BOBBY SHORT At the Cafe Carlyle

Called 'the nations most celebrated cabaret performer' and self-described as a saloon singer, Bobby Short is a veteran of the high-class lounges of New York, Paris, and London. In this remarkable DVD, entitled Bobby Short at the Cafe Carlyle, the renowned singer and pianist, with his legendary repertoire from the greats of Tin Pan Alley, performs a thrilling 25-song set with his usual verve and charm, live from the intimate and elegant setting of the Cafe Carlyle.

As we enjoy the impeccable savoir faire of Bobby Short & the Cafe Carlyle, the film also takes us into his home, for an exclusive, intimate look at the man behind the music. No Cover, No Minimum, just You, Bobby Short and the intimacy of the New York Cabaret.

New York nightlife, the elegant Cafe Carlyle, Paris, London, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim... This is the world of singer / pianist Bobby Short, the reigning monarch of the nightclubs of Cafe Society. Performing from his catalog of classic songs, the legendary Bobby Short and his dynamic voice played packed performances at the world-renowned Cafe Carlyle for nearly 50 years. Live from the venue they made famous, this timeless concert DVD features Bobby Short, as well as Beverly Peer on Bass and Gene Gammage behind the drums.

Selections Include:
1. Four Walls and One Dirty Window Blues written by Willard Robison
2. (I Love You) Samantha written by Cole Porter
3. Honeysuckle Rose written by Fats Waller and Andy Raza
4. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street written by Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh and Irving Mills
5. You're the Cutest One (Satchel Mouth Baby) written by Mary Lou Williams
6. Too Marvelous for Words written by Johnny Mercer and Richard Whiting
7. Bojangles of Harlem written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
8. Streamlined Lulubelle From Tennessee written by Benny Davis and John Frederick Coots
9. Posin' written by Razaf Denniker
10. Everybody's Truckin' written by Fats Waller
11. Breakfast In Harlem by Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, and Gerald Marks
12. Old Man Harlem written by Hoagy Carmichael and Rudy Vallee
13. Truckin', Thanks To Harlem Now by Fats Waller
14. Why Shouldn't I? written by Cole Porter
15. The Best Is Yet To Come written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
16. New York Is My Personal Property written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields
17. How's Your Romance written by Cole Porter
18. I'm Satisfied written by Duke Ellington
19. Do As The Romans Do written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
20. On The Amazon written by Vivian Ellis, Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman
21. Dancing At That Moving Picture Ball written by Joseph H. Santly
22. Say It Isn't So written by Irving Berlin
23. Losing My Mind written by Stephen Sondheim
24. Pilote-moi (Pilot Me) written by Cole Porter
25. Cuba written by Irving Berlin

DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Bobby Short Biography
Instant Access to Over 35 Songs & Interview Segments
Digital Dolby Stereo Audio
Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
Trivia & Fun Facts Subtitles