Saturday, July 20, 2019

Review: San Francisco Symphony - Leslie Odom

On the spur of the moment, Inna informed me that she could get tickets to see Leslie Odom Jr (the lead in Broadway's Hamilton) with the San Francisco Symphony in concert at the Davies Symphony Hall.


Although the program was not known beforehand, it might surprise me with unexpected popular songs.


The concert began with the San Francisco Symphony playing an introductory number. Afterward, Leslie Odom Jr and his band walked on stage and immediately started playing some of his popular songs.

The concert consisted of two parts. We enjoyed the second part more.

The Song Set List (from memory) as no details were provided:
I may have missed some songs, so I found these on setlist.fm

1Dear Theodosia (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover)Play Video stats10
Wait for It (Lin‐Manuel Miranda cover)Play Video stats10
3I Know That You Know (Nat King Cole cover)Play Video stats9
Look for the Silver LiningPlay Video stats9
The Room Where It HappensPlay Video stats9
Without You (Jonathan Larson cover)Play Video stats9
7Forever Young (Bob Dylan cover)Play Video stats8
The Guilty OnesPlay Video stats8
9Autumn Leaves (Yves Montand cover)Play Video stats7
Winter SongPlay Video stats7
11Joey, Joey, JoeyPlay Video stats6
Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway cover)Play Video stats6
Mona Lisa / Straighten Up and Fly Right / UnforgettablePlay Video stats6
SarahPlay Video stats6
15Auld lang Syne (Robert Burns cover)Play Video stats5
Come Sunday (That's the Day)Play Video stats5
17On the Sunny Side of the Street (Jimmy McHugh cover)Play Video stats4
18Killing Me Softly With His Song (Lori Lieberman cover)Play Video stats3
Mona Lisa / Straighten Up and Fly Right / Unforgettable(Nat King Cole cover)Play Video stats3
20Dear SarahPlay Video stats2
Winter Song (Sara Bareilles cover)Play Video stats2
22America the Beautiful (Samuel Augustus Ward cover)Play Video stats1
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (Galt MacDermot cover)Play Video stats1
Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell cover)Play Video stats1
Cheer Up CharliePlay Video stats1
From the Earth to the Moon and BeyondPlay Video stats1
Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles cover)Play Video stats1
Moon River (Henry Mancini cover)Play Video stats1
Night and Day (Cole Porter cover)Play Video stats1
Stars and Stripes ForeverPlay Video stats1
The 1960's: The Turbulent Years (John Williams cover)Play Video stats1
The Party's OverPlay Video stats1
Tommy Overture / Pinball Wizard (The Who cover)Play Video stats1

I liked the concert and especially enjoyed Leslie's versions of Nat King Cole's songs: Unforgettable and Mona Lisa.


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