TracksTwo for the Road - Mika Pohjola Mancini Henry, It Might As Well Be Spring - Mika Pohjola Rodgers Richard, I Wished on the Moon - Mika Pohjola Parker Dorothy, From This Moment on - Mika Pohjola Porter Cole, Almost Blue - Mika Pohjola Costello Elvis, Something Good - Mika Pohjola Rodgers Richard, I'm Glad There Is You - Mika Pohjola Dorsey Jimmy, This Is New - Mika Pohjola Weill Kurt, The Good Life - Mika Pohjola Distel Sacha, Don't Go to Strangers - Mika Pohjola Kent Arthur, I Concentrate on You, Wild Is the Wind, I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire, I Cover the Waterfront, Hey There, There's a Lull in My Life, Too Close for Comfort
NotesBlueMusicGroup.com - Your jazz, classical and world music label American Broadway songs with a classy touch became the recognizable feature of Nashville-based vocalist Jill Walsh and New York-pianist Mika Pohjola at the turn of the millenium. Walsh and Pohjola met in Boston in the early 90's, and started making frequent appearances with their repertory in New York City. This duo performs Broadway classics by Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, Dmitri Tiomkin and Richard Rodgers, not to forget Elvis Costello. The repertoire contains songs which are forgotten by many of today's jazz musicians. It is the contrast between Ms. Walsh's heartfelt yet simple vocal stylings and Mr. Pohjola's lush harmonies and rhythm section-like comping which makes the duo and this memorable live concert particularly fresh and a truly a special one. The renditions express masterful lyricism in music and words.