Label: Naxos
Genre: Musicals; Nostalgia; Opera
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.120873-74
Barcode: 0636943287323
Distribution Note(s):
Not available in the United States, Australia and Singapore due to possible copyright restrictions
Release Date: 11/2007

BEST OF BROADWAY

This collection of highlights from 19 favourite shows offers a survey of Broadway musical theatre from its beginnings in the late 1920s to its heyday in the mid 1950s. The musicals from this period, ranging from Oklahoma! to Porgy and Bess and to Guys and Dolls, remain some of today’s best known and most popular shows as demonstrated by their continual revivals and tours throughout the world. These recordings feature the original Broadway casts and a 16 page booklet which contains a full synopsis and background for each musical.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Rodgers, Richard
Hammerstein II, Oscar - Lyricist
Drake, Alfred (vocals)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Garde, Bette (vocals)
Riggs, Ralph (vocals)
Oklahoma Chorus (Choir)
1 Act I: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' 02:32
Drake, Alfred (vocals)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
2 Act I: The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 03:06
Drake, Alfred (vocals)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 Act II: The Farmer And The Cowman 05:17
Garde, Bette (vocals)
Riggs, Ralph (vocals)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Orchestra)
Oklahoma Chorus (Choir)
4 Act II: Oklahoma! 02:30
Oklahoma Chorus (Choir)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Oklahoma Orchestra (Orchestra)
Drake, Alfred (vocals)
Littau, Joseph (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Clayton, Jan (vocals)
Raitt, John (vocals)
Johnson, Christine (vocals)
Darling, Jean (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
5 Act I: Carousel Waltz 04:23
Littau, Joseph (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
6 Act I: If I Loved You 04:22
Clayton, Jan (vocals)
Raitt, John (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Littau, Joseph (Conductor)
7 Act I: June Is Bustin' Out All Over 03:47
Johnson, Christine (vocals)
Darling, Jean (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Littau, Joseph (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 Act II: You'll Never Walk Alone 02:40
Johnson, Christine (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Littau, Joseph (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pinza, Ezio (bass)
dell'Isola, Salvatore (Conductor)
Hall, Juanita (vocals)
Martin, Mary (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
9 Act I: Some Enchanted Evening 02:59
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pinza, Ezio (bass)
dell'Isola, Salvatore (Conductor)
10 Act I: Bali Ha'i 03:25
Hall, Juanita (vocals)
dell'Isola, Salvatore (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
11 Act I: I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair 03:25
Martin, Mary (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
dell'Isola, Salvatore (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
12 Act II: This Nearly Was Mine 03:26
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pinza, Ezio (bass)
dell'Isola, Salvatore (Conductor)
Dvonch, Frederick (Conductor)
Lawrence, Gertrude (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Brynner, Yul (vocals)
13 Act I: I Whistle A Happy Tune 02:40
Dvonch, Frederick (Conductor)
Lawrence, Gertrude (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
14 Act I: Getting To Know You 03:27
Lawrence, Gertrude (vocals)
Dvonch, Frederick (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
15 Act II: Shall We Dance? 02:51
Lawrence, Gertrude (vocals)
Brynner, Yul (vocals)
Dvonch, Frederick (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Kern, Jerome
Hammerstein II, Oscar - Lyricist
MacArthur, Edwin (Conductor)
Show Boat Orchestra (Orchestra)
Spencer, Kenneth (vocals)
Dowdy, Helen (vocals)
Bruce, Carol (vocals)
16 Act I: Ol' Man River 04:18
MacArthur, Edwin (Conductor)
Show Boat Orchestra (Orchestra)
Spencer, Kenneth (vocals)
17 Act I: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 04:00
Show Boat Orchestra (Orchestra)
Dowdy, Helen (vocals)
Spencer, Kenneth (vocals)
Bruce, Carol (vocals)
MacArthur, Edwin (Conductor)
Forrest, George
Wright, Robert
Forrest, George - Lyricist
Wright, Robert - Lyricist
Morrow, Doretta (vocals)
Adrian, Louis (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Oneto, Richard (vocals)
Kiley, Richard (vocals)
18 Act I: Baubles, Bangles And Beads 04:11
Morrow, Doretta (vocals)
Adrian, Louis (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Oneto, Richard (vocals)
19 Act I: Stranger In Paradise 04:07
Morrow, Doretta (vocals)
Kiley, Richard (vocals)
Adrian, Louis (Conductor)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Gershwin, George
Heyward, DuBose - Lyricist
Gershwin, Ira - Lyricist
Brown, Anne (soprano)
Smallens, Alexander (Conductor)
Decca Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Duncan, Todd (tenor)
Eva Jessye Choir (Choir)
20 Act I: Summertime 02:28
Brown, Anne (soprano)
Smallens, Alexander (Conductor)
Decca Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
21 Act II: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 02:42
Duncan, Todd (tenor)
Eva Jessye Choir (Choir)
Decca Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Smallens, Alexander (Conductor)
22 Act II: It Ain't Necessarily So 02:48
Duncan, Todd (tenor)
Smallens, Alexander (Conductor)
Eva Jessye Choir (Choir)
Decca Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Disc 2
Gershwin, George
Gershwin, Ira - Lyricist
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Jay Blackton Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
1 Girl Crazy, Act I: I Got Rhythm 03:01
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Jay Blackton Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Berlin, Irving
Berlin, Irving - Lyricist
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Studio Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jenkins, Gordon (Conductor)
