Search - Eric Comstock :: All Hart: Music of Lorenz Hart

As Good as it Gets

Alan Breck | Jersey City, NJ United States | 02/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Eric Comstock's second album is even more accomplished than his first. On this disc Comstock, one of the rising stars of New York cabaret, deftly performs the great songs of lyricist Lorenz Hart and composer Richard Rodgers. Many of the most familiar songs are included (Blue Room, Mountain Greenery, My Heart Stood Still), as well as some almost never performed. Of the rarer numbers, "How Can You Forget" with its obsessive lyric and pounding tempo, and the lilting "What's the Use?" are most memorable. Very few of today's traditional singers risk unfamiliar material, which makes Comstock as near a goldmine as a music buffs are likely to find. Comstock sings these songs with confidence and precision, conveying all of the nuances of Hart's unsurpassed lyrics. The arrangements are more Jazz-influenced than those on his earlier album, but Comstock proves to be equally adept, as both pianist and singer, at performing them. May Comstock reign for many years to come!"