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“…I appeared live on Boston TV when I was fifteen and sang "Prelude To A Kiss" with a band on the show. My biggest concern was remembering the words. It was my first lesson under pressure in learning how to concentrate and disperse my nervousness. My first live paid jazz performance was with Roger Kellaway and his group in a jazz club in Boston. I was seventeen. We did some straight ahead tunes and some standards. I felt enlightened. Creating music without rehearsal taught me that nothing is impossible in jazz. This experience was a milestone for me.”
Excerpt from an interview in Jazz Improv Magazine. The complete interview is here.
Meredith’s 17 albums are listed below.
Click on any of Meredith’s albums for more information including track list and musicians.
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Lost In His Arms
- Lost In His Arms
(SSC 1018)
Tracks
1 I Got Lost In His Arms
2 Baltimore Oriole
3 Land Where The Good Songs Go
4 In Love In Vain
5 Alone Together
6 It Never Entered My Mind
7 Once In A Blue Moon
8 Blame It On My Youth
9 Rip Van Winkle
10 Everytime We Say Goodbye
11 Never Never Land
12 I Get Along Without You Very Well
13 Up Jumped Spring
14 Spring Is Here
15 Funny Girl
Meredith d’Ambrosio, vocals
piano except on 5 and 11
Norman Coles, guitar on 8 and 9
Ray Santisi, piano on 5 and 11
Chris Rathbun, bass on 5 and 11 - +
Another Time
- Another Time
(SSC 1017) - liner notes
Tracks
1 All Of Us In It Together
2 Aren't You Glad You're You
3 It's So Peaceful In The Country
4 Rain, Rain (Don't Go 'Way)
5 Dear Bix
6 Lazy Afternoon
7 Where's The Child I Used To Hold
8 Love Is A Simple Thing
9 You Are There
10 While We're Young
11 Small Day Tomorrow
12 A Child Is Born
13 The Piano Player
14 Some Day My Prince Will Come
15 Such a Lonely Girl Am I
16 Wheelers And Dealers
17 I Was Doin' All Right
18 Skylark
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano - +
Little Jazz Bird
- Little Jazz Bird
(SSC 1040) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Little Jazz Bird
2 The Wine Of May
3 There's A Lull In My Life
4 I'll Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him
5 How Is Your Wife?
6 Self Defense Waltz
7 Cliches
8 Spring In Manhattan
9 Songbird
10 Our Love Rolls On
11 When The End Comes
12 The Christmas Waltz
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals
Hank Jones, piano
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Steve Gilmore, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Gene Orloff, violin
Fred Buldrini, violin
Fred Slatkin, violin
Julian Barber, cello
Manny Albam, arranger, conductor - +
Mistletoe Magic
- Mistletoe Magic
Quicksilver Records - liner notes
Meredith performs one song ("The Christmas Waltz") with Hank Jones on this Holiday collection CD.
Tracks:
1 Santa Clause Is Coming To Town - Elvin Jones Quintet
2 Silent Night/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Free Flight
3 Sleigh Ride - Richie Cole Quintet
4 The Christmas Waltz - Meredith d'Ambrosio/Hank Jones duo
5 The Christmas Song - Mal Waldron Quartet
6 Little Bebop Drummer Boy - Les Demerle Sextet
7 We Three Kings Of Orient Are - Full Faith & Credit Big Band
Available for purchase as a single song
or full recording via iTunes - +
It’s Your Dance
- It's Your Dance
(SSC 1011) - liner notes
Tracks:
1 Giant Steps
2 Once Upon A Tempo
3 Listen Little Girl
4 Devil May Care
5 August Moon
6 Nobody Else But Me
7 Humpty Dumpty Heart
8 It's Your Dance
9 The Underdog
10 It Isn't So Good It Couldn't Be
11 Better
12 Off Again On Again
13 No One Remembers But Me
14 Miss Harper Goes Bizarre
15 Strange Meadowlark
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano 2,3,5,7,9,12
Harold Danko, piano
Kevin Eubanks, guitar - +
The Cove
- The Cove
(SSC 1028) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 The Cove
2 Cross Me Off Your List
3 Thunderstruck
4 How Deep Is The Ocean
5 Starlight Starbright
6 Born Too Late
7 It Might As Well Be Spring
8 Lotus Blossom
9 In The Days Of Our Love
10 Time To Say Goodbye
11 Turn Out The Stars
12 Everybody's Song But Not My Own
13 Wake Me When It's Over
14 It Could Happen To You
15 Everybody Knows
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano on A6, B2, B5
Lee Konitz, alto and soprano sax
Fred Hersch, piano
Michael Formanek, bass
Keith Copeland, drums - +
South to a Warmer Place
- South To A Warmer Place
(SSC 1039) - liner notes
Tracks:
