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George & Ira Gershwin's Strike up the band (1927) Appendix, Strike up the band (1930)
- Title
- George & Ira Gershwin's Strike up the band (1927) [sound recording] ; Appendix, Strike up the band (1930) / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- Author
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Elektra Nonesuch, p1991.
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- Description
- 2 sound discs (112 min.) : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
- Uniform Title
- Strike up the band
- Alternative Title
- Strike up the band
- Appendix, Strike up the band (1930)
- Subject
- Note
- Elektra Nonesuch: 79273-2 (on container: 9 79273-2).
- "This initial release features the complete 1927 show, as well as several selections from the 1930 version" --booklet p. 20.
- Book by George S. Kaufman ; restoration of 1927 version by Tommy Krasker.
- Compact discs.
- Program notes, synopsis and lyrics (111 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
- Performer (note)
- Brent Barrett (Jim Townsend) ; Don Chastain (Horace J. Fletcher) ; Rebecca Luker (Joan Fletcher) ; Jason Graae (Timothy Harper) ; Beth Fowler (Mrs. Harper) ; Charles Goff (Colonel Holmes) ; Juliet Lambert (Anne Draper) ; Jeff Lyons (Spelvin, Gideon) ; Dale Sandish (Soldier) ; James Rocco (Sloane) ; unnamed chorus and orchestra ; John Mauceri, conductor.
- Event (note)
- Recorded Dec. 13-20, 1990, BMG Studio A, New York City, N.Y.
- Contents
- Strike up the band (1927). Overture (5:58) ; Fletcher's American Cheese Choral Society (5:25) ; 17 and 21 (4:11) ; Typical self-made American (3:22) ; Meadow serenade (3:37) ; Unofficial spokesman (7:05) ; Patriotic rally (2:27) ; The man I love (6:06) ; Yankee doodle rhythm (3:18) ; 17 and 21 (reprise) (1:28) ; Finaletto act I (7:26) ; Strike up the band (3:57) ; Oh this is such a lovely war (4:11) ; Hoping that someday you'd care (2:55) ; Come-Look-At-The-War Choral Society (0:58) ; Military dancing drill (2:20) ; How about a man? (2:24) ; Finaletto act II (4:49) ; Homeward bound ; The girl I love (reprise) (5:41) ; The war that ended war (5:56) ; Finale ultimo (1:38) -- Appendix, Strike up the band (1930). Interlude, Strike up the band (1:51) ; I mean to say (3:50) ; Soon (2:41) ; If I became the president (3:14) ; Hangin' around with you (4:32) ; Mademoiselle in New Rochelle (5:16) ; I've got a crush on you (3:49).
- Call Number
- *LDC 30704
- LCCN
- 94751322
- 075597927320
- OCLC
- 25179460
- Author
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
- Title
- George & Ira Gershwin's Strike up the band (1927) [sound recording] ; Appendix, Strike up the band (1930) / music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- Imprint
- New York, N.Y. : Elektra Nonesuch, p1991.
- Cast
- Brent Barrett (Jim Townsend) ; Don Chastain (Horace J. Fletcher) ; Rebecca Luker (Joan Fletcher) ; Jason Graae (Timothy Harper) ; Beth Fowler (Mrs. Harper) ; Charles Goff (Colonel Holmes) ; Juliet Lambert (Anne Draper) ; Jeff Lyons (Spelvin, Gideon) ; Dale Sandish (Soldier) ; James Rocco (Sloane) ; unnamed chorus and orchestra ; John Mauceri, conductor.
- Event
- Recorded Dec. 13-20, 1990, BMG Studio A, New York City, N.Y.
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- Added Author
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. LibrettistKaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.Krasker, Tommy.Barrett, Brent, singer.Chastain, Don, singer.Luker, Rebecca, singer.Graae, Jason, singer.Fowler, Beth, 1940- singer.Goff, Charles, singer.Lambert, Juliet, singer.Lyons, Jeff, singer.Sandish, Dale, singer.Rocco, James, singer.Mauceri, John, conductor.
- Added Title
- Appendix, Strike up the band (1930)
- Other Standard Identifier
- 075597927320
- Publisher No.
- 79273-2 Elektra Nonesuch9 79273-2 Elektra Nonesuch
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 30704 Program notes and lyrics on file