Comprised of selections performed at her 50th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall, as well as many other songs never before recorded, this 1999 release presents this vocalist at the top of her craft. After an impressive Broadway career that included starring roles in The Music Man, Candide and She Loves Me, she began to reinvent herself as a saltier, more worldly-wise performer who could swing a little, be sassy, and still convey a heartfelt romantic optimism. Her singing here is even richer than in her youth; there's simply more warmth, heart and understanding of life.

Cook,Barbara