The concept of this live show is loosley based upon the  love story of my maternal grandparents. They met in 1937, when she became  the girl singer and he played reeds in the Johnny Hamp Band. How rich it  must have been for two musicians to fall in love at a time when some of the  greatest love songs ever written not only brought them together in the  first place, but continued to weave a soundtrack through their love's  inception, marriage vows, and the birth of their daughter, my mother.Lanny Meyer's piano and arrangements are on every track of this album. The  tracks from the Algonquin also include David DePalma on reeds, and the  Gardenia tracks feature Yair Evnine on cello and guitar, and Dr. James  Sitterly on violin. In Manhattan, Yair, Lanny and I were joined by Andy  Stein on violin and tenor saxophone for the track recorded at the River To  River concert. Alas,wind, heavy rains, and even a hurricane warning for New  York City, forced us to move our concert indoors. We gathered with an  equally soaked audience into the Stuyvesant Highschool auditorium, and I'll  always be grateful for that. We shared a night of musical communion that  was magic. Wow!Love, Maudie.