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Wonderful town : On the town : selections / [music by] Leonard Bernstein ; [lyrics by] Betty Comden, Adolph Green.

Author/creator Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Decca Broadway : Universal Classics Group : Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp., ℗2001.
Description1 audio disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorRussell, Rosalind performer.
Other author/creatorGaynes, George performer.
Other author/creatorAlexander, Cris, 1920-2012, performer.
Other author/creatorAdams, Edie, 1927-2008 performer.
Other author/creatorComden, Betty lyricist, performer.
Other author/creatorGreen, Adolph lyricist, performer.
Other author/creatorWalker, Nancy, 1922-1992 performer.
Other author/creatorMartin, Mary, 1913-1990 performer.
Other author/creatorEngel, Lehman, 1910-1982 arranger of music.
Other author/creatorWalker, Don, 1907-1989 arranger of music.
Included WorkBernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. On the town. Selections; arranged.
Uniform titleWonderful town. Selections
Portion of title On the town
Contents Wonderful town: Christopher street (3:24) -- Ohio (3:17) -- One hundred easy ways (2:51) -- What a waste (2:54) -- A little bit in love (2:45) -- Pass the football (3:17) -- Conversation piece (3:20) -- A quiet girl (3:18) -- Conga! (3:23) -- My darlin' Eileen (3:04) -- Swing! (4:46) -- It's love (2:43) -- Ballet at the village vortex (2:59) -- Wrong note rag (2:25).
Contents On the town: On the town, opening (3:42) -- Carried away (3:01) -- Lonely town (3:15) -- I can cook too (2:23) -- Lucky to be me (2:29) -- Ya got me (2:42).
General noteCompact disc.
General note"A Decca original cast album" (Wonderful town)--disc.
General noteProgram notes by Louis Untermeyer and Eric Myers, and synopsis in English (15 p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Performer Selections from the two musicals. Wonderful town: starring Rosalind Russell, George Gaynes, Cris Alexander, Edith Adams, supporting cast ; musical direction and vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel ; orchestrations by Don Walker ; directed by George Abbott. On the town: sung by Nancy Walker, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Mary Martin.
Date/time/place of a event noteWonderful town: recorded March 8, 1953 ; originally released as Decca DL 79010 on April 6, 1953. On the town: recorded February 1, 1945, February 6, 1945, September 14, 1945, by various singers ; album released as DA 416 in February 1946.
LCCN 2002556766
UPC 044001460227
Publisher number440 014 602-2 Decca Broadway/Universal Classics Group

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