The Broadway Musicals Of 1951

The Broadway Musicals Of 1951

(Various) (RNBW021)

Off-Broadway Cast with Davis Gaines, Alison Fraser, Chip Zien, Rebecca Eichenberger, Leslie Kritzer and the Ross Patterson Little Big Band. Created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel. Recorded live at Town Hall New York, Monday May 13, 2002.Includes songs from THE KING AND I (Rodgers/ Hammerstein), PAINT YOUR WAGON (Lerner/Loewe), A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (Schwartz/Fields), SEVENTEEN (Kent/Gannon), MAKE A WISH (Martin), TOP BANANA (Mercer), FLAHOOLEY (Fain/Harburg) and first time recordings from COURTIN’ TIME (Walker/Lawrence) and BAGELS AND YOX (Secunda/Jacobson).

“… a revelation was the durability and wit of Arthur Schwartz and Dorothy Fields too-little-known score for ‘A Tree Grows In Brooklyn’… the standouts were ‘Growing Pains’, a wry bittersweet meditation on growing up, and ‘Refinement’, a comic gem (done to a tee by Ms Fraser) worthy of comparison with ‘Adelaide’s Lament’ from ‘Guys And Dolls.”
Stephen Holden, New York Times

“Davis Gaines’s intense vocal style is showcased in numbers from Paint Your Wagon and The King And I. His unmiked ‘They Call The Wind Maria’ is particularly impressive.”
Ken Mandelbaum, broadway.com

Tracks:
To hear a song sample, click on any song title below that is followed by

1. Getting To Know You (The King & I) – Company
2. How Can I Wait? (Paint Your Wagon) – Leslie Kritzer
3. He’s Only Wonderful (Flahooley) – Rebecca Eichenberger
4. A Man Never Marries A Wife * (Courtin’ Time) – Alison Fraser/Rebecca Eichenberger/Leslie Kritzer
5. I’m Like A New Broom (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn) – Chip Zien
6. Wanderin’ Star (Paint Your Wagon) – Davis Gaines
7. Here’s To Your Illusions (Flahooley) Leslie Kritzer
8. Reciprocity (Seventeen) – Rebecca Eichenberger
9. San Souci (Top Banana) – Alison Fraser/Chip Zien
10. Top Banana (Top Banana) – Chip Zien
11. He Had Refinement (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn) – Alison Fraser
12. They Call The Wind Maria (Paint Your Wagon) – Davis Gaines
13. My Home Is In My Shoes (Top Banana) – Ross Patterson Little Big Band
14. We Kiss In A Shadow (The King & I) – Rebecca Eichenberger
15. Shall We Dance (The King & I) – Davis Gaines
16. I Have Dreamed (The King & I) – Davis Gaines/Rebecca Eichenberger
17. When Does This Feeling Go Away (Make A Wish) – Alison Fraser
18. Growing Pains (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn) – Chip Zien/Leslie Kritzer
19. I Want To Be Good And Bad (Make A Wish) – Leslie Kritzer
20. Chi-Ri-Bin, Chi-Ri-Bom * (Bagels & Yox) – Chip Zien
21. Make The Man Love Me (A Tree Grows In Brooklyn) – Alison Fraser
22. I’m On My Way (Pain Your Wagon) – Company

* Premiere Recording

Director: Thommie Walsh
Musical Director: Ross Patterson
Produced for record by Peter Pinne

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