The Great City
Available on CD/Digitally
Acclaimed singer Hilary Gardner grew up in Wasilla, Alaska infatuated with New York City. In 2010, Hilary was chosen by the Frank Sinatra estate to appear as the live, onstage singer in Tony-award winner Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away. Backed by a 19-piece big band, Hilary sang solos and duets with Frank Sinatra in a performance hailed by critics as “wonderful” (Huffington Post), “elegant” (USA Today), and “terrific” (New York Observer).
Her solo recording debut The Great City is part love letter, part lament to New York and the big dreams it represents. The album has garnered effusive praise from New York’s jazz community, including Will Friedwald (Wall St. Journal) and Terry Teachout (Arts Journal, Wall St. Journal).
Track List
- No One After You [03:17]
- Brooklyn Bridge [03:34]
- The Great City [03:34]
- Autumn in New York [04:52]
- Drunk on the Moon [04:06]
- Sweetheart (Waitress in a Donut Shop) [02:29]
- You Came a Long Way from St. Louis [04:18]
- This Little Town Is Paris [03:28]
- Chelsea Morning [03:23]
- (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young [03:24]
- Manhattan Avenue [03:18]
Credits
Hilary Gardner: Vocals Tatum Greenblatt: Trumpet Jason Marshall: Tenor Saxophone Ehud Asherie: Piano Jon Cowherd: Hammond C-3 Organ Randy Napoleon: Guitar Elias Bailey: Acoustic Bass Jerome Jennings: Drums Recorded and Mixed by Joe Marciano at Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY Assisted by Max Ross & Zak Kazanski Mastered by Gene Paul at G&J Audio Produced By Eli Wolf