Episode #5: Look who came over this week! Victoria Clark, “the most talented person in the world,” and this year’s Tony winner for her spectacular performance in my favorite new show, The Light in the Piazza, dropped by to sing “I Won’t Mind,” lyrics by Annie Kessler and Libby Saines, music by me. Recorded 1/6/06.… Continue reading I Won’t Mind – sung by Victoria Clark

Episode #4: Hooray!! Another special guest star, this time the amazing Sally Wilfert (Assassins, Tom Sawyer, King David), who sings “I’m Free,” from the one-act musical, Precious Little Jewel, with lyrics (and book) by Libby Saines and music by me. Recorded 12/29/05. Look for Sally in Rob Kapilow’s upcoming What Makes It Great concerts in… Continue reading I’m Free – sung by Sally Wilfert

Episode #3: Jeff sings “Independence Day,” the songbook’s sole pop song. Recorded on 12/26/05. Also, listen for Jeff’s celebrity pop singer impersonation…. Happy New Year! For more info about the songbook, check out: my online music store. http://www.archive.org/download/The_Jeff_Blumenkrantz_Songbook_Podcast__Episode_3__Independence_Day/podcast3.mp3

Episode #2: Jeff sings “Hold My Hand.” Recorded on 12/13/05. (N.B. The sound quality of the original recording was unsatisfactory so I rerecorded the song on 6/24/06.) Note: there will be no new episode next week. Happy Holidays! For more info about the songbook, check out my online music store. http://www.archive.org/download/JeffBlumenkrantzTheJeffBlumenkrantzSongbookPodcastEpisode2aHoldMyHand/podcast2a.mp3

Episode #1: For this first installment, I somehow cajoled Broadway songbird, Rebecca Luker (The Music Man, Showboat, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden), to sing “Love Is Not All,” my setting of an Edna St. Vincent Millay poem. Recorded 12/5/05. http://www.archive.org/download/The_Jeff_Blumenkrantz_Songbook_Podcast__Episode_1__Love_Is_Not_All/podcast1.mp3