MAUDE MAGGART: Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin

Maude Maggart

Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin

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Here is the beautiful and haunting voice of Maude Maggart as she sings Irving Berlin. The critics, mom and dad, and now their children have discovered this amazing singer of songs. She will break your heart and you'll thank her.

tracks

1 You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
2 Remember
3 Alexander's Ragtime Band
4 Yiddisha Nightingale
5 Soft Lights and Sweet Music
6 Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil / Everybody Step
7 What'll I Do? / All Alone
8 When I Lost You
9 Always
10 Slumming On Park Avenue
11 When I Leave the World Behind
12 The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)

notes

MAUDE MAGGART, the chanteuse who started her performing career in the clubs of New York and Los Angeles , has exploded into one of today’s most compelling international concert artists. She has been hailed as “bewitching” by The New York Times, “utterly enchanting” by the New York Post, “stunning” by the Los Angeles Times and “transfixing” by New York Magazine.

Her latest CD Maude Maggart Live – which includes classic love songs such as “You Go To My Head,” “Skylark,” “I Can’t Get Started,” “All The Things You Are” and “The Song Is You,” in addition to rarely-heard vintage compositions by Kurt Weill (“The River Is So Blue”), Jerome Kern (“Let’s Begin”) and Harry Warren (“Coffee In The Morning, Kisses In The Night”) – was released on March 13, 2007. USA Today, which labeled the disc “Pick of the Week,” said “with her sultry-sweet tone and quivering vibrato, Maggart conveys a singular freshness and unmannered sensuality.”

This new CD continues a year of astonishing success for Maude, including a spot on Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List,” a feature segment on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” and a Time Out New York cover story. Maude recently filmed her screen debut in a new movie about composer Kurt Weill by director/actor/screenwriter Robert Downey, Sr. She recorded a duet with Broadway and TV star John Lithgow for his new CD, The Sunny Side of the Street, which was nominated for a Grammy Award. In addition to annual sell-out runs at the Oak Room of the fabled Algonquin Hotel in New York and the Gardenia in Hollywood , Maude made her London debut in February as part of Jeff Harnar’s “American Songbook in London ” series at the Jermyn Street Theatre.

Her concerts have become celebrity magnets, attracting such boldface names as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lynn Redgrave and Neil Simon. Her latest show, “Good Girl/Bad Girl” – which explores the emotional complexities of songs written for both naughty and nice, and others open to interpretation – opened to rave reviews in New York and Los Angeles . She reprised the program in Chicago at the Steppenwolf Theater Company and it will be broadcast on Chicago Public Radio this fall.

Her previous CD, Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin, features well-known standards from Berlin’s catalog such as “The Song Is Ended,” “Always” and “What’ll I Do,” as well as lesser known songs such as “When I Leave The World Behind,” “Slumming on Park Avenue” and “Yiddisha Nightingale.” Her 2004 CD, With Sweet Despair, includes Depression-era gems such as “Happy Days Are Here Again,” “ Forty Second Street ” and “Night and Day,” along with rarely recorded numbers by Harry Warren (“Remember My Forgotten Man”), Marshall Barer (“Beyond Compare”) and Cole Porter (“How Could We Be Wrong?”). Her music has been championed by New York broadcasting legend Jonathan Schwartz, the eminent British broadcaster Russell Davies on the BBC and Garrison Keillor on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Maude is the scion of an acclaimed show business family: her grandmother starred in the George White Scandals of 1926, her grandfather was the star vocalist for the famed Harry James Big Band, her parents met while performing with Lauren Bacall in the Broadway musical Applause, and her sister is pop singer-songwriter Fiona Apple.

Born and raised near 125th Street in New York City , Maude created a stir in Hollywood with her debut show at the Gardenia, when The Los Angeles Times said “Maude Maggart’s talent and imagination offer hope for the future of cabaret.” Fostered by Andrea Marcovicci and Michael Feinstein, Maude has performed at nightclubs around the country, including Feinstein’s at the Regency in Manhattan, the Plush Room in San Francisco, the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, the Savor Room in St. Louis and Schroeder’s in San Diego.

