Grant P Chilcott Photo: Ode Records
William Dart pays tribute to Auckland singer Grant P. Chilcott, who died on 19 September.
But – appropriately, in relation to a performer whose song-choice was impeccable – he leads up to that tribute by considering the issues of good songcraft and has Brian Wilson and Randy Newman serve as exemplars.
Playlist
'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)
'The Land Where the Good Songs Go' (Kern/Wodehouse) – Sylvia McNair
Sure Thing
(Philips)
'God Only Knows' (Wilson) – Pharrell Williams, Brian Wilson et al
BBC Single
(BBC)
'God Only Knows' (Wilson) – Brian Wilson
Live at the Roxy Theatre
(Brimel)
'Davy The Fat Boy' (Newman) – Randy Newman
Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
(Warner Bros)
'Davy The Fat Boy' (Newman) – Randy Newman
The Randy Neman Songbook, Vol 3
(Nonesuch)
'Simon Smith and his Dancing Bear' (Newman) – Harpers Bizarre
Feelin’ Groovy
(Warner Bros)
'Simon Smith and his Dancing Bear' (Newman) – Randy Newman
The Randy Neman Songbook, Vol 3
(Nonesuch)
'Masterman and Baby J' (Newman) – Randy Newman
Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman
(Waner Bros)
'You’re the Top' (Porter) – Grant P Chilcott
Songs From The Movies
(Manu)
'Let’s Get Lost' (McHugh/Loesser) – Grant Chilcott’s Wentworth-Brewster Ensemble
On the Other Side of the Tracks
(RCA)
'Hungry Man (NZ Version)' (Troup/Frewin) – Grant Chilcott’s Wentworth-Brewster Ensemble
Hungry Man
(Music Matters)
'Serenata' (Anderson) – Grant P Chilcott
Sings Mitchell Parish
(Ode)
