An Evening of Elegance
… of lush strings and gorgeous harmonies.
It’s Peter Eldridge, his sensuous, velvet tones and deep storytelling and Kenny Werner’s divine arrangements.
Somewhere. It’s American elegance not heard or seen
since Fred Astaire donned a top hat!… Classic, soulful ballads and stories, including songs by Peter Eldridge,
Kenny Werner, Ivan Lins, Leonard Bernstein and others.
A few words from Peter ...I have been working on an album of beautiful ballads set for voice and full string orchestra – titled “Somewhere” – with arrangements by the inimitable Kenny Werner (this is a project Kenny and I have been talking about doing for about a decade) . Kenny has truly outdone himself orchestrating these songs (his string writing is just incredible). Some tunes by me, some by Kenny, and a few well-known classics.
…sophisticated arrangements…It’s lush ...and always classy…
Peter Eldridge’s baritone timbre, used with elegant delicacy,
greatly enhances this impression…clever and distinguished music…
– Yves Dorison, Culture Jazz
YOU DON’T KNOW ME
Music & lyrics - Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE MINE
Music – Kenny Werner Lyrics – Donnie Demers
THAT WHICH CAN’T BE EXPLAINED
Music & Lyrics – Peter Eldridge
AUTUMN IN THREE
Music – Kenny Werner Lyrics – Peter Eldridge
MINDS OF THEIR OWN
Music – Ivan Lins Lyrics – Peter Eldridge
LESS THAN LOVERS
Music – Peter Eldridge Lyrics – Douglas Worth & Eldridge
SOMEWHERE /A TIME FOR LOVE
Somewhere – Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster
DIFFICULT
Music & lyrics – Peter Eldridge
BALLAD FOR TRANE
Music – Kenny Werner Lyrics – Douglas Worth
UNTITLED LAMENT
Music & lyrics – Kenny Werner
DAY IS DONE (Prayer for Diego)
Music – Peter Eldridge Lyrics – Peter Eldridge & Mitchell Proctor
Thrilled to announce we will be offering a residential workshop on the beautiful Outer Banks of North Carolina.
THE MOSS METHOD
--I will have an entire week teaching with Kate McGarry, Theo Bleckmann, Lauren Kinhan, and Jo Lawry
ON THE BEACH in NC!
STAY TUNED for more info and registrations. Great homes, Great food, GREAT teachers.
SAVE THE DATES: JUNE 6-13, 2020
Singer/songwriter and musical alchemist Peter Eldridge teams up with piano legend Kenny Werner on his latest album, Somewhere. This new LP also includes a 20-piece string orchestra conducted by cellist Eugene Friesen, and a sound that pairs timeless romanticism with sophisticated modern harmony in a program of classic standards and clever originals, to serve as an antidote to the tumultuousness of current times..."We hope it offers a balm to the spirit.”
PETER ELDRIDGE & KENNY WERNER/Somewhere: A romance album right in the pocket of the classic Sinatra/Cole/Mathis ballad albums with piano and voice front and center backed by some of the lushest orchestrations this side of Jackie Gleason. The overdue joining of two pros that know how to hit stuff like this out of the park in their sleep, this is the tap to turn on for some instant sophistication that really works.
Well done.