   Flute
Neli Nikolaeva   Violin
Jens Fischer   Violin
Sal Lozano   Flute
Daniel Kelley   French Horn
Alan Broadbent   Piano,Conductor

Technical Credits

Woody Woodruff   Engineer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Jon Allen   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Keyboard Programming
Paul Blakemore   Mastering
Ted Koehler   Composer
Nicholas Cavalieri   Engineer
Frank Nadasy   Engineer
Gian Andrea Di Stefano   Cover Photo
Carrie Smith   Design,Art Direction
Carlo Pieroni   Photography
Mary Mitchell Campbell   Arranger
Stephanie Tyrell   Composer
John Turner   Composer,Composer
Geoffrey Parsons   Composer
Ray Noble   Composer
Steve Tyrell   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Harold Arlen   Composer
Jeff Driskill   Contractor
Kristin Chenoweth   Liner Notes
Barry Coffing   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Jack Wolf   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Composer
Joel Herron   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jay Krugman   Executive Producer
Mary Hogan   A&R
Joe McEwen   A&R
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
John Burk   Executive Producer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
James F. Hanley   Composer
Alan Broadbent   Arranger,String Arrangements