For the 92nd Street Y’s “Lyrics and Lyricists” series, Maude starred in Easy to Love: The Love Songs of Cole Porter and Kurt Weill In America, the latter which will be released on CD this spring. She will return to the series in June 2007 for Noël Coward and His Ladies, curated by Steve Ross. In 2005, she was featured in the LAByrinth Theatre Company’s Obsession benefit, curated and directed by John Patrick Shanley. Maude is the recipient of the 2005 Time Out New York Award for Special Achievement, the 2005 MAC Award for Best Female Debut and the 2005 Back Stage Award for Special Achievement.

Over the past year, she has headlined shows at New York ’s Downtown River to River Festival, Guild Hall in East Hampton , the Hudson Opera House, the Oregon Festival of American Music, the Bridgeport Playhouse and Michael Feinstein’s “Standard Time” concert series at Carnegie Hall. She appeared as the special guest star with the MYO Dance Company in Garden of Reason – a theatrical event with song, dance and magic – at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood .

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  • Maude Maggart sings Irving Berlin
    author: Penn Gates

    I first heard Maude Maggart sing on the charming Dreamland CD. Not only was I captivated by her voice, but because of the way she and Brent Spiner sang together, I wanted to hear more of her haunting, lilting voice. Her interpretation of the Berlin songs on this CD are the loveliest I've heard. I cannot "wax rhapsodic" enough about her and hope that she'll record some Cole Porter and others of that era. She's a gifted, rare talent.

  • Sings Irving Berlin
    author: Michael Walker

    One of the best Berlin albums I have heard.As good as Michael Feinsteins Berlin album.At times she really does sound like an old gramophone record.I love it,its so different.

  • Russell Davies Show
    author: trooper7h

    I was entranced by this young Lady's voice when I heard her interview on Russell's BBC2 radio show 2nd March 2008. her singing voice is so pleasantly easy on the ears, it has compelled me to buy her albums. However, her speaking voice & her laughter are so warm that listening to her converation is like sitting on a quiet sunny day by a brook... Thank you Maude.

  • Perfect pop of the Great American songbook.
    author: Andrew Montgomery

    Thanks to Russell Davies the BBC Radio 2 presenter who has made many people in the UK aware of this CD. You keep coming back like a song is arguably the most beautiful, perfect pop song of the Great American Songbook era and is sung beautifully here. Pack up your sins is a (rare) jauntier number interpreted expertly not only by Maude but also by the pianist and the violinist. A must for purists!

  • Beautiful
    author: Rebecca Weber

    Her voice is amazing. I can't help but listen to this CD over and over.

  • Beutiful
    author: Wayne Skill

    NPR intoduced me to Maude. I purchased three of her CD's as soon as I could find her.Each of them reminded me of an earlier time, but my favorite is Maude sings Irving Berlin.

  • Absolutely Maude
    author: molly

    Irving Berlin, himself, would be the first to recommend Maude Maggart's interpretations of his music.

  • Great choice of seldom performed songs, beautifully interpreted.
    author: Jayeff

    Great choice of seldom performed songs, beautifully interpreted. Arranged with taste and flair. To my knowledge, a couple of these songs are currently not available on any other recording, so a valuable project.

  • swell
    author: Susan

    As close to perfection as the human voice can be--sometimes it's hard to differentiate Maude's soprano from the violins--and a terrific selection of Berlin!

  • Nice listen
    author: Watache

    One doesn't get to hear Irving Berlin as much as one should. Many thanks for this CD. It is a treat.

  • I am listening to Maude as I write this...
    author: Cathrine

    Irving Berlin was one of my late father's favorite composers and I think of him everytime I listen to Maude's beautiful interpretations of these songs. I love everything she does - please record more! I didn't even preview this CD before I ordered it. I had worn out her first two! What a beautiful gem is Maude Maggart!

