What's the matter? You couldn't find anybody who could sing? You're appearing on this album with Tierney, with Kurt Elling, with Niki Haris, with Melissa Manchester, and with your own sister. It's just a wonderful musical experience. Somehow when our voices blend it feels like two flutes that are dancing in the wind. Tierney and I did a show of songs from two albums about movies, that we toured around the country. Trey's arranging powers are exceptional, so it was a joy to work with them. She teases me about it, but yes, I think they are phenomenal musicians. Well, I actually was on the road with Tierney Sutton, and I've worked with that band since the ‘90s whenever I'm on the West Coast, and she's not working with them. I'm sure it's not the only reason, but it explains why you recorded this wonderful song with Tierney Sutton, because basically that was her band that you were working with, right? It was so nice to work with Christian and see him in person and make that music that is so beautiful when you're together in the same room. But I was amazed at how beautifully each song unfolded over the three years. So we were out and about, back in business, performing. The only time I got to be in the room with people was when I recorded my duet with Melissa Manchester when we were both in LA. It was the first time in my life that I got to work with people not in the room. We had beautiful sounds from their arranging too. Then we had various guests to other beautiful sounds. Trey Henry is the bass player, Ray Brinker did the drums and Brian Kilgore did percussion. I got to work with Christian Jacob, who was on piano. Speaking of which, I was really struck by the musicians that you have on the recording, not just the incredible special guests that you have on various selections. Working with some of my favorite musicians and singers, it was a real dream come true on many levels. I'm so happy that, over three years, I got to work with a genius team of Trey Henry and Paul Viapiano, who assembled a sonic universe to put my songs and bring them to life. This project began with a few singles, and it turned into an entire CD, the most songs I've ever recorded on one CD. There are so many things that are baffling. There are a lot of moments in this life, and I'm sure it will be ahead of us, where life feels very hard to believe in. I was really trying to lift people's spirits up and I was trying to find the beauty of life despite all the chaotic uncertainty that we were living with. It was a very rich, creative time when I wrote a poem every single day and shared it. What I've learned in my life, what matters to me, of all original songs was just the perfect expression of what I needed to do during the pandemic. But I thought, well, what is on my bucket list and what's at the top of it? Doing a record that is the most personal way of sharing how I see the world. And, like a great song, tomorrow may never come. We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I thought it was always kind of strange that I didn't do more of my original songs.ĭuring the pandemic, when this project began, I thought to myself, a lot of people are not with us anymore. But most of the singer songwriters, when I was just really discovering that this is what I wanted to do with my life, only did their own songs. The people inspired me to be a songwriter who I list as Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, and then, George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue when I was seven. ![]() ![]() From Barbra Streisand to Liza Minnelli to Karrin Allyson to so many others.Īnn Hampton Callaway: Well, most of my favorite singer songwriters would only do their own songs. The list of people doing your songs is unbelievable. After having seen you numerous times celebrate the Great American Song Book, why now would you do this record of just your songs, admittedly with a variety of guests? You’ve always been a remarkable songwriter. (Spoiler alert: not all the inspiration comes from this world.)īrian Delp: It's a great pleasure for us to have you here to talk about your tremendous new album. Listen for the incredibly talented singers with whom she's collaborating, and the inspiration behind these beautiful songs. But did you know she is a prolific songwriter as well? She has usually included one or two of her own songs on her various albums over the years, but now she offers us Finding Beauty: Originals, Vol. ![]() When you hear Ann Hampton Callaway sing pages from the Great American Songbook you know that you're hearing one of the loveliest voices on the planet interpret the work of Gershwin, Porter, Mercer and Kern.
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