FOUR BELOW

Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various

Opened: March 4, 1956, Downstairs Room, NYC
Performances: Unknown

The Candygram Song (M: Claibe Richardson; L: Kenward Elmslie):

1. Kenward Elmslie Revisited, Painted Smiles 1339 (Mary Louise Wilson with music conducted by Bruce Pomahac)

Glad Rag Doll (M: Milton Ager, Dan Dougherty; L: Jack Yellen) (from the film THE GLAD RAG DOLL):

1. Click here for recordings of "Glad Rag Doll."

Go and Get Yourself a Yo-Yo (aka "Get Yourself a Yo-Yo") (originally used in THE AMAZING ADELE) (M/L: Albert Selden):

1. This Was Burlesque, Roulette (S) SR 25185 (The Casino Cuties with orchestra conducted by Sonny Lester)

Gonna Be Rich (M/L: G. Wood) (subsequently used in SHOESTRING '57):

1. Shoestring '57, Offbeat (M) O-4012 (G. Wood with Dorothea Freitag and Liza Redfield, duo pianos, and Ralph Roberts, percussion) [reissued as Painted Smiles (M) PS-1362; CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-130]

I Don't Want to Be Alone (M/L: James Shelton) (with additional parody lyrics by Ronny Graham for this production):

1. 45/Kapp 50-100 (Jimmy Shelton with orchestra directed by George Siravo) [also found on A Boy, A Girl, A Lamplight, 10"/Kapp KL-100]
2. XII O'Clock, Dolphin (M) 5 (Greta Keller and the Norman Paris Trio)

I'd Rather Cha-Cha Than Eat (M/L: Murray Grand, Elise Boyd) (originally used in PLEASURE DOME):

1. Dody Goodman Sings?, Coral (M) KRL 23196 (Dody Goodman)
2. Wet Toe In A Hot Socket!, London (M) SP 6002 (Phyllis Diller with the Three Flames and Murray Grand at the piano)
3. Tom Baust… In The Spotlight!, CD/Tom Baust (Tom Baust)

If I Were Free (M/L: Michael Brown) (subsequently used in TAKE FIVE):

1. Michael Brown Sings His Own Songs, 10"/Trio (M) 1001 EB-2534/EB-2535 (Michael Brown with the Norman Paris Trio) [Jacket has pasted sticker Jubilee LP-2010]

Laddie (M/L: Jim Mahoney) (originally used in STOCK IN TRADE; also used in SHOESTRING REVUE, SON OF FOUR BELOW, and FOUR IN HAND):

1. Shoestring Revue, Offbeat (M) O-4011 (Fay de Witt with Dorothea Freitag and Liza Redfield, duo pianos, and Ralph Roberts, percussion) [reissued on Shoestring Revues, Painted Smiles PS-1360; Shoestring Revue '57, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-130]
2. Off Broadway, MGM (M) E 4056 (Jerry Orbach with music conducted by Norman Paris) [reissued as CD/Decca Broadway 012 159 254-2]

Lola Montez (M/L: Michael Brown) (later used in FOUR BELOW STRIKES BACK):

1. Four Below Strikes Back, Offbeat (M) O-4017 (Nancy Dussault and Cy Young with Robert Colston and Paul Trueblood, plural pianos)
2. Michael Brown Sings His Own Songs, 10"/Trio (M) 1001 EB-2534/2535 (Michael Brown with the Norman Paris Trio) [Jacket has pasted sticker Jubilee LP-2010]

Paris (M/L: Murray Grand):

1. 45/Decca **** (Sylvia Syms) (unverified)

Southern Belle (Crib Notes for a Certain SRO) (aka "Tennessee Williams' Notes For Certain S.R.O.") (sketch by Herb Hartig) (subsequently used in SHOESTRING '57):

1. Shoestring '57, Offbeat (M) O-4012 (Dody Goodman with Dorothea Freitag and Liza Redfield, duo pianos, and Ralph Roberts, percussion) [reissued as Painted Smiles (M) PS-1362; CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-130]

The Third Avenue El (M/L: Michael Brown) (later used in THE LITTLEST REVUE and DEMI-DOZEN):

1. Michael Brown Sings His Own Songs, 10"/Trio (M) 1001 EB-2534/EB-2535 (Michael Brown with the Norman Paris Trio) [Jacket has pasted sticker Jubilee LP-2010]
2. The Littlest Revue, Epic (M) LN 3275 (Tommy Morton with music conducted by Will Irwin) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-112]
3. Demi-Dozen, Offbeat (M) O-4015 (Ceil Cabot, Jane Connell, Gerry Matthews, and Jack Fletcher with Gordon Connell and Stan Keen, pianos) [reissued on CD/Kritzerland KR 20033-2]
4. Michael Brwown Sings His Own Songs About New York, CD/Brownstone Music (Michael Brown)

