A collection of jazz standards and original tunes that are right from the heart. Intimate, sensitive, classic, inventive, unpretentious, and with an easy groove.  The duo idea was conceived by Joe Beck, but his time with us was over before it could be completed. There are added tracks in remembrance by long-time friends Pete Levin, Warren Bernhardt and Mike Mainieri.
And Here's To You

 
Betty's duo album with Joe Beck
 
Betty MacDonald, violin & vocals
Joe Beck, guitar
with Warren Bernhardt, piano
Mike Mainieri, vibraphone
Pete Levin, Melodica
 
 
 

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Billie Holiday Tribute

 
Recorded live in concert at
The Unison Arts Center,  New Paltz, NY
 
Betty MacDonald, violin & vocals
Peter Tomlinson, piano
Jim Curtin, bass

 

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    1.  My One And Only Love
    2.  Lullaby
    3.  Pavane/How Do You Keep The Music Playing
    4.  Beautiful Love
    5.  Epilogue/Gentle Rain
    6.  Never Let Me Go
    7.  Nature Boy
    8.  The Gift
    9.  My Romance
   10. Naima/Next Time Around
   11. Our Love Is Here To Stay
Dream Come True

Co-produced by
Betty MacDonald & Joe Beck

Betty MacDonald, violin & vocals
Joe Beck, guitar
Warren Bernhardt, piano
Mike Mainieri, vibes
Jay Anderson, bass
Dennis Mackrel, drums
Peter O'Brien, drums
Artie Dixson, drums & percussion

 
 

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    1.  Sugar
    2.  Waltzing In The Sagebrush
    3.  Bodas de Sangue
    4.  Sweet Gardenia
    5.  Living Room
    6.  Dream Gypsy
    7.  Your Story
    8.  You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
    9.  Darn That Dream
  10.  Crystal Silence
  11.  Only In My Dreams
  12.  Body And Soul
Soulful

Co-produced by
Betty MacDonald & Warren Bernhardt

Betty MacDonald, violin & vocals
Warren Bernhardt, piano
Vinnie Martucci, piano
Dave Holland, bass
Rich Syracuse, bass
Rob Leon, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums
Peter O'Brien, drums
Ken Lovelett, drums
Harvey Sorgen, percussion
 

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11/14/2009