1 The Touch Of Your Lips
2 I Can Dream Can't I?
3 'T 'Ain't No Use
4 Dream Dancing
5 He Was Too Good To Me
6 You're My Inspiration
7 Someday I'll Find You
8 Morning
9 You Better Go Now
10 My Shining Hour
11 Nightengale
12 You Are The Life Of Me
13 Everything I Love
14 More Than You Know
15 When A Woman Loves A Man
16 Tristeza De Amar
17 South To A Warmer Place
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals
Eddie Higgins ,piano
Lou Columbo, trumpet
Don Coffman, bass
Danny Burger, Drums - +
Love is not a Game
- Love Is Not A Game
(SSC 1051) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Daybreak
2 In April
3 Autumn Serenade
4 Young And Foolish
5 I Love You / You I Love
6 Quiet Now
7 Get Used To It Baby
8 That Old Sweet Song
9 Heaven Sent
10 All Or Nothing At All
11 This Lament
12 Indian Summer
13 Peace
14 Oh Look At Me Now / But Now Look At Me
15 Love Is Not A Game
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano
Eddie Higgins, piano
Kevin Eubanks, guitar
Rufus Reid, bass
Keith Copeland, drums - +
Shadowland
- Shadowland
(SSC 1060) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Alone Together
2 Solitary Two
3 Zigeuner
4 A Rainy Afternoon
5 I Should Care
6 The Sheepcounter's Lament
7 Shadowland
8 You've Changed
9 You've Altered Your Attitude
10 Dans Une Humeur Mineure (In A Minor Mood)
11 Fools Rush In / This Rushin' Fool
12 In My Uncertain World
13 Ces Jours Tranquilles
14 You Leave Me Breathless / A Breath Of Spring
15 Amazon Lily
Meredith d'Ambrosio, (voc/p) with
Eddie Higgins, piano
Johnny Frigo, violin
Jay Leonhart, bass
Ben Riley, drums
Erik Friedlander, cello
Ron Kozak, bass clarinet, flute
Blair Tindall, english horn, oboe - +
Sleep Warm
- Sleep Warm
(SSC 1063) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Sleep Warm
2 Sleep, Baby, Sleep
3 Tip Toe Night
4 Star Wish
5 All Through The Night
6 Night
7 Baby Bunting
8 Rock-A-Bye Baby
9 Billy Boy
10 Emmalyne
11 Close Your Eyes
12 The Starlighter
13 Be A Child
14 The Answers
15 Go Tell Aunt Rhody
16 The Night Will Never Stay
17 Grow Tall My Son
18 Evening Is A Little Boy
19 Hit The Road To Dreamland
20 Lullaby Of The Leaves
21 Russian Lullaby
Meredith d'Ambrosio, piano & vocals - +
Beware Of Spring!
- Beware Of Spring!
(SSC 1069) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 I Fall In Love Too Easily / Cauliflower Soul
2 Fools Fall In Love
3 Beware Of Spring
4 Get Lost / Get Out Of Town
5 I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
6 Moon Dreams
7 Estate (That Summer)
8 Summer Of My Life
9 Dearly Beloved / Clearly Beloved
10 Through A Long And Sleepless Night
11 Give It Time
12 After Awhile
13 I Had The Craziest Dream / I Can't Wait To Tell You
14 No One Knows
Meredith d'Ambrosio, piano & vocals
Eddie Higgins, piano
George Mraz, bass
Jeff Hirshfield, drums - +
Silent Passion
- Silent Passion
(SSC 1075) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Long Ago (And Far Away)
2 Silent Passion
3 I Got Lost In His Arms
4 Knight In Shining Karma
5 All Through The Day
6 Spring Isn't Everything
7 Don't Take Your Love From Me / A Skyful Of Teardrops
8 No Solution
9 The Thrill Is Gone
10 Where Are You
11 The Shining Sea
12 Motherland
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano
Gene Bertoncini, guitar - +
Echo Of A Kiss
- Echo Of A Kiss
(SSC 1078) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 When Lights Are Low
