Let’s Live Again

FEATURING:
Joni Janak - Vocals/leader - All Selections
Ellyn Rucker - Piano - All Selections
Dwight Kilian - Bass
Jill Fredericksen - Drums
Kenny Walker - Bass
Ron Moewes - Drums
Rich Chiaraluce - Tenor Sax and Flute

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1. LET’S LIVE AGAIN - Shearing/Raskin - [3:38]

2. S’WONDERFUL - Gershwin - [4:10]

3. WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE - Porter - [3:15]

4. BEWITCHED - Rodgers/Hart - [4:22]

5. I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS - Rodgers/Hart - [3:44]

6. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME - Gershwin - [6:40]

7. NIGHT AND DAY - Porter - [4:49]

8. Medley: I COULD WRITE A BOOK - Hart/Richard) and

    I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN - Porter - [2:47]

9. FOR YOU - FOR ME - FOREVER MORE - Gershwin - [4:00]

10. LOVER - Rodgers/Hart - [2:41]

11. EV’RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE - Porter - [4:56]

12. LET’S GET LOST - McHugh/Loesser - [3:55]

13. A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE

                           - Maschwitz/Sherwin/Strachey - [5:47]

14. MY ROMANCE - Rodgers/Hart - [3:42]

15. MY FUNNY VALENTINE - Rodgers/Hart - [4:49]

16. ALL OF YOU - Porter - [3:28]

Executive Producer: Jude Hibler, Jazz Link Enterprises
Producer: Joni Janak
Recorded November 16 & 17, 1998

CEC Recording Studio, Denver, CO
Recording/Sound/Editing/Mixing Engineer: Joe Hall
Assistant Editing Engineer: Jim Janak
Mastering Engineer: Mike Willson, Jones Cable Television
Cover & Back Photos: Marianne Martin
Cover Design: Kay & Frank Nichols

     

 

The Wind

Joni Janak - Vocals/leader - All Selections

Carl Fontana - Trombone, arranger
Ellyn Rucker - Piano, music director, arranger
Ken Walker - Bass
Todd Reid - Drums

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1. THE WIND - Gladstone/Freeman [5:11 ]

2. CHEGA DE SAUDADE (No More Blues) - deMoraes/Jobim [3:41]

3. WHERE DO YOU START - Bergman/Mandel [6:23]

4. I CONCENTRATE ON YOU - Porter [7:19]

5. NIGHT TOWN - Reisner/Freeman [5:32 ]

6. WITH A SONG IN MY HEART - Rodgers/Hart [4:45]

7. CLOSE ENOUGH FOR LOVE - Williams/Mandel [7:16]

8. I HAVE A FEELING I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE - Bergman/Kellaway [6:46 ]

9. THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - Fields/ Kern [4:41]

10. TROUBLE WITH HELLO IS GOODBYE - Bergman/Grusin [6:20]

11. ONLY YOU - Price/Stentz/Freeman [3:54]

12. CINNAMON & CLOVE - Bergman/Mandel [3:29]

13. MUSIC IS FOREVER - Ross/Freeman [5:53]

Executive Producer: Jude Hibler
Producer: Joni Janak
Associate Producer: Russ Freeman
Recorded November 16-17, 1996: CEC Recording Studio, Denver, CO
Recording/Sound/Editing/Mixing Engineer: Joe Hall
Mixing Engineer: Justin Peacock
Mastering Studio: Airshow Mastering, Boulder, CO - 2001
Mastering Engineer: David Glasser
Mr. Fontana's solo Transcription: Tim Bonenfant
Except where noted, all photos and artwork by: Jude Hibler
Cover Photo of Ms. Janak - Kristin Rucker
Photo: Carl Fontana & Joni Janak - unknown
Photo of Russ Freeman & Joni Janak: Marella Janak

 

 

Centerpiece Jazz: Get Outta Here!

