Love Story

It's music that speaks of another place and time, of suave elegance and incomparable sophistication, and for the first time, Australia now has its own velvet-toned vocalist singing from the great American popular songbook, and other classics. Love Story is Gregg Arthur's debut album on the ABC Classics label and it heralds the arrival of a major talent in a form of popular music which many have tried, but in which few have succeeded. Quite simply, Gregg Arthur is a natural. Call it jazz, call it lounge or even crooning, Gregg Arthur lives and breathes the music of the greatest era of American cool, when the Rat Pack dominated the entertainment industry and where men always wore suits and had the impeccable manners to match. As his accolades from the masters increased, the American opportunities began to arise on a more consistent basis and Gregg Arthur came to seem as at home in Las Vegas as he is in his current residence in Sydney. Now he travels the world for months of every year as a true inheritor of the Sinatra legacy, performing the great standards and original arrangements with orchestras, big bands and quartets. In Las Vegas, he maintains an ongoing association, with Vincent Falcone, former musical director for Frank Sinatra; with Gus Mancuso, musical director for Sarah Vaughan; and with Bob Rosario, bandleader and arranger for Bobby Darin. Back home in Australia he has worked with legendary conductor Maestro Tommy Tycho and his 50-piece orchestra. He also plays jazz quartet material with his friends Steve Brien on guitar, Andrew Dickeson on drums and Craig Scott on bass.