Bucket of Wow. Performed by Stephen Michael
Schwartz. Approx. 35 min. S-Team Productions. 2016. $12.98
Award-winning Stephen Schwartz, a
member of the children’s band Parachute Express, performs 11 original songs in
jazz, pop, show tune, country western, and bluegrass musical styles on this
second solo album. Stephen’s vocals are glorious, and the backing musicians
make beautiful music on guitar, violin, trombone, clarinet, keyboards, bass,
drums, and percussion. “Bucket of Wow” tells about a very happy day. A child
encourages his Dad and Mom to leave their daily worries and “Take a Hike.”
Schwartz has a conversation with a little girl about her loose tooth, and
assures her that it is a sign of growing up in “Losing a Tooth.” A child
imagines a world with everything colored differently in “My Rainbow World.” In “The
Panda Bear,” a child drinks tea, takes walks, and rides bikes with his
imaginary friend. A child feels safe in his “Sanctuary,” which also has Chinese
lyrics sung by Lily Yuan. The other songs include “I’m Being Followed by the
Moon,” “One Rainbow,” “Going There With You,” “My Baby Tree,” and “The Boo-Boo
Song.” A delightful album that the whole family will enjoy.
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