FLYING COLORS
Composer: Arthur
Schwartz
Lyricist: Howard Dietz
Opened: September 15, 1932, Imperial Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 181
Alone Together (subsequently used in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT):
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard beyond
original cast and composer renditions.
1. 10"/RCA L-16016 (Jean Sargent with Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music Of Arthur Schwartz, Vol.
1, JJA Records (M) 19756]
2. From The Pen Of…Arthur Schwartz, RCA (S) LPL1-5121 (Arthur
Schwartz with music direction by Tony Osborne)
Fatal Fascination (added after
opening):
1. Alone Together,
Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Nancy Dussault with music direction by Paul
Trueblood)
Louisiana Hayride (subsequently used
in PLEASE! and THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT and the film THE BAND
WAGON):
1. 78/Victor 24157 (Arthur
Schwartz and the Eva Jessye Choir with Leo Reisman and His
Orchestra) [also 78/Gramophone B 6419; reissued on Dancing In
The Dark: The Songs Of Arthur Schwartz, CD/ASV CD AJA 5301]
2. 78/Crown 3406 (Dick Robertson, vocal, with Dick Robertson and
His Orchestra)
3. 78/Decca 3765 (Dick Kuhn and His Orchestra with vocal trio)
4. 78/Decca 27430 (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra) [reissued on
Swingstation, CD/GRP 9953]
5. 78/Brunswick 6407 (Terry Shand with Freddie Martin and His
Orchestra)
6. 78/Brunswick A 500.230 (The Boswell Sisters with the Dorsey
Brothers Orchestra) [reissued on American Songbook Series:
Arthur Schwartz, CD/Smithsonian AD 048-23]
7. 78/Victor 24130 (James Harkins and George Stone with Eliot
Everett and His Orchestra)
8. 78/Victor 36381 (Raymond Paige and His Orchestra)
9. 78/Liberty Music Shop L 245 (Emil Petti and his Savoy-Plaza
Ochestra) [reissued on The Melody Of Broadway, AEI (M) 1154]
10. 78/Victor 24239 (Tom Waring with Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway 1932, JJA (M)
19779]
11. 78/Columbia mx TO-1210 (Monette Moore with Fats Waller,
piano) [reissued on A Tribute To Black Entertainers,
CD/Columbia/Legacy C2K 52454]
12. Song Hits Of 1932, 10"/Decca DL 5176 (Carmen Cavallaro,
piano) [reissued on Stairway To The Stars: More Cocktail Piano
Favorites, CD/Jasmine 430]
13. The Band Wagon, MGM E 3051 (Nanette Fabray & The M-G-M
Studio Chorus conducted by Adolph Deutsch) [reissued as CD/Rhino
R2 72253]
14. The Things I Love In Hi-Fi, RCA Victor LSP-1543 (The Three
Suns)
15. Something To Remember You By, RCA Victor (S) LSP-3398 (The
Melachrino Strings and Orchestra)
16. Bandwagon Plus 2, Laurie (M) 1004 (Dave Carey Quintet)
17. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (instrumental with music
direction by Paul Trueblood)
18. Something To Remember You By/Together, CD/Vocalion CDLK 4108
(Robert Farnon and His Orchestra)
19. Music Maestro Please, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6015 (Billy Cotton
and His Band)
20. Back In Country Style, CD/Jasmine 3551 (The Dining Sisters)
21. The Golden Age Of Light Music: Four Decades Of Light Music,
Vol. 2 - 1940s & 50s, CD/Guild Light Music 5135 (unknown
orchestra)
22. First Pop Idol, CD/Acrobat 21330342 (Al Bowlly)
23. Bye-Bye, Blackbird, CD/ASV/Living Era 5426 (Layton &
Johnstone)
24. Cream Of Lew Stone, CD/Pearl 7041 (Lew Stone)
25. Kay Thompson And Her Girl Choir, CD/Fred Waring’s America
(Kay Thompson and Her Girl Choir)
Radio transcriptions performed by the Master Singers, Ray
Bloch's Swing Fourteen, the Mark Warnow Orchestra,and Andre
Kostelanetz and His Orchestra are also known to exist.
