Payne, Allen Schwartzberg) Scott Whitfield, Diamonds for Nat, New York, Summit Records (April 12 & 13, 2005) Rod Stewart, Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV, J-Records (Oct. 18, 2005) Steve Tyrell, The Disney Standards, Walt Disney Records (2006) 10 – When She Loved Me (Ascher, keyboards) 14 – Baby Mine, (Ascher, keyboards & string arrangements) Steve Tyrell, Back to Bacharach, Koch Records (2008) 4 – One Less Bell to Answer (piano, Ascher; arr Bacharach; strings arr, Ascher) 11 – Close to You (Ascher, piano) 12 – A House is Not a Home (Ascher, piano) The Birdland Big Band, The Lew Anderson Tribute Concert (live), I.E.G. Inc. (June 1, 2007) Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band, Live from New York (DVD) I.E.G. Inc. (Jan 1, 2009) ) Andy Farber and His Orchestra, This Could be the Start of Something Big (2009) Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band, Eleven (11-11-11) Ron Sunshine "Bring It Home" Rondette Jazz (November 20, 2015) Ascher piano. Awards & award nominations Awards 1976 — Golden Globe for Best Original Score, A Star is Born, 34th Golden Globe Awards, Kenny Ascher & Paul Williams Nominations 1978 — Anthony Asquith Award nomination for Film Music, A Star is Born, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Kenny Ascher 1979 — Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song, Rainbow Connection, 37th Golden Globe Awards, Kenny Ascher & Paul Williams 1979 — Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score, The Muppet Movie, 52nd Academy Awards, Kenny Ascher & Paul Williams 1979 — Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, The Muppet Movie, 52nd Academy Awards, Kenny Ascher & Paul Williams Critically acclaimed live performances Feb 1973 — Ascher played piano with Marvin Stamm at Sam's Jazz Upstairs (1220 2nd Avenue at 64th St., New York City): Bob Dougherty (bass) and Ronnie Zito on drums. Stamm said, "In 21 years of playing music, this is the best group of musicians I've ever been with." Reflecting on that statement, John Stuart Wilson (1913–2002), longtime jazz critic for The New York Times, said, "That might have sounded like a fatuous statement leaders often make in introducing their musicians to a jazz club audience. In this case, however, it was completely believable because Mr. Stamm's quartet is the most exciting group that has turned-up in New York for a long time." May