2 Without Reason, Without Rhyme
3 Beautiful Love / Gorgeous Creature
4 My Romance
5 Blue In Green
6 Once Upon A Full Moon Night
7 Chance With A Ghost / I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
8 April Fooled Me
9 Time Remembered
10 Black Butterfly
11 Why Do I Still Dream Of You?
12 Echo Of A Kiss
13 Snowfall
14 Where Were You At Christmas?
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals, piano
Jay Leonhart, bass
Mike Renzi, piano
Terry Clarke, drums - +
Out of Nowhere
- Out Of Nowhere
(SSC 1085) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Out Of Nowhere
2 All This And Heaven Too
3 On The Bumpy Road To Love
4 My Foolish Heart
5 The Song Is Ended
6 Easy Come Easy Go
7 What's Your Story, Morning Glory
8 Isn't That The Thing To Do
9 Dance Only With Me
10 Stoppin' The Clock
11 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
12 All In Fun
13 I Will Follow Spring
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals
Lee Musiker, piano
Jay Leonhart, bass
Terry Clarke, drums
Michael Leonhart, trumpet - +
Love is For the Birds
- Love Is For The Birds
(SSC 1101) - liner notes
Reviews
Tracks:
1 Cup Of Life (Cup Bearers)
2 Steppenwolf
3 Rhyme Of Spring (Poetic Spring)
4 Valentine
5 That Magic Rapture (Rapture)
6 I May Be The One
7 Don't Go (Josephine)
8 Tell This Poor Fool
9 Just A Dream (Falando De Orlando)
10 Love Is For The Birds
11 Beloved (Daahoud)
12 Blame It All On Spring
13 Frishberg And Dorough
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals
Lee Musiker, piano
Jay Leonhart, bass
Joe Ascione, drums
Don Sickler, trumpet & flugelhorn,
John Allred, trombone,
Bob Kindred, tenor saxophone & flute - +
Wishing on the Moon
- Wishing On The Moon
SSC 1159
(released Oct. 10, 2006 on Sunnyside Records)
Liner Notes
Music and lyrics by Meredith d'Ambrosio except:
#4 music by Dena DeRose, lyrics by Meredith d'Ambrosio
#10 music by Meredith d'Ambrosio,
lyrics by Meredith d'Ambrosio & Bradford Langer
Tracks
1.Have You Noticed?
2.I'd Do It All Again
3.Don't Follow Me
4.In The Glow Of The Moon
5.Melodious Funk
6.Stay With Me
7.Try As I May
8.Wishing On The Moon
9.Miracle Of Spring
10.Angels Without Their Wings
Meredith d'Ambrosio, vocals
Don Sickler, trumpet & flugelhorn
Cecilia Coleman, piano
Tim Givens, bass
Vince Cherico, drums.
*All of Meredith's recordings are also available
for digital download from iTunes* - +
By Myself
- By Myself
SSC 1285
(released 2011 on Sunnyside Records)
Liner Notes
Music and lyrics by Authur Schwartz & Howard Dietz Except 3, 5, 11
#3 Music and lyrics by Authur Schwartz & Maxwell Anderson
#5 Music and lyrics by Authur Schwartz & John H. Mercer
#11 Music and lyrics by Authur Schwartz & Edgar Yip Harburg
Tracks
1.By Myself
2.Through A Thousand Dreams
3.Once Upon A Long Ago
4.If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
5.All Through The Night
6.High and Low
7.I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan
8.You And The Night And The Music
9.Something To Remember You By
10.Dancing In The Dark
11. Then I’ll Be Tired Of You
12. Why Go Anywhere At All
13. I See Your Face Before Me
14. Haunted Heart
Meredith d'Ambrosio, piano & vocals
*All of Meredith's recordings are also available
for digital download from iTunes*