ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1931
Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various
Opened: July 1, 1931, Ziegfeld Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 165
Changing Of The Guards (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry Trivers):
1. Great Musicals Of The
30's, The Ziegfeld Follies Of The Air, Nostalgia Special Release
(M) No. 001 (Chorus)
Cigarettes, Cigars (M: Harry Revel; L:
Mack Gordon):
1. 78/Royal 391172 (Ruth
Etting with orchestral accompaniment) [also 78/Perfect 12737;
78/Banner 3229; reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936,
CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
2. 78/Gramophone B 4388 (Florence Desmond with orchestral
accompaniment) [reissued on Songs Of The Depression, CD/Mojo
Music 311]
3. My Glamorous Life As A Broadway Hostess, CD/ he House Of Fish
(Bambi Lake) (unverified)
Doing The New York (aka "Do The New
York") (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry Trivers):
1. 78/Banner 32234
(Scrappy Lambert with Vincent Rose and His Orchestra)
2. 78/Harmony 1352 H (Jerry Fenwyck, vocal, with Jerry Fenwyck
& His Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 6150 (Glen Gray with the Casa Loma Orchestra)
[reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office
ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
4. 78/Victor 22726 (Frank Luther with Victor Arden and Phil
Ohman) [reissued on Arden and Ohman (Volume 2), JJA Records JJA
1975-3]
5. Radio Rhythm, CD/Circle 127 (Don Neely's Royal Society Six)
6. The Young Benny Goodman 1928-1931, CD/Timeless CBC 1088
(Benny Goodman)
Half Caste Woman (M/L: Noel Coward)
(dropped during the run; originally used in COCHRAN'S 1931
REVUE):
1. 78/Victor 22819 (Noel
Coward with the New Mayfair Orchestra conducted by Ray Noble)
[also 78/HMV B-3794; reissued on The Master's Voice: Noel
Coward, CD/Angel CDP 7 54919 2]
2. 78/Parlophone R908 (Leslie Hutchinson)
3. 78/HMV B5990 (Sam Browne with Ambrose and His Orchestra)
[reissued on The Great British Dance Bands Play The Music Of
Noel Coward, CD/EMI 5 20728 2]
4. Noel Coward In New York, Columbia ML 5163 (Noel Coward with
orchestra direction and piano accompaniment by Peter Matz)
[reissued as CD/DRG 19038]
5. The Master's Choice, CD/AEI Green Room AEI-CD 605 (Graham
Payn)
6. Ziegfeld, First Night (S) CAST 14 ("Lillian" and "Lorraine"
with orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman)
7. A Marvelous Party: The Music Of Noel Coward And Friends,
CD/TER CDVIR 8333 (Michael Law with the Piccadilly Dance
Orchestra conducted by Michael Law)
Help Yourself To Happiness (M: Harry
Revel; L: Mack Gordon; Harry Richman):
1. 78/Columbia 2542 D
(Smith Ballew with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra) [reissued on
The Chronological Benny Goodman And His Orchestra 1931-1933,
CD/Classics 719]
2. 78/Brunswick 6150 (Casa Loma Orchestra with vocal refrain)
[reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box Office
ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
3. Somewhere At Sea, CD/Pegasus PGNCD 851 (Henry Hull and His
Orchestra)
Here We Are In Love (M: Ben Oakland; L:
J.P. Murray; Barry Trivers) (sheet music only):
1. 78/Victor 22726 (Frank
Luther with Victor Arden and Phil Ohman) [reissued on Arden and
Ohman (Volume 2), JJA Records JJA 1975-3]
I'm Good For Nothing But Love (M:
Bernard Maltin; L: Pat Ballard) (added during the run):
1. 78/Columbia 2505 D
(Ruth Etting and orchestra) [reissued on The Music Of Broadway:
1930-1936, CD/Box Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
2. My Favorite Band!, CD/Mr. Ace Records 001 (Mora's Modern
Rhythmists)
I'm With You (M/L: Walter Donaldson):
1. 78/Perfect 15515 (Ted
Wilson with Jack Berger's Hotel Astor Orchestra)
2. 78/Crown 3206 (Buddy Blue with Adrian Schubert and His
