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25 (1992)

Where the lyrics of 25 take you, and where it was really made.

Titled after the age its singer was when he recorded it, this album is built entirely on solo piano.

Key places

Recorded at BMG Recording Studios, New York City (1992)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — The album was recorded at BMG Recording Studios in New York City, and the same studio is credited for mixing. The point is placed at the city centre, not the exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• 25: album by Harry Connick Jr., released 24 November 1992
• Collection of jazz and pop standards performed on solo piano
• Thirteen tracks in the track listing
• Harry Connick Jr. plays piano, Hammond organ on one track, and sings
• Guests join on individual tracks for piano, vocals, tenor sax and bass
• Release notes give the copyright line ℗ & © 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Background

• Repertoire drawn from jazz and pop standards by many songwriters
• Track list includes John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice" and Duke Ellington's "Caravan"
• Ellis Marsalis plays piano on the opening track "Stardust"
• Johnny Adams sings on "Lazybones"
• Ned Goold plays tenor sax and Ray Brown plays bass on "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
• Johnny Mercer is credited as writer on several tracks, including "Tangerine" and "This Time the Dream's on Me"

Recording

• Release credits list BMG Recording Studios as the place of recording
• The same studio is credited for mixing
• Additional mixing took place at The Hit Factory
• Recording and mixing are credited to Gregg Rubin
• Mastering is credited to Joe Lopes
• Mastering also took place at BMG Recording Studios
• Release notes say "Made in U.S.A."

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born September 11, 1967 in New Orleans; raised in the Lakeview neighborhood.
• Began learning keyboards at age three, performed publicly at five, and recorded with a local jazz band at ten.
• At nine performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra.
• Developed his talent at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts under Ellis Marsalis Jr. and James Booker.
• Moved to New York, studied at Hunter College and the Manhattan School of Music, and signed with Columbia Records.

Career

• Score for When Harry Met Sally... (1989) brought his first Grammy for Best Jazz Male Vocal Performance; a second followed for We Are in Love (1990).
• Acted in Memphis Belle (1990), Copycat (1995), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and The Iron Giant (1999, voice).
• Starred as Leo Markus on NBC's Will & Grace from 2002 to 2006.
• Only You (2004) reached No. 5 in the U.S. and No. 6 in Britain.
• Hosted the daytime talk show Harry from 2016 to 2018.
• Recorded Cole Porter reinterpretations in 2019 and Alone with My Faith in 2021, earning his 16th Grammy nomination.
• Sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of 2019; won three Grammys and two Emmys.

Reception

At release

• Released 24 November 1992 as a solo piano album
• Presents jazz and pop standards, not original songs
• Thirteen tracks; guests appear on tracks 1, 10 and 13
• Track 1 "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) features Ellis Marsalis
• "Music, Maestro, Please" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) is track 2
• "On The Street Where You Live" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) is track 3
• "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) is track 4
• "Moment's Notice" (John Coltrane) is track 6
• "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) is track 9
• "Lazybones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) features Johnny Adams on track 10
• "Muskrat Ramble" (Ray Gilbert, Kid Ory) is track 11
• "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) is track 12
• Track 13 "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren) features Ray Brown and Ned Goold

Reappraisal

• No critic review or rating for this album appears in the material gathered

Records

• No chart position, sales figure, certification or award appears in the material gathered

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title 25 refers to the singer's age when he recorded the album
• The opening track "Stardust" features Ellis Marsalis on piano
• Hammond organ appears on track 10 only
• Track 13 features Ned Goold on tenor sax and Ray Brown on bass
• The release notes carry the copyright line ℗ & © 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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