GEORGE ABBOTT…A CELEBRATION
Composer:
Various
Lyricist: Various
Opened: May 2, 1976,
Shubert Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 1
Note: No attempt has beem made to compile discological information for anything other than original cast member performances.
Buckle Down Winsocki (M/L: Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) (originally used in BEST FOOT FORWARD):
1. Best Foot Forward, Cadence (S)
CLP 24012 (Entire cast including Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by
Buster Davis) (two renditions) [reissued as CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-066221]
2. Liza Minnelli At Carnegie Hall, CD/Telarc CD-85502 (Liza Minnelli with
musical direction by Bill Lavorgna)
Carried Away (M: Leonard Bernstein; L: Betty Comden; Adolph
Green) (originally used in ON THE TOWN):
1. On The Town, 78/Decca DA 416
(Betty Comden and Adolph Green with orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy)
[reissued on Wonderful Town, CD/Decca 014602]
2. On The Town, Columbia (S)
OS 2028 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with orchestra conducted by Leonard
Bernstein) [reissued on CD/Sony SK 60538]
3. Comden And Green Perform Their
Own Songs, Heritage H-0057 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with Milton Green,
piano, Justin Arndt, bass, and Herb Harris, drums) [reissued as CD/DRG 5247]
4. A Party With Comden And Green, Capitol (S) SWAO-1197 (Betty Comden and
Adolph Green with Milton Green, piano) [reissued as CD/Angel 764773]
5. A
Party With Comden And Gren, Stet (S) S2L-5177 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green
with Paul Trueblood, piano) [reissued as CD/DRG 5177]
Comedy Tonight (M/L: Stephen Sondheim) (originally used in A
FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM):
1. A Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum, Capitol (S) SWAO 1717 (Zero Mostrel and Company including
Jack Gilford with orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings) [reissued as CD/Angel
ZDM 7 64770 2]
2. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, United
Artists (S) UAS-5144 (Zero Mostel and Company including Jack Gilford with
orchestra conducted by Ken Thorne) [reissued as CD/Rykodisc 10727]
Ev'ry Time (M/L: Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) (originally used
in BEST FOOT FORWARD):
1. Best Foot Forward, Cadence (S)
CLP 24012 (Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by Buster Davis) [reissued as
CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-066221]
Little Tin
Box (M: Jerry Bock; L: Sheldon Harnick) (originally used in
FIORELLO!):
1. Fiorello!, Capitol (S) SWAO
1321 (Howard da Silva and Men's Chorus including Del Horstmann, Julian Patrick,
and Stanley Simmonds with orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings) [reissued as
CD/Angel 65023]
2. Politics & Poker, Monitor (S) MPS 595 (Howard Da
Silva and the Ward Heelers (Del Horstmann, Michael Quinn, and Julian Patrick))
with orchestra conducted by Abba Bogin) [reissued on Jay Plays Poker, CD/Octone
Records 700915]
Lovely (M/L: Stephen
Sondheim) (originally used in A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE
FORUM):
1. A Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum, Capitol (S) SWAO 1717 (Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford with
orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings) [reissued as CD/Angel ZDM 7 64770 2]
2. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, United Artists (S)
UAS-5144 (Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford with orchestra conducted by Ken Thorne)
[reissued as CD/Rykodisc 10727]
New York,
New York (M: Leonard Bernstein; L: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) (originally used
in ON THE TOWN):
1. On The Town, Columbia (S) OS
2028 (Adolph Green, John Reardon, and Cris Alexander with orchestra conducted
by Leonard Bernstein) [reissued on CD/Sony SK 60538]
2. A Party With Comden
And Green, Capitol (S) SWAO-1197 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with Milton
Green, piano) [reissued as CD/Angel 764773]
3. A Party With Comden And
Gren, Stet (S) S2L-5177 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with Paul Trueblood,
