Lillie Kae - I'm Glad There Is You (2007)

On March 20, 2007 Broadway veteran Lillie Kae celebrated her first studio recording “I'm Glad There Is You” and the release of her first single “That's All”; by performing a stunning set of jazz standards at Birdland in New York City. Her trio featured guest soloist and legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli.

Along with a handful of record label representatives, the audience was dotted with industry friends, such as Ashford and Simpson. Valerie Simpson has endorsed Lillie Kae before. “There wasn't one song that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy. The choice of material and Lillie Kae’s interpretation were simply beautiful and the evening of March 20 was no exception.

In May of 2006, Ho Ho Kus resident Lillie Kae debuted her sound at Ridgewood, New Jersey’s Blend lounge for two sold-out audiences. She then devoted the following ten months to developing her first studio recording. The album features a pared-down kind of jazz first popularized by Nat King Cole. Lillie Kae honed this sensibility over course of her work with Pizzarelli and his protege, Edward Decker.

The result is spare and smoky, featuring renditions of standards such as “Day In, Day Out,” “That's All”, and “Talk to Me Baby”. The album also features rarely recorded verses in “What is There to Say” and “I'm Glad there is You,” along with other gems from a golden age in American songwriting.

Lillie Kae’s entrance into the jazz/cabaret scene came on the heels of an impressive run in touring productions of West Side Story, Sunset Boulevard, Evita and Crazy for You. After a two-year stint performing in the Broadway production of CHICAGO, Lillie Kae took time off from the stage to pursue other personal interests primarily to dedicate quality time to her young family.