Research Catalog

Title

Alexander's ragtime band / Irving Berlin and an all-star cast.

Author

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989

Publication

[Place of publication not identified] : Vintage Jazz Classics, ℗1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jolson, Al, 1886-1950
• Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
• Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966
• Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956
• Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976
• Merman, Ethel
• Faye, Alice, 1915-1998
• Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986
• Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977
• Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958
• Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967

Description

1 audio disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Songs. Selections

Alternative Title

Songs.

Subjects

• Popular music radio programs
• 1931-1940
• Musicals > Excerpts
• Motion picture music > Excerpts
• Popular music > 1931-1940

Genre/Form

• Popular music radio programs.
• Motion picture music.
• Musicals.

Note

• "Al Jolson hosts an all-star tribute to Irving Berlin celebrating his 50th birthday"--Container.
• "First complete release of this legendary broadcast, exactly as heard on CBS radio (originating from WABC, New York), Wednesday, August 3, 1938, starting at 9:30 PM EDST"--Container.
• Compact disc.
• Program and biographical notes inserted in container.

Contents

Prologue: Winchell announcement (in honor of "Irving Berlinspiration!") -- Opening: Ted Husing announcements and theme "Say it with music" (Music box revue, 1921) -- Heat wave (revue, As thousands cheer, 1933) (Ethel Merman) -- Husing introduces Al Jolson who hums a few bars of "When the midnight choo choo leaves for Alabam'" (1912) and "Somebody's coming to my house" (musical, All aboard, 1913) and in turn introduces Irving Berlin -- What can a songwriter say? (Irving Berlin) -- Let me sing and I'm happy (film, Mammy, 1930) (Al Jolson) -- Jolson introduces Eddie Cantor -- My wife's gone to the country (1909) (Eddie Cantor) -- Jolson-Cantor dialogue in which Cantor kvetches about swing bands -- This is the life (Al Jolson) -- Jolson and Cantor challenge Berlin to sing -- Mandy (revue, Yip, yip, yaphank, 1918) (Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Irving Berlin) -- Kvelling supreme (Jolson, Cantor, Berlin, Sophie Tucker) -- The international rag (All aboard, 1913) (SophieTucker ; with spontaneous interjections by Jolson) -- Jolson introduces Ben Bernie who performs a humourous dialogue with Lew Lehr (Lew Lehr, Ben Bernie) -- Ragtime violin (1911) (Lew Lehr, Ben Bernie) -- Jolson presides over the Brox Sisters reunion -- Everybody step (Music box revue, 1921) (Brox Sisters) -- Jolson introduces Rudy Vallée at the Chicago Theatre ; Vallée then tells the story behind the next song -- Say it isn't so (as originally introduced by Vallée in 1932) (Rudy Vallée, Connecticut Yankees) -- Vallée introduces "Marie" (as the Connecticut Yankees play it in the original waltz time) over-line feedback swings over to Tommy Dorsey in Hollywood -- Marie (1928) (Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra) -- In New York, Jolson introduces Connee Boswell -- Berlin ballad medley: When I lost you (1912) ; All alone (Music box revue, 1921) ; Remember (1925) ; Always (1925) (Connee Boswell) -- Jolson gets sentimental and introduces Guy Lombardo broacasting from the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf -- Easter parade (As thousands cheer, 1933) ; [Ending:] a few bars of their theme "Auld lang syne" (Guy Lombardo, Royal Canadians) -- Jolson introduces and kvells with Ethel Merman -- My walking stick (film, Alexander's ragtime band) (Ethel Merman) -- Jolson introduces Whiteman who describes the writing of the next number -- A pretty girl is like a melody (Ziegfeld follies of 1919) (Jon Steel [i.e. Steele], chorus) -- Station break over "Say it with music" ; Jolson then introduces Louella Parsons who interviews Darryl F. Zanuck -- The 20th Century-Fox fanfare then introduces a special radio preview of "Alexander's ragtime band" starring Tyrone Power and Ethel Merman -- Alexander's ragtime band (#1) first instrumental by period trio then with Ethel Merman, vocal -- Now it can be told (Alexander's ragtime band, 1938) (Alice Faye, Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra) -- Radio preview continues with Faye speaking -- Oh how I hate to get up in the morning (Yip, yip, yaphank, 1918) (male chorus) ; radio preview continues -- Alexander's ragtime band (#2) prelude to finale -- Alexander's ragtime band (#3) finale ; closing announcements (Ethel Merman, Al Jolson, Eric Cantor, Sophie Tucker, Tyrone Power, chorus, company).

Call Number

*LDC 29283

LCCN

• 2014618969
• 032501101023
• 3250110102

OCLC

25130462

Author

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989, composer.

Title

Alexander's ragtime band / Irving Berlin and an all-star cast.

Imprint

[Place of publication not identified] : Vintage Jazz Classics, ℗1990.

Type of Content

performed music

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Performer

Eddie Cantor, Sophie Tucker, Tommy Dorsey, Connee Boswell, Ethel Merman, Alice Faye, Rudy Vallee, Guy Lombardo, Tyrone Power, Paul Whiteman ; with additional performers.

Chronological Term

1931-1940

Added Author

Jolson, Al, 1886-1950, performer.

Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964, performer.

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966, performer.

Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956, conductor.

Boswell, Connie, 1907-1976, performer.

Merman, Ethel, performer.

Faye, Alice, 1915-1998, performer.

Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986, performer.

Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977, conductor.

Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958, performer.

Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967, performer.

Other Standard Identifier

032501101023

3250110102

Publisher No.

VJC-1010-2 Vintage Jazz Classics

Research Call Number

*LDC 29283 Notes on file