Quip for quip, tune for tune, Marilyn Maye does not miss a beat. People will remember this one-night only performance, –Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea kickoff at LTV on Saturday– for a long time. This chanteuse, a queen of cabaret, elegant in a blond bouffant, and gold and black sparkly ensemble with bling at her wrist and throat, created shows featuring tunes by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Stephen Sondheim –songs we all know and love. This time the focus was her appearances on “The Late Show.” A clip has Johnny Carson introducing Maye for her many guest shots—59^th of 76, she said later. “That’s more than me!” jokes Johnny. And that was 1975. Of course, everything Maye says comes with a jolt: she is 97 after all. Onscreen, she sings “Cabaret” then, a young waif of a woman, and in the flesh sashays onstage singing “Cabaret” completing the tune. Jazzy and true, her voice is like her, ageless.

Whatever you picture of that landmark year melts away as she sings for the next hour and a half with standards such as “Memories,” a Fats Waller medley including “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Honeysuckle Rose,” another medley: “Those Were the Days”/ “I Will Survive,” and ending with “Here’s to Life,” accompanied by a first-rate trio: Ted Firth, her longtime arranger and pianist, Tom Hubbard on bass, and drummer Bryan Carter.

A joyful crowd leapt to standing ovation: Joy Behar, Ted Hartley, Bill Boggs, Leslie Bennetts, Jean Shafiroff.  Marilyn Maye had one more surprise: New York Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright presented her with a citation. In her career, this was just another stellar moment along with her recent show at Carnegie Hall, packed with fans. What a great night in East Hampton for the series producers Josh Gladstone and Donna Rubin with a stellar lineup to come, including: Lee Roy Reams, Liz Callaway, Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano, Steve Ross, and KT Sullivan.

Maye invited everyone to come to 54 Below in October. When Marilyn Maye says there’s more, believe her.