Julius La Rosa - "It's a Wrap" (2015)

Tracklist

01. Medley: When the World Was Young / Yesterday, When I Was Young
02. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
03. Willow Creek
04. You and Me (We Wanted It All)
05. L. A.
06. This Masquerade
07. That's All
08. You'll Never Know
09. How About Me
10. I Never Thought I'd Break
11. Grow Tall, My Son
12. Someone to Light up My Life
13. Where or When
14. Medley: The Summer Knows / Summer Me-Winter Me
15. Yesterday I Heard the Rain
16. Lovers Such as I
17. Come in from the Rain
18. You've Got a Friend
19. Let's Take a Walk Around the Block
20. I Only Have Eyes for You
21. Mornin'
22. Now I Have Everything
23. Time, You Old Gypsy



Julius La Rosa is one of those singers whose appreciation for a song's lyrics and meaning harks back to the Golden Years of Frank Sinatra. The Brooklyn native got his start as a singer in 1951 under the ravenous wings of Arthur Godfrey. Well into his seventies, La Rosa continued to sing a repertoire of songs by the likes of Sammy Cahn, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lorenz Hart, and Cole Porter. This 23 track CD features material from three sessions backed by Loonis McGlohon's combos: The first session was recorded Feb. 22-23rd, 1984; the second session was in 1987, and the third in 1988. Here, he performs songs by Stevie Wonder, Leon Russell, Irving Berlin, Carole King and others. Features 11 never before released tracks.

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