Bart Greenberg says unequivocally that Lisa Asher has a strong and devoted following. Tomorrow evening at Tower Records Lincoln Center 6PM, Lisa will show all why she is worthy of said following. She has a disc that she will sign for all of those in attendance:
Lisa Asher
Live At the Duplex
( Dancing Bull Music )
“I have very eclectic music tastes, Lisa Asher says midway through her 2004 show at The Duplex, admitting musical influences from her youth that range from Bobby Goldsboro to Barbra Streisand to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. And she certainly travels the musical gamut in this 70-minute grab bag. But it doesn’t matter whether she’s narrating Michael Smith’s hilarious The Princess and the Frog, turning sultry-confessional on Son of a Preacher Man or floating through a time-shifting mix of Ten Minutes Ago/Do I Love You?, Asher couldn’t be more on-target or more enjoyably engaging. And with the quality of this live recording, that is no easy feat. Sounding like someone plopped a mic down haphazardly in the audience, often the audience sounds are clearer than Ashe’s performance. But don’t let that deter you. This listener almost fell victim to such a flight, but if an exit had been made, one of the most enjoyable live performance ever captured would have been missed. Enjoyable? Heck, this is an absolute gem. Wildly comic and wrenchingly honest (has there ever been a more brilliant take on Craig Carnelia’s Just a Housewife than Asher’s stunning conversational-sung mix? No. Period.), Asher and her great backup musicians (musical director-arranger Jeff Waxman on piano, Marco Brehm on bass and Bob Green on fiddle, guitar and mandolin) demonstrate to perfection just what the “art” of cabaret is all about. And for lovers of the genre and those who practice it as well, Live at The Duplex is required listening. Period."
Lisa Asher Live At the Duplex
( Dancing Bull Music )
“I have very eclectic music tastes, Lisa Asher says midway through her 2004 show at The Duplex, admitting musical influences from her youth that range from Bobby Goldsboro to Barbra Streisand to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. And she certainly travels the musical gamut in this 70-minute grab bag. But it doesn’t matter whether she’s narrating Michael Smith’s hilarious The Princess and the Frog, turning sultry-confessional on Son of a Preacher Man or floating through a time-shifting mix of Ten Minutes Ago/Do I Love You?, Asher couldn’t be more on-target or more enjoyably engaging. And with the quality of this live recording, that is no easy feat. Sounding like someone plopped a mic down haphazardly in the audience, often the audience sounds are clearer than Ashe’s performance. But don’t let that deter you. This listener almost fell victim to such a flight, but if an exit had been made, one of the most enjoyable live performance ever captured would have been missed. Enjoyable? Heck, this is an absolute gem. Wildly comic and wrenchingly honest (has there ever been a more brilliant take on Craig Carnelia’s Just a Housewife than Asher’s stunning conversational-sung mix? No. Period.), Asher and her great backup musicians (musical director-arranger Jeff Waxman on piano, Marco Brehm on bass and Bob Green on fiddle, guitar and mandolin) demonstrate to perfection just what the “art” of cabaret is all about. And for lovers of the genre and those who practice it as well, Live at The Duplex is required listening. Period."
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