Songs for a New World
1996 Original New York Cast
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| # | Spur | Künstler/Komponist | Dauer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Opening: The New World | 5:05 | |
| 2. | On The Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship | Ty Taylor | 6:41 |
| 3. | Just One Step | Jessica Mulaskey | 4:05 |
| 4. | I'm Not Afraid of Anything | Andrea Burns | 4:37 |
| 5. | The River Won't Flow | 3:51 | |
| 6. | Stars and the Moon | Jessica Mulaskey | 4:31 |
| 7. | She Cries | Brooks Ashmanskas | 4:49 |
| 8. | The Steam Train | Ty Taylor | 4:29 |
| 9. | The World Was Dancing | Brooks Ashmanskas | 5:28 |
| 10. | Surabaya-Santa | Jessica Mulaskey | 4:43 |
| 11. | Christmas Lullaby | Andrea Burns | 4:08 |
| 12. | King of the World | Ty Taylor | 4:16 |
| 13. | I'd Give It All For You | Brooks Ashmanskas, Andrea Burns | 4:56 |
| 14. | The Flagmaker, 1775 | Jessica Mulaskey | 4:25 |
| 15. | Flying Home | Ty Taylor | 5:07 |
| 16. | Hear My Song | 5:41 | |
| 76:52 |
Jason Robert Brown, one of musical theater's brightest young composers, made his first New York splash in 1995 with Songs for a New World at the WPA Theatre. It's a revue of 16 of his cabaret and theater songs, directed by Daisy Prince (Hal's daughter) and realized by a crack cast of Andrea Burns, Jessica Molaskey, Brooks Ashmanskas, and Ty Taylor (who sang the role on this recording only because cast member Billy Porter had a contractual conflict), with Brown himself leading a small combo from the piano. Soaring melodies and irresistible rhythms mark a wide range of songs that encompass jazz ('Just One Step'), gospel ('The River Won't Flow'), funk ('Steam Train'), and Kurt Weill ('Surabaya Santa,' sort of Mrs. Claus's lament as it would be sung by Lotte Lenya). Most memorable are two songs of lost love: the Ashmanskas-Burns duet 'I'd Give It All for You,' which perfectly captures romantic yearning, and Molaskey's wry yet poignant 'Stars and the Moon,' which has become something of a jazzy standard, recorded by such luminaries as Audra McDonald and Betty Buckley. Brown went on to win the 1999 Best Score Tony for his powerful Parade, then reunited with Prince on The Last 5 Years.