AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Composer: Sammy Fain
Lyricist: Harold Adamson

Opened: June 22, 1963, Jones Beach Marine Theatre, Long Island, New York
Performances: 73

Note: A "Ballet Ballad" version with a full chorus telling the story premiered at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.C. in 1957.

Around The World (M: Victor Young) (song originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard.

Away Out West (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. 45/Thunderbird ZTSP 26220 (Jack Haskell with Orchestra conducted by Sid Ramin)
2. 45/RCA Victor 47-6895 (Vaughn Monroe with G. Hammett's Orchestra and Chorus)
3. Around The World In Eighty Days, 45EP/Lyntone LYN 507 (Iris Villiers, The John Kavan Chorale with Kim Bamber, Orchestra conducted by Reginald Swinney)
4. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
5. Mike Todd's Broadway, Everest (M) SDBR-1011 (Jack Saunders Orchetra)
6. Around The World In 80 Days, CD/Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1761-2 (Gerald Wiggins Trio)

Barbary Coast (aka "San Francisco" and "Barbary Coast Saloon") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]

Fiesta In Spain (aka "Spain," "Invitation To A Bull Fight," and "Entrance Of The Bull March") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days, Decca (S) DL7-9046 (orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued as CD/Hit Parade 13502]
2. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
3. Around The World In 80 Days, Sutton (S) SSU 245 (Robert Fielding)
4. Around The World In 80 Days And My Fair Lady, Design (M) DLP 52 (Royal Farnsworth Orchestra conducted by Warren Edward Vincent)
5. Around The World In Eighty Days, Masterseal (M) 33-1876 (Hollywood Transcription Orchestra conducted by Jack Hansen) (two renditions) [also Somerset (M) P-2800 (Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra)]
6. Around The World In 80 Days, Waldorf (M) MHK 33-1225 (Enoch Light and His Orchestra)

Fogg's In Yokohama (aka "Reform Club") (originally used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]

Hong Kong (aka "Take A Little Rickshaw Ride") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
2. Around The World In 80 Days, Sutton (S) SSU 245 (Robert Fielding)

I Hate To Travel (written for the Jones Beach production):

1. Sammy Sings Fain…Again, CD/Koch KIC-CD-7561 (Sammy Fain) ("Jingle For Standard Oil" with music based on "I Hate To Travel")

I Love To Travel (reprise of "I Hate To Travel") (written for the Jones Beach production):

1. Robert Clary Sings At The Jazz Bakery, CD/Original Cast 9799 (Robert Clary)

Indian Scene (aka "India Countryside") (inst.) (originally used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days, Decca (S) DL7-9046 (orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued as CD/Hit Parade 13502]
2. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
3. Around The World In 80 Days, Sutton (S) SSU 245 (Robert Fielding)
4. Around The World In 80 Days And My Fair Lady, Design (M) DLP 52 (Royal Farnsworth Orchestra conducted by Warren Edward Vincent)
5. Around The World In Eighty Days, Masterseal (M) 33-1876 (Hollywood Transcription Orchestra conducted by Jack Hansen) (two renditions) [also Somerset (M) P-2800 (Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra)]
6. Around The World In 80 Days, Waldorf (M) MHK 33-1225 (Enoch Light and His Orchestra)
7. The Golden Age of Light Music: More Strings in Stereo!, CD/Guild Light Music 5159 (unknown performer)
8. Cinema Rhapsodies: The Musical Genius Of Victor Young, CD/Hit Parade Records 13501 (unknown performer)

Lloyd's Of London (aka "What Are The Odds Today") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]

Long Live The English Scene (aka " Entrance Of Passepartout") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In 80 Days, Decca (S) DL7-9046 (orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued as CD/Hit Parade 13502]
2. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
3. Around The World In 80 Days, Sutton (S) SSU 245 (Robert Fielding)
4. Around The World In 80 Days And My Fair Lady, Design (M) DLP 52 (Royal Farnsworth Orchestra conducted by Warren Edward Vincent)
5. Around The World In Eighty Days, Masterseal (M) 33-1876 (Hollywood Transcription Orchestra conducted by Jack Hansen) (two renditions) [also Somerset (M) P-2800 (Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra)]
6. Around The World In 80 Days, Waldorf (M) MHK 33-1225 (Enoch Light and His Orchestra)
7. Around The World In 80 Days, CD/Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1761-2 (Gerald Wiggins Trio)

Meanwhile Back At The Club (aka "Sailing Home To England") (originally used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In Eighty Days, 45EP/Lyntone LYN 507 (Iris Villiers, The John Kavan Chorale with Kim Bamber, Orchestra conducted by Reginald Swinney)
2. Trini Lopez Now!, Reprise (S) RS 6255 (Trini Lopez) (unverified) [reissued as CD/Reprise]

One-Woman Man (written for the Jones Beach production):

1. Robert Clary Sings At The Jazz Bakery, CD/Original Cast 9799 (Robert Clary)

Sidewalks Of Paris (aka "You've Got To Come To Paris" and "Paris Arrival") (originally used in the Ballet Ballad version):

1. Around The World In Eighty Days, 45EP/Lyntone LYN 507 (Iris Villiers, The John Kavan Chorale with Kim Bamber, Orchestra conducted by Reginald Swinney)
2. Around The World In 80 Days, Decca (S) DL7-9046 (orchestra conducted by Victor Young) [reissued as CD/Hit Parade 13502]
3. Around The World In 80 Days In Words And Music, Everest (S) SDBR-1020 (Jack Saunders Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Franz Allers) [reissued as CD/Essential Media Group 944231 31382]
4. Around The World In 80 Days And My Fair Lady, Design (M) DLP 52 (Royal Farnsworth Orchestra conducted by Warren Edward Vincent)
5. Around The World In Eighty Days, Masterseal (M) 33-1876 (Hollywood Transcription Orchestra conducted by Jack Hansen) (two renditions) [also Somerset (M) P-2800 (Cinema Sound Stage Orchestra)]
6. Around The World In 80 Days, Waldorf (M) MHK 33-1225 (Enoch Light and His Orchestra)

Sky Symphony (aka "Bon Voyage") (M: Victor Young) (music originally used in the film version) and also used in the Ballet Ballad version):

Are We Talking About The Same Thing? (written for the Jones Beach production)
Balloon Underplay (inst.)
Burning Of The Henrietta (aka "Burning Of Henrietta's") (inst.) (written for the Jones Beach production)
Carry On (written for the Jones Beach production)
Dance Of Sacrifice (inst.) (written for the Jones Beach production)
Hide Your Sister (written for the Jones Beach production)
Hindu Dance Tag (inst.)
His Little World (written for the Jones Beach production)
I'm A Sleuth (written for the Jones Beach production)
Indian Raid (inst.) (written for the Jones Beach production)
March Of The Grenadiers (inst.) (written for the Jones Beach production)
Spanish Villa (inst.)