  • Beautiful CD!

    This CD is simply beautiful - wonderfully sung by Maggart (who has one of the purest, loveliest voices in music today) in a style at once totally faithful to Berlin's era, and uniquely her own. A CD which bears many, many listenings...

  • Manhattans & Moodnlight
    author: Gerry Sample

    Maude's sound is a collection of Piaf and Olivor, we saw her at the Plush Room and we won't miss her next... Love this Gal! Gerry Sample Mill Valley

  • A young person who sings Irving Berlin - a miracle!
    author: Robert W. Donigan

    It's wonderful, and unheard of in this day of rock popular music, to find a young singer, one with talent, who sings Irving Berlin songs, including the rarely-heard introductions, not just the lyric. Bravo!

  • Both Berlin and Maggart are beautifully showcased.
    author: Robina271@prodigy.net

    Maggart's voice is particularly well suited for Berlin's music. A printout of the words would be helpful.

  • author: gord irvine

    WOW!! Irving Berlin never sounded so wonderful and timeless. Thank you Maude Maggart

  • I listened, I had to have it and play over and over
    author: R. Kelly

    I thank npr for interviewing Maude and an opportunity to hear her sing the Irving Berlin's songs. I knew I had to have the album. Thank CD Baby for processing my order.

  • like oiled silk with a sense of humor
    author: Miki Felsenburg

    Gorgeous voice and these beautifully familiar songs make for a completely pleasant hour. Maggart's voice is like silk, but she's not afraid to back off from the "songiness" and let the warmth and humor of Berlin's words shine through. Rush to buy everything she has out; you will love it all!

  • I, too, heard her on NPR and promptly bought 2 CDs. Give me more - maybe some Jerome Kern? Maude is a singing treasure.

  • Exactly what I'd hoped it would be
    author: Joan G. Anderson

    Most singers today, and some from yesterday, don't know how to sing Irving Berlin - they tend to "ham it up". Maggart brings the music to life. She has a lovely voice, matched with beautiful style.

  • Beautiful - a voice in her own right!
    author: Dotty Miller

    Fiona might be more commercially successful but Maude has created her own voice which is just beautiful. I'm another 'heard it on NPR' reviewer - thank goodness for NPR showcasing things we would never hear on commercial radio!

  • Unique voice, incredible stylist, fantastic arrangements
    author: Donna Pistole

    Having heard this artist on NPR, I immediately got two of her CDs. Though not ordinarily drawn to Irving Berlin, she really does him proud. Her voice is unique, as is her style. The accompaniment is superb, as well. There are no misses on this CD, though I particularly liked Alexander's Ragtime Band, Pack up your Sins and Go to the Devil, and Yiddishe Nightingale - the CD is worth it for those three alone!

  • Refreshing
    author: Ron

    Would not have heard if not on cdbaby-remarkable singing!

  • This is classical American music at its best.
    author: Charlie Arnold

    Maude Maggart does Irving Berlin's music as well as you will ever hear it sung. It is such a delight to the ears to listen to this beautiful voice matched with Berlin's melodic tunes with such clarity. I will look eagerly for her to do Cole Porter and would love to see Woody Allen use her in a movie.

  • Great CD
    author: Bill H

    I've never been drawn to songs from Irving Berlin's era, but I heard Maude Maggart on NPR and bought this one - what a great CD. Well done!

  • Amazing
    author: Denise

    I purchased the CD for my Dad, he saw her on a talk show, what an amazing voice. She sings with a lot of feeling.

  • Sweet, poignant, perfect--that's Maude Maggart's Berlin
    author: Sari Magaziner

    Maggart bring's back the work of the master song-writer. She makes the familiar, like Alexander's Ragtime Band, new again, and let's us know the unfamiliar, like Yiddishe Nightingale. Sweet, poignant, perfect--that's Maude Maggart's Irving Berlin. I bought an additional CD for my daughter. You just have to buy more than one of these CD's!

