Sylvia McNair and Kevin Cole: You Are Tomorrow 2023

Rare songs by Harold Arlen and Martin Charnin. "I Could Be Good for You," "Little Travelbug," "Summer in Brooklyn," "Spring Has Me Out on a Limb," "Shoulda Stood in Bed," "Come On, Midnight," "This Ol' World"; Songs written for never-produced Softly (1965–67): "Happy Any Day," "We Were Always to Be Married," "The Brush-Off," "Once I Wore Ribbons Here," "Works Both Ways," "Why Do You Make Me Like You?," "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," "You Are Tomorrow"; Performed by Harold Arlen, vocals and piano (also written for Softly)," "Studio talk/Fish Go Higher Than Tigers (with Martin Charnin)," "Suddenly the Sunrise," "Don't Say "Love" - I've Been There and Back"; Performed by Arlen; arranged and conducted by Peter Matz: "That's a Fine Kind o' Freedom (1965)." Dedicated to the memory of Edward Jablonski (1922–2004), Harold Arlen's esteemed biographer, who recognized the importance of the "late Arlen" songs on this album more than 30 years ago. As he put it, "They deserve a hearing." 24-page booklet: interview with McNair and Cole; article by Walter Frisch.