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Wit & Wisdom of Andy Griffith
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Carousel (1956 Film Soundtrack)
: :Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. 'The Carousel Waltz,' Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. 'If I Loved You,' which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon ...
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An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
: :Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. 'The Carousel Waltz,' Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. 'If I Loved You,' which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon ...
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This Guy's in Love
: :Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. 'The Carousel Waltz,' Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. 'If I Loved You,' which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon ...
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Belafonte at Carnegie Hall
: :Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. 'The Carousel Waltz,' Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. 'If I Loved You,' which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon ...
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Eh, Paisano! 100% Italian-American Classics
: :Richard Rodgers always considered Carousel his favorite score, even though it didn't generate the number of popular hits of some of the other shows he produced with lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Their adaptation of the Ferenc Molnar play Liliom is marked by three especially sublime moments. 'The Carousel Waltz,' Rodgers's alternative to the traditional Broadway overture, serves as an orchestral backdrop to the opening scene and is one of the best miniatures ever written for the theater. 'If I Loved You,' which establishes the romance of carnival barker Billy Bigelow (Gordon ...
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Good Night, And Good Luck
:Album Description:'Good Night, And Good Luck' follows the legendary Edward R. Murrow (David Straithairn) during the broadcaster's on-air confrontations with Senator Joseph McCarthy. Murrow, the then host of the CBS series, 'See It Now,' exposed the infamous politician's deceit, bullying, and manipulation in one of history's most courageous moments of journalism, an act that helped bring an end to the tyranny of the blacklist and the House Un-American Activities Committee anti-Communist hearings. 'Good Night, And Good Luck' is directed by George Clooney, who co-wrote the script with the film's producer Grant ...
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Anything Goes - The New Broadway Cast Recording
: :One of the leaders in the trend of big splashy revivals in the late 1980s and early '90s, Lincoln Center's 1987 production of Anything Goes was the perfect evocation of the 1930s, from the period pit band to James McMullan's striking poster art to the large photograph of Cole Porter that smiled over the stage like an approving spirit. While the score earns its share of authenticity by resurrecting numerous songs from the original score, it also tosses in a few ringers such as 'Friendship' and 'It's De-Lovely.' (Porter himself did ...
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The Very Best of the Manhattan Transfer
: :This is an excellent collection of many of the high points of the Manhattan Transfer's first decade, demonstrating both their reach and their grasp as they draw material from swing, modern jazz, and doo-wop into their own distinctive style. There's a tongue-in-cheek cool that connects the swing of Erskine Hawkins's 'Tuxedo Junction' to the elemental girl-group harmonies of 'Boy from New York City' and the TV themes like 'Route 66' and the variations on the 'Twilight Zone.' More traditional jazz skills, though, are apparent in their renditions of some Jon Hendricks ...
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Surrender
: :Jane Monheit has a lovely voice, one that in its purest, most lilting form reminds you of the young Barbra Streisand, with the show-stopping qualities that suggests. Her haunting rendition of Sergio Mendes''So Many Stars,' the runaway highlight of Surrender, is also one of the best things she's ever done. (Mendes arranged and produced the track and plays keyboard on it.) Since she stopped trying so hard to be a jazz singer and found her mark as a popular vocalist specializing in Brazilian music (there are also guest turns by singer ...
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