  • Magical music....
    author: E A Janes

    I bought this CD after hearing a piece on Ms. Maggart on public radio. I've listened to it a couple of dozen times since it arrived -- it's wonderful! There's a song for every mood. She and Irving Berlin are a perfect match; I hope she'll record more of his music. Thank you, Maude and CD Baby!

  • Outstanding, she brings back the mood of the old caberet singers.
    author: Farrell

    A good selection to take some of Berlin's songs and adapt them to her style, thoroughly enjoyable

  • Exquisite voice meets familiar and new (to me) beautiful melodies, addictive.
    author: Steve Bell

    I heard Maude Maggart's incredible presentation of Irving Berlin on an NPR feature. I was mesmerized but, admittedly, I didn't know much of Irving Berlin's music. Turns out I did but didn't know those familiar tunes were from his pen. These are not all familiar but are beautifully rendered and delicately phrased that makes you lean forward wanting to fall into the melodies. I love the songs and her voice.

  • Absolutely beautiful!!
    author: ligia arango

    I listened to Maude Maggart in MPR and loved her voice. I got two of her CD's. I never get tired of listening to them. Great songs with a great voice.

  • great selection....beautiful singing
    author: Steve

    Maude has a winner....and another fan! Ready for her next CD.

  • wonderful
    author: james meek

    wonderful, hopefully younger folks will hear this (somehow) and return to the appreciation of real music.

  • a hit
    author: Colleen

    Bought this for a friend, and added a copy for me as an afterthought. Wrong! Love this one! Beautiful music, beautiful voice, beautiful woman.

  • Great CD!
    author: David

    Very nice, classy music. Enjoying it immensely.

  • Just Enchanting!
    author: DSG

    My introduction to Maude Maggart was on NPR; I ordered this CD immediately and am blown away by this artist. Everytime I play the disc I seem to enjoy it more and I'm singing long after it's over!

  • Wonderful music
    author: ofcwiz

    This is a delightful CD. I found Maude enticing through the NPR interview and the performance on Prairie Home Companion. It's a wonderful companion to Nilsson's A little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night. Both CDs create this time of music that will not be again. Maude is to be commended on her phrasings in Always. Can't stop listening to it.

  • Didn't even know I liked Irving Berlin
    author: Butch Johnson

    The best version of "What'll I Do" ever. I was surprised to love "Yaddisha Nightingale". Even "Alexander's Ragtime Band" is fresh and fun.

  • Evry note true, every syllable clear all nuance and shading
    author: Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin

    Move over Carly. This young singer is all freshness and artistry and is true to Mr. Berlin's intentions.

  • A lovely blend of tempos and moods
    author: CD Baby

    This is a lovely blend of tempos and moods. Irving Berlin's lyrics and music have new impact when interpreted by Maude Maggart. I've become a convert to music of this era.

  • Extraordinary voice and great selection of music
    author: Dave Harrell

    I heard an interview with Ms. Maggart on NPR and looked for a way to order her music. This CD is wonderful. I've played it for others who like it as well. She has an extraordinary voice with great range and a velvet touch. Perfect for much of Irving Berlin's music. I listen to it while commuting and arrive home relaxed and in an upbeat mod. I'll buy others when they become available.

  • Takes me back
    author: leafages

    Close your eyes, dim the lights, pour yourself a scotch, light up a cigarette and you are in a smoky night club with Maude's voice all over you. (Forget about your health concerns, just kick back and imagine you're somebody else in another time and place!) And wonder how somebody that young gets to have a voice like that...

  • Haunting, evocative
    author: Tony Blake

    CD is really nice. It sounds as if it were made 50 years ago, sort of an eerie remembrance of those times. And beautiful, too. I wish Maude would perform more. I would love to see and hear her in a live venue.

