Performance by American Mezzo Soprano Denyce Graves. Recorded in June, 2003, at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and broadcast on PBS. Featuring Patti Labelle and Take 6.
Song List:
Get Happy
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Harold Arlen
Habanera from "Carmen"
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Georges Bizet
Blues in the Night
performed by Denyce Graves; words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen
Ave Maria
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Franz Schubert
Way Up There
performed by Patti LaBelle; written by Tena R. Clark
Love Remembered
performed by Denyce Graves & Patti LaBelle; written by Tena Clark
Joint is Jumpin'
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Fats Waller
Just You
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Gene Scheer
Ol' Man River
performed by Denyce Graves; music by Jerome Kern, words by Oscar Hammerstein
Estrella E Lua Nova
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Smile
performed by Take 6; music by Charles Chaplin, words by Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner
Wade in the Water
performed by Take 6; Negro spiritual, author unknown
Gennory
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Tena Clark
Laid Down My Burdens
performed by Denyce Graves; written by Thomas A. Dorsey
Barcarolle from "The Tales of Hoffman"
performed by Denyce Graves and Jessica Swink; written by Jacques Offenbach
American Anthem ensemble
performed by entire cast; written by Gene Scheer