Album Notes

A note from Baby Jane:
"Please be prepared that this is a live recording, the way live recordings used to be when people would sneak a recorder into a show in their purse and bootleg or pirate the show. The difference here is I am the pirate. This is the show, just as it happened...one singer...one pianist...in a room full of people with ears that were open and hearts that longed to be touched."
WHAT THE CRITICS SAID ABOUT THE SHOW WHEN IT OPENED:
"Bold re-evaluation is one of the specialties of Ms. Dexter, a singer who defies expectations both in the choices of material and her interpretations. ...A natural rock-blues belter who restrains her impulse to shout, the better to explore a song's interior. In her new show, every song Ms. Dexter chooses is given a fresh slant... Whether it's an emotionally vulnerable rendition of Sophie Tucker's theme song, "Some of These Days" or the Rascals' 1967 hit, "How Can I Be Sure?" the associations crusted on songs we think we know are scraped away to reveal undiscovered facets." Stephen Holden: The New York Times (Nov. 2004)
"Dexter, singing better then she has in years, inhabits every lyric with the same emotional commitment that Sinatra was famous for. In this sensational show, she brings stormy resolution to a world shattered by loss and loneliness through her songs. In the end, her message is one of hope. But the journey getting there is as shattering as it is euphoric. The end results are the season's most rewarding show that should not be missed.
John Hoglund: Back Stage (Dec. 2004)