If you love Bolcom and Morris's Nonesuch album "After the Ball" (which is also available on emusic), then this is a must have. Morris's voice shows a bit more wear, but her enthusiasm and dramatic flair make this album another winner.
Straightforward renditions, by female singer with piano accompaniment, of popular songs circa roughly 1890 to 1910. (The same duo recorded a similar album titled "After the Ball," which unfortunately doesn't seem to be on emusic.) Morris's voice here has a touch of vibrato without being grand-operatic. My one complaint is that some of these lyrics were clearly meant to be sung by a man, not a woman (e.g., "Hello, Ma Baby"). Warning: This album seeks to be The Real Thing. If you're looking for irony, camp, tongue-in-cheek corn, or calculating, condescending post-modern posturing (cf. John Zorn's "tributes"), look elsewhere.