Orchestra)
3. 78/Brunswick 1232 (Ben Bernie and His Orchestra with vocal
chorus) [also 78/Brunswick 6189]
4. 78/Victor 22816 (Tom Brown with Ted Black and His Orchestra)
5. 7"/Columbia 1-831 (Russ Emery with orchestra conducted by
Norman Leyden)
Let's K'nock K'nees (M: Harry Revel; L:
Mack Gordon) (not used; subsequently used in film THE GAY
DIVORCEE):
1. Betty Grable, Curtain
Calls (M) 100/5 (Betty Grable with Edward Everett Horton)
[reissued on Ginger & Fred, Vol. 1, CD/Chansons Actualities
8]
2. Betty Grable: 18 Previously Unreleased Performances 1934 Thru
1960, Star-Tone Records ST-219 (Betty Grable)
Pink Lady Waltz (inst.) (M: Ivan
Caryll) (originally used in THE PINK LADY):
1. 78/Victor 35194 (Victor
Dance Orchestra)
2. 45EP/Victor EPB 3077 (The Melachrino Strings conducted by
George Melachrino) [reissued on Begin The Beguine, CD/Vocalion
CDNJT 5205]
3. The Mighty Wurlitzer, CD/Marble Arch Records MACCD 151
(Joseph Seal)
4. British Light Music Classics, Vol. 3, CD/Hyperion CDA 67148
(New London Orchestra)
5. Moonstruck, CD/Flyback FBCD 2005 (Southern Festival Orchestra
with musical direction by Robin White)
Shine On Harvest Moon (M/L: Jack
Norworth; L: Nora Bayes) (originally used in ZIEGFELD
FOLLIES OF 1908) :
No attempt has been made
to compile discological information for this standard beyond
original cast member performances.
1. 78/Columbia 3085 D (Ruth Etting with orchestral
accompaniment) [also 78/Perfect 12737; 78/Banner 3229; 78/Royal
391172; reissued on The Music Of Broadway: 1930-1936, CD/Box
Office ENBO-CD2 #9/94]
Was I (Drunk)? (M: Chick Endor; L: Charles Farrell):
1. 78/Decca 5257 (New
Dixie Demons with vocal chorus)
2. 78/Victor 24085 (Peggy Hill)
3. Complete Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 2 (1936-1937),
CD/Document DOCD 5308 (Lil Johnson)
4. Dreamland, CD/Atlantic 7567829462 (Madeleine Peyroux)
5. Live At Liars, CD/Liars Theatre 001 (Janelle Lauer)
6. The Big Broadcast: Jazz And Popular Music 1920's And 1930's,
Vol. 3, CD/Rivermont 1145 (Eliot Everett and Orchestra)
7. Quiet Whiskey, CD/Rossco Records (Melody Anne) (unverified)
Who Paid The Rent For Mrs. Rip Van
Winkle When Rip Van Winkle Went Away (M: Fred Fisher; L:
Alfred Bryan) (originally interpolated into THE HONEYMOON
EXPRESS and also used in THE BELLE OF BOND STREET) :
1. 78/Columbia A 5576
(Prince's Band under the supervision of G. Hepburn Wilson)
2. 78/Varsity 8254 (John Ryan with orchestra)
3. 78/Victor 17588 (Victor Military Band)
4. Ziegfeld Follies On The Air, Mark56 Records 737 (Jack Pearl)
5. The Jolson Story/Mammy, CD/Great Movie Themes CD60021 (Al
Jolson)
You Made Me Love You (M: James V.
Monaco; L: Joseph McCarthy) :
I have not attempted to
compile discological information for this standard.
Unrecorded Material:
Bring On The Follies
Girls (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck)
Broadway Reverie (M: Dave Stamper; L: Gene Buck)
Clinching The Sale (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry
Trivers)
Dance (M: Harry Revel; L: Mack Gordon)
Dance Away The Night (dance) (M: Dave Stamper)
Fandango-Bolero (dance) (M: Dimitri Tiomkin)
Illusion In White (M: Dimitri Tiomkin)
Legend Of The Islands (M/L: Powell; Stevens)
Leonard Stokes And Hal LeRoy (scene) (M: Dave Stamper)
Mailu (M: Jay Gorney; L: E.Y. Harburg) (dropped during the
run; ASCAP also credits Hugo Riesenfeld)
The Picture Bride (scene) (M Hugo Riesenfeld; Dave Stamper)
Rhythm Of The Day (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry
Trivers) (ASCAP/Library of Congress only)
(Your) Sunny Southern Smile (M: Harry Revel; L: Mack Gordon)
Tom Tom Dance (M: Dimitri Tiomkin)
Victim Of The Talkies (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry
Trivers)
Waltz (M: Dave Stamper)
(I'm) Wrapped Up In You (M: Ben Oakland; L: J.P. Murray; Barry
Trivers)