JERRY COSTANZO-Can't We Be Friends?( Daywood Drive Records 011)

DAYWOOD DRIVE RECORDS

With a mission to bring the American
songbook into the 21st century, Costanzo surrounds himself with some very capable
jazzbos and instrumentalists with resumes beyond reproach and casts himself as the
saloon singer that makes you want to learn how to work your DVR. With a nice
personality and style, he has a feel for swinging the classics just short of infusing them
with schtick and keeping their integrity in tact. A really fun romp for vocal fans feeling
the male side of the ledger is vastly underserved.

MIDWEST RECORD
CHRIS SPECTOR, 
Editor and Publisher

With a troupe of top-notch musicians on board, Jerry Costanzo has just released his sophomore album, "Can't We Be Friends?", a must-have gem for Jazz aficionados and lovers of American standards alike. In fact, anyone who appreciates superlative instrumentalism combined with an inviting and believable vocal panache, will have everything they desire in this album. Behind Costanzo's confident, yet down-to-earth singing, is a clever, witty intonation that showcases his love of the music. This is noticeably evident on the title track, "Can't We Be Friends?" as well as on 
"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas)" where the listener can hear the
enjoyment in Costanzo's voice. "Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)" is a transcendent piece that creates the perfect intimate mood, as does the shimmering "Stairway to the Stars". Costanzo and his fabulous players bring the Jazz genre to life with a style that should be savored and enjoyed 
like fine wine. 

~Lily Emeralde and Emma Dyllan
Phosphorescence Magazine

Jazz Inside Magizine
By Ryan Baker
Word has it that the way things start out is the way they progress and the way they turn out. Or as I've heard it said about a person's character, "At seven, like at 70." In other words, the tell-tale signs are often there to giveaway what to expect - good or bad. In the case of the new album Can't We Be Friends, by vocalist Jerry Costanzo, all of the leading indicators point to a winner with a winning release in every way. Sure enough, from the opening notes of the medium groove first track, "East Of The Sun," through the gentle closing of "Stairway To The Stars," Costanzo delivers a set of consistently high-quality renditions of delightful standards and leads his band of cracker jack musicians through a series of compelling and delightful arrangements.