Joni Janak - Vocals/leader - All Selections
Ed Stephen - Guitar
Dean Ross - Bass
Ron Moewes - Drums

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1. Get Outta Here - Meeks - 4:27
2. Route 66 - Troupe - 3:30
3. In A Mellow Tone - Gabler/Ellington - 4:37
4. Feel Like Makin’ Love - McDaniels - 4:32
5. Dream - Mercer - 2:30
6. Sentimental Journey - Brown/Green/Benjamin - 5:35
7. Moondance - Morrison - 4:13
8. Once I Loved - DeMoraes/Gilbert/Jobim - 4:28
9. They Can‘t Take That Away from Me - Gershwin - 5:00
10. You Are So Beautiful - Fisher/Preston - 3:20
11. I’m Walkin - Fats Domino; Bartholomew - 3:30
12. Day by Day - Cahn/ Stordahl/Weston - 3:04
13. We’re in This Love Together - Murrah/Stegall - 3:20
14. Bye Bye Blackbird - Dixon/Henderson - 3:07
15. You’re in Derry - Moewes - 4:19
16. Centerpiece - Hendricks/Edison - 1:41

 

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Jude Hibler and Dale Bruning
Producers: Joni Janak, Ed Stephen, Dean Ross, and Ron Moewes
Recording Engineer: Joe Hall
Assistant Recording Engineer: Brian Picard
Recording Studio: CEC Sound Studios - Denver
Mixing Engineer: Joe Hall
Mastering: Mike Willson - Jones Radio Network, Inc
Recording Date: May, 2003; May, 2004
Cover Artwork - Harry Borgman
Artwork (except for the cover) - Jude Hibler
Photography - Centerpiece Jazz Quartet - Dale Benesch
Tray Card background: Depoe Bay, Oregon - Jude Hibler
Joe Hall Photo - Joni Janak

Always: The Music of Irving Berlin

Joni Janak - Vocals
Ralph Sharon - Piano
Ed Stephens - Bass
Ron Moewes- Drums, vocals
Joe Hall - Trombone
Rich Chiaraluce - Tenor Sax

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1. Always - 5:12

2. How Deep is the Ocean - 6 :19

3. The Best Thing for You Could Be Me - 3:50

4. When I Lost You - 1:25

5. They Say That Falling in Love is Wondeful - 3:33

6. All of My Life / Be Careful, it's My Heart - 7:31

7. Now It Can Be Told - 3:10

8. I Love A Piano - 4:30

9. A Pretty Girl - 4:49

10. Say it Isn't So - 4:25

11. I Got Lost In His Arms - 4:47

12. A Berlin Medley  - 3:59

13. What'll I Do - 3:21

14. White Christmas - 5:30

15. A Mister Sharon Tune - 4:11

 

All songs by irving Berlin except "A Mister Sharon Tune" by Ron Moewes and "I Won't Dance" ( A Berlin medley) by Kern, McHugh, Hammerstein II, Harbach and Fields.  All arrangements by Ralph Sharon.

Producer: Jim Janak, Ron Moewes and Joni Janak

Recorded: 2005-2006

CEC Recording Studio, Denver, CO
Recording Engineer: Joe Hall
Assistant Recording Engineer: Ron Jolly
Mastering Engineer: David Glasser, Air Show Mastering, Boulder, Colorado
Cover Design: Frank Nichols

  

Joni also appears on:

Ron Moewes and Friends

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Unless otherwise stated, all songs were

composed and lyrics written by Ron Moewes.

1. All this You Gave to Me - 5:22
2. I Could See It In Your Eyes - 3:53
3. Song for B -  5:20
4. Nice To Be With - 4:42
5. Lil' Mis H.B. - 3:40
6. You Caught My Eye - 5:22
7. Love to Last Forever - m. Ed Stephen w. Ron Moewes -  5:10
8. Evanish-  7:04
9. Let Me Be A Part Of You  - 4:00

10. Y Otro Bossa Nova - 3:55
11. Just Keep Hoping For a Dream-  5:20
12. Together  - 4:50
13. My Little Girl -  2:53
14. Charming - m. Les James w. Ron Moewes - 2:50
15. A Prayer For Christmas - 4:47

 

Executive Producer: Jude Hibler
Producers: Ron Moewes & Doug Roche
Recorded at Studio by the Lake, Wheat Ridge, CO, November, 2001
Recording/Mixing Engineer: Doug Roche
Mastering Engineer: Steven J. Sundberg, FTM Studios, Denver, CO.
Graphic Art Design: Jude Hibler, JLE Graphics, Longmont, CO
Cover/Disc Photo: Pat Moewes
Cover/back photo of sky: Jude Hibler
Silhouette Photo: Myrtle Henderson