O'Connor, Donald (vocals)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Newman, Alfred (Conductor)
Nype, Russell (vocals)
Talva, Galina (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
2 Act I: The Hostess With The Mostes' (1950 Studio Recording) 03:25
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Studio Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jenkins, Gordon (Conductor)
3 Act I: It's A Lovely Day Today (1950 Original Broadway Cast Recording) 03:32
Nype, Russell (vocals)
Talva, Galina (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
4 Act II: You're Just In Love (1953 Film Soundtrack Recording) 03:09
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
O'Connor, Donald (vocals)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Newman, Alfred (Conductor)
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Children's Choir (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Middleton, Ray (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
5 Act I: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly 03:25
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Children's Choir (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
6 Act I: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun 03:13
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
7 Act I: There's No Business Like Show Business 03:11
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Middleton, Ray (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Children's Choir (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
8 Act II: Anything You Can Do 03:10
Merman, Ethel (vocals)
Middleton, Ray (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Blackton, Jay (Conductor)
Styne, Jule
Cahn, Sammy - Lyricist
Fabray, Nanette (vocals)
McCauley, Jack (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rosenstock, Milton (Conductor)
9 High Button Shoes (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: Papa, Won't You Dance With Me? 02:56
Fabray, Nanette (vocals)
McCauley, Jack (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rosenstock, Milton (Conductor)
Styne, Jule
Robin, Leo - Lyricist
Channing, Carol (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rosenstock, Milton (Conductor)
McCauley, Jack (vocals)
10 Act II: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 02:59
Channing, Carol (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rosenstock, Milton (Conductor)
11 Act II: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 01:05
Channing, Carol (vocals)
McCauley, Jack (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rosenstock, Milton (Conductor)
Loewe, Frederick
Lerner, Alan Jay - Lyricist
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brooks, David (vocals)
Bell, Marion (vocals)
Allers, Franz (Conductor)
12 Act I: The Heather On The Hill 03:39
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brooks, David (vocals)
Bell, Marion (vocals)
Allers, Franz (Conductor)
13 Act I: Almost Like Being In Love 02:43
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Brooks, David (vocals)
Bell, Marion (vocals)
Allers, Franz (Conductor)
Bernstein, Leonard
Green, Adolph - Lyricist
Comden, Betty - Lyricist
Comden, Betty (vocals)
Green, Adolph (vocals)
Green, Milton (piano)
Arndt, Justin (double bass)
Harris, Herb (drums)
14 On the Town, Act II: Some Other Time 01:50
Comden, Betty (vocals)
Green, Adolph (vocals)
Green, Milton (piano)
Arndt, Justin (double bass)
Harris, Herb (drums)
Bernstein, Leonard
Comden, Betty - Lyricist
Green, Adolph - Lyricist
Gaynes, George (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Engel, Lehman (Conductor)
15 Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: A Quiet Girl 03:20
Gaynes, George (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Engel, Lehman (Conductor)
Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole - Lyricist
Kirk, Lisa (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davenport, Pembroke (Conductor)
Morison, Patricia (vocals)
16 Act I: So In Love 03:36
Morison, Patricia (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davenport, Pembroke (Conductor)
17 Act II: Always True To You (In My Fashion) 04:02
Kirk, Lisa (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davenport, Pembroke (Conductor)
Wilson, Sandy
Wilson, Sandy - Lyricist
Rogers, Anne (vocals)
Hayes, Anthony (vocals)
Edwards, Stan (piano)
Studio pianist (piano)
Studio drummer (drums)
18 Act I: I Could Be Happy With You 02:50
Rogers, Anne (vocals)
Hayes, Anthony (vocals)
Edwards, Stan (piano)
Studio pianist (piano)
Studio drummer (drums)
19 Act II: A Room in Bloomsbury 02:45
Rogers, Anne (vocals)
Hayes, Anthony (vocals)
Edwards, Stan (piano)
Studio pianist (piano)
Studio drummer (drums)
Loesser, Frank
Loesser, Frank - Lyricist
Bolger, Ray (vocals)
Sy Oliver Chorus (Choir)
Sy Oliver Orchestra (Orchestra)
20 Where's Charley?, Act II: Once In Love With Amy 04:20
Bolger, Ray (vocals)
Sy Oliver Chorus (Choir)
Sy Oliver Orchestra (Orchestra)
Levene, Sam (vocals)
Kaye, Stubby (vocals)
Silver, Johnny (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
Alda, Robert (vocals)
Bigley, Isabel (vocals)
Blaine, Vivian (vocals)
21 Act I: The Oldest Established 02:36
Levene, Sam (vocals)
Kaye, Stubby (vocals)
Silver, Johnny (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
22 Act I: I'll Know 03:30
Alda, Robert (vocals)
Bigley, Isabel (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
23 Act I: A Bushel And A Peck 01:33
Blaine, Vivian (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
24 Act I: Guys and Dolls 02:52
Kaye, Stubby (vocals)
Silver, Johnny (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
25 Act II: Luck Be A Lady Tonight 03:00
Alda, Robert (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)
26 Act II: Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat 02:13
Kaye, Stubby (vocals)
Original Broadway Cast Chorus (Choir)
Original Broadway Cast Orchestra (Orchestra)
Actman, Irving (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:33:19