Miss Hilary Please and The Flying Trapeze, What Makes Me Special
Newly released for 2018 is the amazing children’s album, Miss Hilary Please and The Flying Trapeze, What Makes Me Special. Building self esteem and encouraging expressive play through imagination and movement, the 18 original songs on this album will have children up on their feet!
While exploring how spiders move (Real Cool Spider), singing in Spanish (Speaking Spanish), splashing in a mud puddle (Thunderstorm Celebration), and gobbling with the turkeys (Talkin’ Turkey), young children will delight in “play-acting” through physical engagement and song. A little like a nanny, and a little like a friend, Miss Hilary Please and The Flying Trapeze, What Makes Me Special sees the light inside of everyone and encourages each child to see their own light, and to share it with the world around them. Harness the unlimited potential of every child, and the assurance that even though they are small, they can do great big things! (The Biggest Gift) With special guest performances by Grammy Award-winning pianist, Bob James, and a charming forward written by Tony Award winning-Broadway director, Jack O’Brien, this cd is a must for any young child’s music library.
“I hope you’ll check out this ultra-creative labor of love heartwarming irresistible project!!… the result of several years of my daughter Hilary’s devotion to teaching elementary students in Canton, OH. She & her husband Kevin DiSimone decided to use their songwriting talents to enhance the classroom instruction and have ended up with a charming selection of songs that have a universal appeal to both children and adults. I am very proud of their achievement & so happy to have a made a small contribution. The brilliant title song ‘What Makes Me Special’ is destined to become a standard!!” – Bob James
“Masterful and impressive…Hilary and Kevin are not only teaching children with their music, they are creating an experiential environment of learning and love! This CD is a gift.” – Gail Martino [Director of Artful Living and Learning]
Take a listen to the album at HearNow.com at MissHilaryPleaseandtheFlyingTrapeze!
About Miss Hilary Please and The Flying Trapeze:
A team of highly experienced professional musicians, Kevin DiSimone and Hilary James have performed and recorded individually, and as a duo with nationally known artists Barry Manilow, Carly Simon, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, Willy Nelson, Billy Preston, Bob James, Rick Braun, Chuck Loeb, Patty Austin, Sam and Dave, Jerry Mulligan, and Jean Michel Jarre. They have performed at The Blue Note jazz club Japan and NYC, Birdland, The Bottom Line, CBGB’s, The Beacon Theater, Madison Square Garden, Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Wembly Stadium, The LA Forum, The Hollywood Bowl, The Greek Theater, and at The Tokyo Jazz Festival. Hilary is the daughter of Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist and composer of the theme from the iconic television series Taxi, Bob James. She has recorded two albums with him, Flesh and Blood on Warner Brothers Records, and Christmas Eyes on Koch Records. As an actress, she has performed both off and on Broadway.
Kevin spent several years as keyboardist, vocalist, composer and producer with superstar Barry Manilow. His voice has been heard on numerous national television commercials, as well as several major film scores including three Woody Allen Films.
