BILL CHARLAP (Pianist) was born in New York City into a musical family. His… Read Full Bio ↴BILL CHARLAP (Pianist) was born in New York City into a musical family. His father, Moose Charlap, was a Broadway composer and songwriter whose credits included the scores to Peter Pan, The Conquering Hero, Whoop-up, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Kelly. His mother, Sandy Stewart, is a popular song singer who performed with Benny Goodman, co-starred on TV's Perry Como Show and scored a Grammy nomination for her hit single, "My Coloring Book" by the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb.

Mr. Charlap began playing the piano at a very young age. He studied with jazz pianist Jack Reilly and classical pianist Eleanor Hancock and informally picked up pointers from jazz/popular song pianist Dick Hyman, who was a distant cousin on his father's side. Mr. Charlap was fully thrust into the jazz world in the late '80s when he joined baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's quintet and in 1994 was enlisted by alto saxophonist Phil Woods for his band. Mr. Charlap was the musical director of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, A Celebration of Johnny Mercer as a part of the JVC Jazz Festival in New York and later took the revue on the road.

He started his solo recording career in 1994 and has released several albums. In 1996, he began playing with his fine working trio of bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington. The group has recorded four CDs: 1997's All Through the Night on Criss Cross Records and three Blue Note Records albums: 2000's Written in the Stars (a collection of Great American Songbook standards), 2002's Stardust (celebrating the songs of Hoagy Carmichael) and 2004's Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein, for which he received a Grammy nomination. Mr. Charlap received the pianist of the year Jazz Award in 2003 from the Jazz Journalists Association and was named outstanding jazz soloist by Manhattan's Night Life Awards in 2003 and 2004. In 2004, he and his mother received the top jazz duo Bistro Award for their engagement at the Algonquin in New York.

In 2004, Mr. Charlap and his trio opened Jazz at Lincoln Center's venue Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at the organization's new performance center on Columbus Circle in the Time-Warner Building. He was also enlisted by J@LC to put together a series of concerts honoring great songwriters, including Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Alden, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers. In July 2005, Charlap succeeded Dick Hyman as Artistic Director of Jazz In July at the 92nd Street Y's Tisch Center for the Arts.

Bill's two most recent releases for Blue Note Records are Bill Charlap Plays George Gershwin - The American Soul and a cd of ballads in duo with his mother Sandy Stewart titled Love Is Here To Stay.

One Morning In May
Bill Charlap Lyrics

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Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Charlie Waller & The Country Gentlemen One morning, one morning, one morning in May, I spied a…
Clyde And The Milltailers When I was a young man I used to seek…
Country Gentlemen One morning, one morning, one morning in May, I spied a…
Crystal Gayle One morning in May, don't forget Dear That one wonderful day…
Famous Flamingo Orchestra One morning in May, don't forget, dear That one wonderful d…
George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…

Georgie Fame and Annie Ross One morning in May, don't forget, dear That one wonderful d…
J.P. Fraley It's one in the mornin', You know what time it…
James Taylor One morning, one morning, one morning in May, I spied a…
Jean Ritchie One morning, one morning One morning in May I met a fair…
Joe Loss & His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Joe Val One morning, one morning, one morning in May I spied a…
Ken Turner & His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Matt Monro One morning in May, don't forget Dear That one wonderful day…
Mel Tormé Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Peter & Mary Alice Amidon Got no diamonds, got no pearls Still I think I'm a…
Ray Noble & His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Ray Noble And His Orchestra; Vocals: Al Bowlly Taking stock of what I have and what I haven't, What…
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
Sam Browne One morning in May, don't forget, dear That one wonderful d…
The Country Gentlemen One morning, one morning, one morning in May, I spied a…
Wayne King and His Orchestra Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Bill Charlap:

's Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
A Ghost Of A Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
All Through The Night The day is my enemy, the night my friend, For I'm…
Always The moment I saw him smile I knew he was just…
America Some have said, down through history If you last it's…
Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Happiness Is Just AThing Called Joe/A Sleepin' Bee The more I read the papers, the less I comprehend. The…
Here I'll Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
How Long Has This Been Going As a tot, when I trotted in little velvet panties, I…
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
In The Still Of The Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
It It's love, it's love Well, who would've thought it? If this …
It Might As Well Be Spring I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm I'm as…
It Was Written In The Stars It was written in the stars What was written in the…
It's Love It's love, it's love Well, who would've thought it? If this …
It's Only A Paper Moon Say, it's only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea B…
Last Night When We Were Young Last night when we were young Love was a star, a…
Love Is Here To Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Nearness of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
Nice Work If You Can Get It The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
On Green Dolphin Street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
S' Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
Skylark Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
The Boy Next Door The things I used to like, I dont like any…
The Nearness Of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
Where Or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…

Who Cares Who cares if the sky cares To fall in the sea? Who…

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