Steve Ross: I Remember Him Well

Ross uses his polish and comic timing to conjure a vanished world of cultivated manners and deftly witty lyrics, but with a wistfulness that gives his work a moving third dimension. In his return to Birdland, he salutes Great American Songbook mainstay Alan Jay Lerner, the lyricist of Broadway hits including My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi, Brigadoon and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.