MUSIC BOX REVUE (First Edition)

MUSIC BOX REVUE (1921)
(First Edition)

Composer: Irving Berlin
Lyricist: Irving Berlin

Opened: September 22, 1921, Music Box Theatre, N.Y.C.; May 15, 1923, Palace Theatre, London
Performances: 440 (N.Y.C.); 217 (London)

Alexander’s Ragtime Band (part of “An Interview”) (originally used in FRIAR’S FROLIC OF 1911 and THE MERRY WHIRL):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard.

All By Myself (part of “An Interview”):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard.

At The Court Around The Corner (sheet music only; used in the London production):

1. Everybody Step: Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revues And Other Songs From 1921-1925, CD/Oakton ORCD0008 (Valerie Anastasio, Leigh Barrett, Bobbi Carrey, Mary Ann Lanier, La’Tarsha Long, Merle Perkins, Joei Marshall Perry, and Rachel Smith with Margaret Ulmer, piano)

Everybody Step:

1. 78/Victor 18826 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra) [reissued on Jazz A La King (1920-1936), CD/RCA]
2. 78/Puritan 11091 (Frisco Syncopators) [also 78/Paramount 20091]
3. 78/Telefunken A 11196 (Reinhold Svensson, hammondorgel with rhythm group)
4. 78/Decca 23648 (Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra) [reissued on Going Hollywood, Vol. 4: 1944-1949, CD/Jasmine 130]
5. 78/Decca 1894 (Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb and His Orchestra) [also 78/Brunswick 02660; reissued on Irving Berlin, CD/Smithsonian AD 048-1]
6. 78/Banner 1021 (Yerkes Jazzarimba Orchestra)
7. 78/Brunswick 2151 (Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra)
8. 78/Columbia A 3499 (Ted Lewis and His Band)
9. 78/Odeon Od 20086 (Green Brothers’ Novelty Band)
10. 78/Okeh 4452 (Harry Reiser, banjo, with the Rega Dance Orchestra)
11. 78/Victor 26526 (Bob Zurke and His Delta Rhythm Band) [reissued on Honky Tonk Train Blues, CD/Hep HEPCD 1076]
12. 78/Vocalion 14255 (Jockers’ Dance Orchestra)
13. 78/Decca F 6905 (The Three Peters Sisters with Harry Bidgood and His Rhythm Boys) [reissued on Sweetest Harmony: 25 Vintage Harmony Groups, CD/ASV/Living Era 5216]
14. 78/Grey Gull 1100 (Knickerbocker Novelty Five)
15. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
16. A Tribute To Irving Berlin, Radiola (M) MR-1107 (The Brox Sisters) [reissued on Alexander’s Ragtime Band, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1010-2]
17. Irving Berlin: All By Myself Volume 1, Monmouth-Evergreen (S) MES-6809 (Annette Sanders with the Rusty Dedrick Orchestra) [reissued as CD/Audiophile ACD 21-22]
18. Irving Berlin: The Ragtime Years, Vanguard (S) VSD-79346 (Max Morath with orchestra conducted by Manny Albam)
19. Buskin Spotlights Berlin, Capitol (M) T911 (Joe Bushkin)
20. Merman In The Movies: 1930-38, Encore ST 101 (Ethel Merman with orchestra conducted by Alfred Newman) [reissued on The Sound Of The Movies: Irving Berlin, CD/History 20.3117-HI]
21. Everybody Step: Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revues And Other Songs From 1921-1925, CD/Oakton ORCD0008 (Valerie Anastasio with Benjamin Sears and Bradford Conner with Tim Harbold, piano)
22. The Columbia Album Of Irving Berlin, CD/ Collectables COL-CD-7586 (Frank DeVol and His Orchestra)
23. Always, Irving Berlin, CD/Cabaret CACD 5014-2 (Andrea Marcovicci with musical direction by Glenn Mehrbach)
24. Steve & Eydie And Friends Celebrate Berlin, CD/ESE Music ESED 104 (Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme with the New World Philharmonic Orchestra)
25. Blue Skies/Rhythm On The River, CD/Great Movie Themes CD 600025 (Bing Crosby) [also found on Holiday Inn/Blue Skies, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1012-2]
26. Maude Maggart Sings Irving Berlin, CD/Maude Maggart (Maude Maggart)
27. Irving Berlin, Volume 1, CD/Unknown label (Fred Miller)
28. Steppin’ Around, CD/Stomp Off SOSCD 1415 (Dan Levinson)
29. The Centenary Collection, CD/EMI 381720 (Sid Phillips)
30. Rock Me, CD/Pianomania (Jim & Marth Hession)
31. The Irving Berlin Songs, CD/Composers Recordings 557 (Francis Thorne)
32. Irving Berlin’s America, CD/Original Cast OC2013 (Michael Townsend and Jack Saleeby with musical direction by Richard Danley)
33. Irving Berlin’s America, CD/Original Cast OC2013 (musical direction by Richard Danley)
34. Irving Berlin’s Ragtime Revue, CD/Chip Deffaa Productions CDP 330 (Keith Anderson, Rayna Hirt, Maite Uzal, Missy Drier, Jonah Barricklo, Emily Bordanaro, Michael Kasper, Michael Czyz, Andrew Lanctot, Ann Marie Calabro, and Timothy Thompson with musical direction by Richard Danley)
35. Irving Berlin & Co., CD/Garrett Mountain Records GMRD CDP 715 (Jeffrey Swell and Company with music direction by Richard Danley)
36. Irving Berlin: In Person, CD/Garret Mountain Records GMRD CDP 0113 (Jed Peterson with accompaniment by Richard Danley)