piano) [reissued as CD/DRG 5177]
4. Live At Carnegie Hall, RCA VPL2 6605
(Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by Bill Lavorgna) (part of medley)
Once In Love With Amy (M/L: Frank Loesser)
(originally used in WHERE'S CHARLEY?):
1. Loesser By Loesser, CD/DRG
5170 (Jo Sullivan Loesser, Emily Loesser, and Don Stephenson with Colin Romoff,
piano, and rhythm accompaniment)
Politics
And Poker (M: Jerry Bock; L: Sheldon Harnick) (originally used in
FIORELLO!):
1. Fiorello!, Capitol (S) SWAO
1321 (Howard da Silva and Men's Chorus including Del Horstmann, Julian Patrick,
and Stanley Simmonds with orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings) [reissued as
CD/Angel 65023]
2. Politics & Poker, Monitor (S) MPS 595 (Howard Da
Silva and the Ward Heelers (Del Horstmann, Michael Quinn, and Julian Patric))
with orchestra conducted by Abba Bogin) (two versions) [reissued on Jay Plays
Poker, CD/Octone Records 700915]
Poppa
Won't You Dance With Me? (M: Jule Styne; L: Sammy Cahn) (originally used in
HIGH BUTTON SHOES):
1. My Name Is Jule, United Artist
(S) UAS 6469 (Jule Styne, piano)
A Quiet
Thing (M: John Kander; L: Fred Ebb) (originally used in FLORA, THE RED
MENACE):
1. Flora, The Red Menace Demo
(John Kander and Fred Ebb)
2. An Evening With Fred Ebb & John Kander,
Laureate LL-605 (John Kander, piano and voice) [reissued as An Evening With
John Kander & Fred Ebb, CD/DRG 5171]
3. Flora, The Red Menace, RCA
Victor (S) LSO 1111 (Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings)
[reissued as CD/RCA 09026-60821-2]
4. Live At The Winter Garden, Columbia
PC-32854 (Liza Minnelli) [reissued on All That Jazz, CD/Sony 31053]
5. The
Complete Capitol Collection, CD/DRG/EMI 19093 (Liza Minnelli)
6. The Kander
& Ebb Album, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-6044 (Brent Barrett with John Kander,
piano)
Should I Speak Of Loving You (M/L: Richard Adler)
(originally used in MUSIC IS):
1. Music Is Demo (unidentified
female singer with Richard Adler, piano
Sing Happy (M: John Kander; L: Fred Ebb) (originally used in
FLORA, THE RED MENACE):
1. Flora, The Red Menace, RCA
Victor (S) LSO 1111 (Liza Minnelli with orchestra conducted by Harold Hastings)
[reissued as CD/RCA 09026-60821-2]
2. The Complete Capitol Collection,
CD/DRG/EMI 19093 (Liza Minnelli)
Sing Hi!
(M/L: Richard Adler) (originally used in MUSIC IS):
1. Music Is Demo (Will Holt and
Richard Adler)
Some Other Time (M: Leonard
Bernstein; L: Betty Comden; Adolph Green) (originally used in ON THE
TOWN):
1. On The Town, Columbia (S) OS
2028 (Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green, and Cris Alexander with
orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein) [reissued on CD/Sony SK 60538]
2.
Comden And Green Perform Their Own Songs, Heritage H-0057 (Betty Comden and
Adolph Green with Milton Green, piano, Justin Arndt, bass, and Herb Harris,
drums) [reissued as CD/DRG 5247]
3. A Party With Comden And Green, Capitol
(S) SWAO-1197 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with Milton Green, piano)
[reissued as CD/Angel 764773]
4. A Party With Comden And Gren, Stet (S)
S2L-5177 (Betty Comden and Adolph Green with Paul Trueblood, piano) [reissued
as CD/DRG 5177]
Unafraid (M: John Kander;
L: Fred Ebb) (originally used in FLORA, THE RED MENACE):
1. Flora, The Red Menace, RCA
Victor (S) LSO 1111 (Liza Minnelli, Students, and Ensemble with orchestra
conducted by Harold Hastings) [reissued as CD/RCA 09026-60821-2]
2. Flora,
The Red Menace Demo (John Kander and Fred Ebb)
Other Material:
Artificial Flowers (M: Jerry
Bock; L: Sheldon Harnick) (originally used in TENDERLOIN)
Falling In Love
With Love (M: Richard Rodgers; L: Lorenz Hart) (originally used in THE BOYS
FROM SYRACUSE)
Flings (M/L: Bob Merrill) (originally used in NEW GIRL IN
TOWN)
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (M: Richard Rodgers; L: Lorenz
Hart) (originally used in JUMBO)
On Your Toes (M: Richard Rodgers; L:
Lorenz Hart) (originally used in ON YOUR TOES)
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
(M: Richard Rodgers) (originally used in ON YOUR TOES)
Steam Heat (M/L:
Jerry Ross; Richard Adler) (originally used in THE PAJAMA GAME)