Up With The Lark (M: Jerome Kern; L: Leo Robin) (from the film CENTENNIAL SUMMER):

1. A Memo From Jerome Kern To George Byron, 10"/Desto D 501 (George Byron with piano accompaniment by William Roy)
2. Melodies Of Jerome Kern, Walden (M) 308 (June Ericson with the John Morris Trio); [reissued as CD/Harbinger HCD 1804]
3. State Fair & Centennial Summer, Classic International Filmusicals 3009 (Kathleen Howard, Louanna Hogan (dubbing Jeanne Crain), Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, and cast) [reissued on CD/Hollywood Soundstage 4003]
4. State Fair & Centennial Summer, Classic International Filmusicals 3009 (Louanna Hogan (dubbing Jeanne Crain) and Cornel Wilde) (reprise) [reissued on CD/Hollywood Soundstage 4003]
5. A Sure Thing, Angel (S) SZ-37723 (Richard Rodney Bennett, keyboards; Barry Tuckwell, horn; and orchestra conducted by Neil Richardson) [reissued on That Certain Feeling, CD/Classics For Pleasure 3523462]
6. Miss Oedipus, Dragon DRLP 132 (Putte Wickman, clarinet, with the Hal Galper Trio) [reissued on Time To Remember, CD/Dragon Of Sweden 378]
7. Not A Care In The World, Audiophile (S) AP-202 (Stan Freeman, piano and voice, with Jim Hackman, bass, and Nick Ceroli, drums)
8. Keith Ingham Plays The Music Of Jerome Kern, World (S) WRS 1003 (Keith Ingham)
9. Yesterday I Heard The Rain, Bandstand 1535 (Bill Evans, piano, with Eddie Gomez, bass) [reissued as CD/Import 71888]
10. From The 70's, Fantasy 9630 (Bill Evans, piano, with Eddie Gomez, bass, and Marty Morrell, bass) [reissued as CD/Fantasy 10692; also found on The Tokyo Concert, CD/Fantasy/Original Jazz Classics 3452]
11. Live At The Balboa Jazz Club, Vol. 1, Jazz Lab 4 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
12. Live In Buenos Aires, 1979, Westwind 2061 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
13. The Paris Concert, Edition 1, CD/Blue Note 28672 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
14. Live in Switzerland (1975), CD/Gambit 69232 (Bill Evans, piano, Eddie Gomez, bass, and Eliot Zigmund, drums)
15. The Brilliant, CD/Timeless CDSJP 329 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
16. Turn Out The Stars: Final Village Vanguard Recordings, CD/Warner Bros. 45925 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
17. Homecoming, CD/Milestone 92912 (Bill Evans, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Joe LaBarbera, drums)
18. Live In Tokyo, CD/Sony 65468 (Bill Evans, piano, with Eddie Gomez, bass, and Marty Morrell, drums)
19. Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years, CD/WEA 362467032 (Bill Evans, piano, with Eddie Gomez, bass)
20. Jerome Kern In London And Hollywood, CD/Rialto Recordings SLRR-9201 (Anna Marie Gutierrez with musical direction by Ethyl Will)
21. All In Fun: The Music Of Jerome Kern, CD/After 9 TWCD-2007 (Barbara Carroll with orchestra conducted by Jukka Linkola)
22. Jade Visions, CD/Justice JR-0402-2 (Dave Catney, piano, with Marc Johnson, bass, and Peter Erskine, drums)
23. A Beautiful Friendship, CD/New Note 4 (Brian Lemon with the Roy Williams Quintet and Warren Vaché)
24. Alabamy Bound, CD/Flapper 9712 (Layton & Johnstone)
25. Silhouette, CD/JazzMania 6009 (Steve Gilmore Jazz Sextet)
26. Cloud 3, CD/Ballet Tree 123 (Fred Fried, guitar, with Bob Nieske, bass)
27. The State Of Bliss, CD/Stikjazz Music (Karin Plato)
28. Line By Line, CD/Concord 7230133 (John Patitucci) (bonus track)
29. Jerome Kern Collection, CD/Silva Screen 3006 (Eric Parkin)
30. Round About Bill, CD/Sisyphe (Laurent Naouri and Manuel Rocheman)
31. The Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, CD/Dutton Vocalion 6021 (The Queen's Hall Light Orchestra)
32. Grace Notes, CD/Spotlite 548 (Tommy Whittle, saxophone)

Unrecorded Numbers:

Elocution (sketch by Jack Fletcher)
Grand Opening: Four Below (M/L: Murray Grand)
I Love You (M/L: Michael Brown) Madame Dody (accent aigue) (sketch by Jack Fletcher)
Scaling Mount Batten (sketch by Tom Jones)