My View: Birdland – The Beautiful Corner Of The World

If you walked into Birdland last night, (Charlie Parker’s anointed “Jazz Corner Of The World”) you saw and heard beauty in every corner of the legendary nightclub. First,the beauty of Barbara Carroll’s piano, recording an album “live” . Then a show by Ann Hampton Callaway, one of the most beautiful people on the planet. The joyousness and euphoria one gets from hearing beautiful music was felt by everyone as Ann, accompanied by her trio and the artistry of pianist Ted Rosenthal created some of the most beautiful sounds one can hear. It was aptly titled “But Beautiful”, and to paraphrase the song’s opening line, “love was cheerful and was sad, it was a good thing, never bad, but unforgettably beautiful. If that wasn’t enough beauty, we also had Marilyn Maye, Sunny Sessa, Eda Sorokoff, Deborah Lynn, Kari Strand, Ron Abel, Chuck Steffan, Mark Sendroff, Gianni Valenti, and many other beautiful people in the room to share the evening with.

(For another article by Stephen and complete photo coverage go to BroadWayworld.com)

Ann Hampton Callaway

Sunny Sessa, Ron Abel, Chuck Steffan, Eda Sorokoff

Mark Sendroff, Deborah Lynn, Kari Strand, Marilyn Maye

Mark Sendroff & Marilyn Maye

Gianni Valenti & Sunny Sessa

Ted Rosenthal

Barbara Carroll

Eda Sorokoff, Deborah Lynn, Kari Strand

Ann Hampton Callaway

Chuck Steffan, Ron Abel, Ann Hampton Callaway

Birdland

(For another article by Stephen and complete photo coverage of this event go to BroadwayWorld.Com)