Fosse (1999 Original Broadway Cast)
Fans ofFosse--the Broadway dance revue highlighting the varied output of choreographer-director Bob Fosse--will undoubtedly want to snatch up this cast recording of the music. Though it's missing a few tunes found in the live production, the disc still presents some of the best-loved numbers that made Fosse famous from musicals such asDancin',Sweet Charity, andChicago.  Jane Lanier, Michael Paternostro, and Alex Sanchez do a fun take onThe Pajama Game's "Steam Heat." Shannon Lewis's sultry "I Gotcha" (from 1972'sLiza with a Ztelevision special) is one of the disc's catchiest tunes. TheChicagotunes--"Nowadays," "The Hot Honey Rag," and "Razzle Dazzle"--are also obvious highlights filled with vitality. Unfortunately, synthesized music and unaffected vocals mar a few tracks; "Bye Bye Blackbird," for example, sounds empty and dated without the visual cues. Luckily, "Sing! Sing! Sing!" fromDancin'closes out the disc with a brassy and swinging jazz sound--which is exactly how Fosse would probably want to be remembered.--Jason Verlinde