Meine Kleine Akrobat (subsequently
used in FOLLOW THE SUN):
1. 78/HMV C2833 (Fred
Latham and Florine McKinney with Jack Jackson and His Orchestra)
[reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of
Arthur Schwartz, World SH-274]
Mother Told Me So:
1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L
189 (Beatrice Lillie with Sam Walsh, piano) [reissued on A
Marvelous Party With Beatrice Lillie, CD/AEI 601]
2. 78/Victor 24239 (Tom Waring with Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway 1932, JJA (M)
19779]
A Rainy Day:
1. 78/ Victor 24157
(Clifton Webb with orchestra conducted by Leo Reisman) [reissued
on Original Cast! The Thirties, CD/Metropolitan Opera MET 802CD]
2. 78/Brunswick 6407 (Elmer Feldkamp with Freddie Martin and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 24239 (Tom Waring with Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway 1932, JJA (M)
19779]
4. Alone Together, Monmouth (S) 6604/5 (Neal Kenyon with music
direction by Paul Trueblood)
5. The Art of Excellence, CD/Columbia CK-40344 (Tony Bennett)
6. Once More With Feeling, CD/Arbors 19347 (Phil Bodner)
7. The Ray Kennedy Trio Plays The Music Of Arthur Schwartz,
CD/Arbors 19330 (The Ray Kennedy Trio)
8. Anyone Would Love You, CD/Muse MRC-5325 (Jonathan Schwartz)
9. Young Man Of Manhattan, CD/Harbinger Records HCD 1503 (Eric
Comstock)
A recording performed by George Wheeler with Leo Reisman and His
Orchestra is also known to exist.
A Shine On Your Shoes (subsequently
used in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT):
1. Click here for
recordings of "A Shine On Your
Shoes."
Smokin' Reefers (subsequently used in
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT):
1. 78/Victor 24239 (Tom
Waring with Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music
Of Arthur Schwartz 1929-1934 Volume I, JJA (M) 19756]
2. Arthur Schwartz Revisited, RCA SF 8377 (Cab Calloway with
musical direction by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Painted
Smiles PSCD-137]
3. Strouse, Schwartz, Schwartz, CD/Kritzerland KR 20010-6 (Mary
Jo Catlett with music direction by Ron Abel)
4. The Great Larry Adler, CD/Pearl 7081 (Larry Adler, harmonica)
Triplets (cut; subsequently used in
BETWEEN THE DEVIL and THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT and the film THE
BAND WAGON):
1. 78/Liberty Music Shop L
224 (The Tune Twisters with Arthur Schwartz, piano) [reissued on
Hit Songs From Broadway, CD/Memoir CDMOIR 519]
2. 78/Decca 28563 (Danny Kaye with orchestra directed by Johnny
Green) [also 45/Decca 91220; reissued on Entertainer
Extraordinaire 1941-1947, CD/ASV/Living Era 5270]
3. 78/M-G-M 30794 (Fred Astaire with the MGM Studio Orchestra by
Adolph Deutsch)
4. From The Pen Of…Arthur Schwartz, RCA (S) LPL1-5121 (Arthur
Schwartz with music direction by Tony Osborne)
5. Broadway Showstoppers, CD/Broadway Angel 7 54586 2 (Kim
Criswell, Judy Kaye, and George Dvorsky with the London
Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn)
6. The Band Wagon, CD/Rhino R2 72253 (Fred Astaire, Nanette
Fabray, and Jack Buchanan with the MGM Studio Orchestra
conducted by Adolph Deutsch)
7. Hooray For Love, Epic N-3281 (Robert Clary with orchestra
directed by Neal Hefti) [reissued on Meet Robert Clary/Hooray
For Love, CD/Collectables 7408]
8. Dress Casual, CD/Angel Records 2490 (Mandy Patinkin with
orchestra conducted by Paul Gemignani)
9. The Very Best Of The Beverly Sisters, CD/Karussell--MRA
5523692 (The Beverly Sisters)
10. Round One, CD/Universal UICY-9518 (Prince Edwards Magic
Theatre) (unverified)
11. Singin' In The Bathtub, CD/Sony 63501 (John Lithgow)
12. Forbidden Broadway, CD/DRG CDSBL-12585 (Billy Carmichael,
Gerard Alessandrini, and Nora Mae Lyng)
13. Minnelli On Minnelli, CD/Angel Records 2490 (Liza Minnelli
with orchestra conducted by Bill Lavorgna)
14. Fred Astaire: His Daughter's Tribute, CD/First Night 81
(Gunilla Backman, Graham Bickley, and Clive Carter with
orchestra conducted by Elmer Bernstein and Nick Davies)
15. Essential Jazz Ladies, Vol. 6, CD/p Ltd (unknown performer)
Two-Faced Woman (subsequently used in
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT and cut from the film THE BAND WAGON):
1. 78/Brunswick 6598
(Skinnay Ennis with Hal Kemp and His Orchestra) [reissued on The
Great Amercian Composers: Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz,
CD/Columbia House 2C2 8654]
2. 78/Victor 24239 (Tom Waring with Fred Waring's
Pennsylvanians) [reissued on The Music Of Arthur Schwartz
1929-1934 Volume I, JJA (M) 19756]
3. The Band Wagon, CD/Rhino R2 72253 (India Adams with Oscar
Levant, piano, and the MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Adelph
Deutsch) (outtake)
4. The Band Wagon, CD/Rhino R2 72253 (Roger Edens) (demo)
5. Ladies Of The Silver Screen, CD/DRG 91474 (K.T. Sullivan)
Unrecorded Material:
All's Well
Celebration
Day After Day
It Was Never Like This
My Heart Is A Part Of You
Riding Habit