![]() Not that his nostalgia for the Saturday morning and prime time fare of his childhood was ever the sole source for Kooshian’s spirited sound. As is his enthusiastic love for pop culture, here represented by evocative dedications to actors Steve McQueen and William Shatner. While the tunes on Hubub! (due out Octovia Summit Records) forgo the raucous takes on the I Dream of Jeannie or Underdog themes, the offbeat sensibility that led Kooshian to such unexpected material is fully intact on his own pieces. Harris, Jazz Weekly "The quality of musicianship is outstanding and the arrangements are fresh, inventive, and genius.” – Valerie Williams, Skope Magazine What’s all the Hubub!, bub? It’s the riotous and gleeful new album from pianist and keyboardist Ted Kooshian! Having spent his last several albums exploring the unusual repertoire of classic TV and cartoon themes, on his fifth album Kooshian focuses primarily on his own eclectic compositions for the first time since his acclaimed 2004 debut, Clockwork. Pianist, keyboardist and composer Ted Kooshian makes joyful noise on Hubub!, his first album of primarily original music in 18 years Out Octovia Summit Records, Hubub! conjures a blend of swinging jazz, infectious pop melodies and offbeat humor with Jeff Lederer, John Bailey, Dick Sarpola and Greg Joseph "Ted Kooshian reminds you of one of the overlooked joys of jazz the ability to have some fun.” – George W. He has also sung, written or produced hundreds of commercial "jingles" for radio and television. In the 1970s he began a long career as a studio singer, performing on over 100 television and movie soundtracks, including as the singing voice of Frank Sinatra in HBO's The Rat Pack and recording songs on the soundtrack to Sabrina, the 1995 movie starring Harrison Ford. The famed songwriting team liked his work so much, they asked him to sing their well-known tune "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" for the soundtrack of the movie The Happy Ending. He recorded two albums for Capitol Records, including Talk to Me Baby, which featured several Alan & Marilyn Bergman songs. He was voted "Best New Male Singer" at the 1968 International Popular Song Festival in Rio de Janeiro where he met Elmer Bernstein, which led Bernstein to ask Dees to record the song "A Walk in the Spring Rain" for the soundtrack of the movie of the same title. His long list of accomplishments stretches back to the 1960s when he was featured several times on The Steve Allen Show and recorded a complete album of his music. Dees may be the most famous singer you never heard of. ![]()
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