I Want To Be In Dixie (part of “An Interview”) (originally used in SHE KNOWS BETTER NOW and A NIGHT WITH THE PIERROTS):

1. 78/Victor 17075 (Collins and Harlan with orchestra)
2. Irving Sings Berlin, CD/Koch 3-7510-2 HI (Irving Berlin, The Revelers, The Pickens Sisters, and the Al Goodman Orchestra)
3. Songs Of Irving Berlin, CD/Castle Pulse PBXCD 474 (Dorothy Carless with Geraldo and His Orchestra)
4. Berlin Always, CD/Avid AVC 517 (American Ragtime Octette)
5. The Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra, CD/Merrymakers 20 (Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra)
6. The Wriggley Rag: A Musical Delve Into 1912, CD/Sounds Of Yesterday DOLD 505 (unknown performer)
7. The Black And White Minstrel Show, CD/Hallmark 709962 (The George Mitchell Minstrels)
8. Chip Deffaa’s An Irving Berlin Travelogue, CD/Garrett Mountain CDP AD 0604 (Rachel Hundert with musical direction by Richard Danley)

I’m A Dumbell (I Am A Dumbell):

1. Always: The Love Story Of Irving Berlin, CD/No label (KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler)

In A Cozy Kitchenette Apartment (Dining Out):

1. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
2. Everybody Step: Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revues And Other Songs From 1921-1925, CD/Oakton ORCD0008 (Leigh Barrett, Peter Carey, Bob Jolly, Joei Marshall Perry, Benjamin Sears, and Bradford Conner with Bradford Conner, piano)
3. Irving Berlin & Co., CD/Garrett Mountain Records GMRD CDP 715 (Michael Townsend Wright and Missy Dreier with music direction by Richard Danley)
4. Irving Berlin: In Person, CD/Garret Mountain Records GMRD CDP 0113 (Jed Peterson with accompaniment by Richard Danley)
5. Irving Berlin Revisited: Rare Songs Of Love, Loss, And Revenge, CD/Garret Mountain Records CDP 0928 (Dylan Adams and Jenn Spottz with musical direction by Richard Danley)

An Interview:

1. Everybody Step: Irving Berlin’s Music Box Revues And Other Songs From 1921-1925, CD/Oakton ORCD0008 (Benjamine Sears with Valerie Anastasio, Leigh Barrett, Bobbi Carrey, Mary Ann Lanier, La’Tarsha Long, Merle Perkins, Joei Marshall Perry, Rachel Smith, and Ron Della Chiesa with Margaret Ulmer, piano)

The Legend Of The Pearls:

1. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)

My Little Book Of Poetry:

1. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)

Nobody Knows And Nobody Seems To Care (part of “An Interview”):

1. 78/Columbia A 2795 (Irving and Jack Kaufman with orchestra) [also 78/Emerson 10101]
2. 78/Decca 24217 (Jack Teagarden with Eddie Condon and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 4790 (Red Nichols and His Five Pennies with vocal chorus) [also 78/Brunswick 6832]
4. 78/Victor 18613 (Esther Walker with orchestra)
5. 78/Path 22246 (Joseph Samuels’ Orchestra)
6. 78/Little Wonder 1207 (unidentified tenor)
7. Born To Sing The Blues, Mercury (S) SR-60886 (Brook Benton)
8. Live At Town Hall (1944), CD/Jass Records JCD 634 (Eddie Condon & His All-Stars)
9. Teagarden Party, CD/Naxos Jazz 8120585 (Jack Teagarden)

Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning (part of “An Interview”) (originally used in YIP,YIP, YAPHANK):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard beyond composer recordings.
1. 78/Decca album 340 (Irving Berlin and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock) [reissued on This Is The Army/Call Me Mister/Winged Victory, CD/Decca Broadway B0000831-02]
2. 78/V-Disc 780 (Irving Berlin with the John Scott Trotter Orchestra)
3. This Is The Army, Hollywood Soundstage 408 (Irving Berlin with orchestra conducted by Leo F. Forbstein) [reissued on The Sound Of The Movies: Irving Berlin, CD/History 20.3117-HI]

The Ragtime Violin (part of “An Interview”) :

1. 78/Columbia A 1106 (Maurice Burkhardt with orchestral accompaniment) [also 78/Harmony Disc Record A 1106]
2. 78/Decca 1891 (Paul Gayle with Ben Pollack and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 17025 (American Quartet with orchestra) [reissued on Phonographic Yearbook: 1912 - Waitin’ On The Levee, CD/Archeophone ARCH 9003]
4. 78/Victor 17044 (Victor Military Band)
5. The Young Irving Berlin, World (M) SH 275 (Stanley Kirkby with orchestra)
6. Ragtime’s Greatest Hits, CD/Pro-Art Records 445 (Tom Hazleton)
7. Say It With Music: British Dance Bands Play Irving Berlin, Vol. 2, CD/American Songbook Classics (London Orchestra)
8. Come On And Hear!: Early Songs By Irving Berlin 1909-1915, CD/Oakton ORCD0001 (Benjamin Sears with Bradford Conner, piano)
9. Easter Parade, CD/Turner Classic Movies 836023-2 (Fred Astaire with the MGM Studio Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green)
10. Alexander’s Ragtime Band, CD/Vintage Jazz Classics 1010 (Ben Bernie)
11. Alexander’s Ragtime Band, CD/Screen Archives Entertainment SAECSR-0007 (Otto Fries, Mel Kalish, and Jane Jones Trio)
12. Chip Deffaa's Irving Berlin Songbook: Rare And Unrecorded Songs, CD/Garret Mountain Records GMRD CDP 0729 (Jonah Barricklo with musical direction by Richard Danley)

Say It With Music:

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard.

The Schoolhouse Blues:

1. 78/Brunswick 2268 (The Brox Sisters with Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra) [reissued on The Ultimate Irving Berlin Volume II, CD/Pearl GEMM 0117]
2. 78/Brunswick 2181 (Bennie Krueger’s Orchestra)
3. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
4. Brooks Kerr Salutes Irving Berlin, Bluewail (S) BWLP 1002 (Brooks Kerr, piano and vocals, Sonny Greer, drums)
5. Irving Berlin’s Ragtime Revue, CD/Chip Deffaa Productions CDP 330 (Jonah Barricklo and Missy Drier with musical direction by Richard Danley)
6. Irving Berlin: In Person, CD/Garret Mountain Records GMRD CDP 0113 (Jed Peterson with accompaniment by Richard Danley)

Tell It With A Melody (written for the London production):

1. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
2. Say It With Music: British Dance Bands Play Irving Berlin, Vol. 2, CD/American Songbook Classics (Savoy Havanna Band)

They Call It Dancing:

1. 78/Columbia A 3507 (Al Herman)
2. 78/Victor 18856 (Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra)
3. 78/Columbia 931 (London Theatre Orchestra conducted by Albert Ketelbey)
4. Irving Berlin & Co., CD/Garrett Mountain Records GMRD CDP 715 (Brian Vincent Grimaldi and Chorus with music direction by Richard Danley)

You’d Be Surprised (part of “An Interview”) (added after opening to ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1919):

I have not attempted to compile discographical information for this Berlin standard.

Unrecorded Material:

Dancing The Seasons Away (Dance Your Troubles Away)
Fair Exchange
Finale (Ladies And Gentlemen, Every Revue)
My Ben Ali Haggin Girl
A Play Without A Bedroom
We Work While You Sleep (part of Opening Act 1)
We’ll Take The Plot To Ziegfeld (part of Opening Act 1)
What’s In The Queer-Looking Bundle? (part of Opening Act 1)
Where Am I? (part of Opening Act 1)