This is the second big band album from vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, and features Tom LaMark and The Tom LaMark Orchestra, performing a swinging collection of tunes that reimagines time-tested standards with fresh interpretations. “Toast of the Town, Vol. 2” spotlights beloved big band favorites associated with iconic midcentury vocalists, including Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Nat “King” Cole, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

Highlights include classics by Jule Styne (“Just in Time”), Frank Loesser (“Luck Be a Lady”), Cole Porter (“In the Still of the Night”) and three songs by master lyricist Johnny Mercer.

Part of what distinguishes the album from others are the rarely heard verses and De Lorenzo’s inventive song pairings.

This is the second big band album from vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, and features Tom LaMark and The Tom LaMark Orchestra, performing a swinging collection of tunes that reimagines time-tested standards with fresh interpretations. “Toast of the Town, Vol. 2” spotlights beloved big band favorites associated with iconic midcentury vocalists, including Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Nat “King” Cole, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.

Highlights include classics by Julie Styne (“Just in Time”), Frank Loesser (“Luck Be a Lady”), Cole Porter (“In the Still of the Night”) and three songs by master lyricist Johnny Mercer. Part of what distinguishes the album from others are the rarely heard verses and De Lorenzo’s inventive song pairings.

Toast of the Town, Volume 1 is the new big band album from vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, on CD and streaming and digital platforms on Friday, June 13. Featuring the Tom LaMark Orchestra, this swinging collection features both time-tested standards and hidden gems. The album – produced by Doug Hammer for Dreamworld Productions, with music direction and arrangements by Tom LaMark – features exclusive cover art by lauded Vanity Fair illustrator Robert Risko.

Toast of the Town, Volume 1 is the new big band album from vocalist Brian De Lorenzo, on CD and streaming and digital platforms on Friday, June 13, 2025. Featuring the Tom LaMark Orchestra, this swinging collection features both time-tested standards and hidden gems. The album – produced by Doug Hammer for Dreamworld Productions, with music direction and arrangements by Tom LaMark – features exclusive cover art by lauded Vanity Fair illustrator Robert Risko.

“In his aptly titled ‘I Know More Now,’ Brian De Lorenzo shows that he does, indeed know more about beautiful singing, more about matters of the heart, and more about life, and we are the lucky recipients of this knowledge channeled through his artistry. In this collection of cabaret and theater standards, some lesser-known gems, some comedy songs, and (my favorite part) three of my songs, elegantly accompanied by Doug Hammer, Brian consistently offers beautiful, simple readings that allow the songs to shine through.

– Composer, Songwriter, & Author, David Friedman

Nominated for the "Recording of the Year Award" by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC). Found Treasures has 16 tracks. Many are gems from musicals that were unsuccessful or are unfamiliar. Most were performed by Brian in his cabaret show Found Treasures or the subsequent show More Found Treasures.

"Although the title of Brian De Lorenzo's Found Treasures refers to the songs it contains, the cabaret singer is one himself. Possessing a clear tenor which he uses with earnest emotional intensity, De Lorenzo sings with complete commitment. Some of his selections may not have been "lost" to Show Music readers, but the 19 numbers form an appealing program. And where else would you be likely to hear Angel's "Astoria Gloria" and "How Do You Say Goodbye?," Romance/Romance's "Words He Doesn't Say," and 3 Guys Naked From the Waist Down's "I Don't Believe in Heroes Anymore?" De Lorenzo's sincerity makes familiar songs such as "Who Will Buy?" (Oliver!), "Do I Hear a Waltz?" and "Tonight at Eight" (She Loves Me) seem fresh."

-- Max O. Preeo, Show Music