With a Song in My Heart

约翰·皮扎瑞里（John Pizzarelli）在这张专辑中向作曲家理查德·罗杰斯（Richard Rodgers）致敬，收录了他创作的十二首作品。皮扎瑞里在演唱和吉他演奏时，由他的三重奏伴奏，拉里·富勒（Larry Fuller）替代了雷·肯尼迪（Ray Kennedy）担任钢琴手，还有贝斯手马丁·皮扎瑞里（Martin Pizzarelli）和鼓手托尼·特德斯科（Tony Tedesco）。在演唱《I Like to Recognize the Tune》时，皮扎瑞里对洛伦兹·哈特（Lorenz Hart）的歌词略作改动，并与吉他同步进行即兴演唱。 他的父亲Bucky Pizzarelli也加入专辑，为《It's Easy to Remember》增添了独特的二重奏氛围。而在《Happy Talk》中，Cesar Camargo Mariano为轻快的巴萨诺瓦旋律提供了钢琴伴奏。编曲家Don Sebesky则为六首作品编写了曲谱，尤其是《The Lady Is a Tramp》的生动编排，让人想起皮扎瑞里之前向弗兰克·辛纳屈致敬的专辑《Dear Mr. Sinatra》。尽管专辑时长在CD时代显得较短，仅43分钟，但每一刻都充满了精彩。（Ken Dryden点评） John Pizzarelli salutes composer Richard Rodgers with this songbook including a dozen of his works. The vocalist/guitarist is accompanied by his trio, with Larry Fuller replacing Ray Kennedy, bassist Martin Pizzarelli, and drummer Tony Tedesco. Pizzarelli adds a personal touch to "I Like to Recognize the Tune" by altering Lorenz Hart's lyrics a bit, while also scatting up a storm in unison with his guitar. Bucky Pizzarelli is an added guest and soloist for "It's Easy to Remember," an intimate duet with the vocalist playing rhythm. Cesar Camargo Mariano takes over at the piano for the breezy bossa nova setting of "Happy Talk." Arranger Don Sebesky wrote the charts for the six tracks and a quartet of brass and reeds, highlighted by the snappy scoring of "The Lady Is a Tramp," recalling Pizzarelli's previous Telarc salute to Frank Sinatra (Dear Mr. Sinatra, in which he trades fours scatting with each of the horns). This release is a little short in the CD era, clocking in at just over 43 minutes, but there's never a dull moment.