  • Maude Maggart is MAGIC!!
    author: Ron Cohen

    If you buy only one CD this year, make it this one. Maude Maggart caresses Irving Berlin's lyrics as if she were placed on this planet exclusively to sing them.

  • author: Caroline Hall

    Wonderful - listening to these great songs!!!

  • Four-star
    author: Michael M Thomas - NY Observer, Quest

    Fabulous music fabulously performed

  • Irving Berlin + Maude Maggart = Magic
    author: Bill Scoble

    Irving Berlin is not on trial, so burden is always on performer. And my God does Maggart deliver! Voice and music are perfectly matched. Now if only I could get to hear her in person...I'm already half-way in love... By the way--it is fiendishly clever to allow us to hear her while we write review, as if you didn't know...

  • WoW
    author: TOM JONES

    Alexanders Ragtime Band is one of the most addictive songs! I just can't stop listening!!! Love the Maude! AhhhhHHHHHhhh!

  • author: Sarah

    Delightful CD, a true listening experience for both neophytes and devotees of Broadway and the American Songbook. Her phrasings are so subtle and her tone so warm. She makes it seem as though she was either born singing this music or it was written for her, though one has to marvel at how much work must have gone into her finesse with both brassy, foot-stamping numbers and sweet, sad ballads. Thanks as another reviewer has noted to Jonathan Schwartz on public radio for playing her music and John Schaeffer on WNYC's Soundcheck for a wonderful interview with her about this CD

  • loved it
    author: self

    heard the CD on j.schwartz on public radio, had a difficult time finding it. seems to be nowhere but on line. hope she will continue to make music.

  • Best Album of all Time
    author: Rolling Stone

    Best CD ever

  • Maude Maggart is a musical enchantress. Irving Berlin would agree. Sublime.
    author: Mary Cross

    If words could describe the purity of Ms Maggart's voice, one wouldn't need music. None of the American Songbook adjectives--sublime, angelic, divine--do justice to this 21st Century nightingale. She sings the Berlin we know and the Berlin we don't. Selections range from aching lost-love songs, to flirty, guttural, raucous Lower East Side and old-Broadway numbers. A fabulous CD.

  • Two generations after they were written, these songs have found their greatest i
    author: Paul

    Maude M's interpretations are subtle and ever-varied; some hilarious, some heartbreaking (All Alone: who else could make even the words "ting-a-ling" so affecting?). Ms. Maggart's voice is unforgettable. This is a highly knowledgeable selection of both well-known and more obscure older Berlin songs, but all of them will work their way into your soul.

  • MM hass done it again!
    author: Ann Nigel James

    A terrific collection, sung with great affection and appropriately varied types of emotion: heart-breaking sadness on "All Alone" and giddy joy and abandon on "Alexander's Ragtime Band." The fearless Maude has included several lesser-known Berlin songs--a few of which (like "Pick Up Your Sins and Go to The Devil") truly deserve the wider audience she has given them.

  • Another Great Album!
    author: Lisa Adolf

    Another great album by Maude Maggart! Her beautiful vocals from the Irving Berlin song book enliven the material for a new generation. Loved the photo of her dad, Fiona and brothers Spencer and Garett on the liner notes!

  • Giddy up!
    author: Jim

    What a wonderful tribute to Berlin. Maude's voice is melodious. Thanks Maude - from a new fan!

  • Excellent! Excellent!
    author: Mike Martin

    With every recording Maude just gets better and better. I have all of her CD's and they are all GREAT!

  • Great!!!!!!!!!!!
    author: JS Miller

    As promised by review in NY Times, however I expected a softer tone. The music drowns out the voice! Still great!

  • she provides therepy for my ears, sweetness and deep satisfaction!
    author: george i brown

    see above.

  • Just the sweetest voice.
    author: /steveb

    What a singer.

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