Research Catalog

Title

Irving Berlin's Alexander's ragtime band [sound recording] : an American cavalcade! / Irving Berlin and an all-star cast.

Author

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.

Publication

[S.l.] : Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd., p1990.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Goodman, Al, 1890-1972.
• Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972.
• Husing, Ted.
• Merman, Ethel.
• Jolson, Al, 1886-1950.
• Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.
• Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964.
• Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966.
• Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943.
• Lehr, Lew, 1895-1950.
• Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986.
• Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956.
• Boswell, Connie, -1976.
• Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977.
• Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967.
• Steele, Jon.
• Parsons, Louella O. (Louella Oettinger), 1885-1973.
• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
• Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958.
• Faye, Alice, 1915-1998.
• Brox Sisters (Musical group) prf
• Connecticut Yankees. prf
• Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. prf
• Royal Canadians (Musical group) prf
• Lyn Murray Singers. prf
• CBS Symphony Orchestra. prf

Description

1 sound disc (1 hr., 15 min., 28 sec.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Songs. Selections

Alternative Title

• Songs.
• Alexander's ragtime band

Subjects

• Popular music > 1931-1940
• Popular music > 1911-1920
• Popular music > 1921-1930
• Radio programs, Musical

Note

• Title from container.
• "Al Jolson hosts an all-star tribute to Irving Berlin celebrating his 50th birthday"--Container.
• Compact disc.
• Program notes adapted and excerpted from news reports and press releases of 1938 ([6] p. : ill., facsims., photos., sig.) inserted in container.

Performer (note)

• Various performers, announcers, speakers & ensembles ; Al Goodman and the CBS [Symphony] Orchestra ; The Lynn Murray Chorus [i.e. Lyn Murray Singers] ; and many others.

Event (note)

• "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.

Contents

• Prologue: Winchell announcement (in honor of "Irving Berlinspiration!") -- Opening: Husing announcements and theme "Say it with music" (Music box revue, 1921) -- Heat wave (revue, As thousands cheer, 1933) (Merman) -- Husing introduces 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 Berlin -- What can a songwriter say? (Berlin) -- Let me sing and I'm happy (film, Mammy, 1930) (Jolson) -- Jolson introduces Cantor -- My wife's gone to the country (1909)(Cantor) -- Jolson-Cantor dialogue in which Cantor kvetches about swing bands -- This is the life (Jolson) -- Jolson and Cantor challenge Berlin to sing -- Mandy (revue, Yip, yip, yaphank, 1918) (Jolson, Cantor, Berlin) -- Kvelling supreme (Jolson, Cantor, Berlin, Tucker) -- The international rag (All aboard, 1913) (Tucker ; with spontaneous interjections by Jolson) -- Jolson introduces Bernie who performs a humourous dialogue with Lehr -- Ragtime violin (1911) (Lehr, Bernie) -- Jolson presides over the Brox Sisters reunion -- Everybody step (Music box revue, 1921) (Brox Sisters) --
• Jolson introduces 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) (Vallée, Connecticut Yankees) -- Vallée introduces "Marie" (as the Connecticut Yankees play it in the original waltz time) over-line feedback swings over to Dorsey in Hollywood -- Marie (1928) (Dorsey and his orchestra) -- In New York, Jolson introduces Boswell -- Berlin ballad medley: When I lost you (1912) ; All alone (Music box revue, 1921) ; Remember (1925) ; Always (1925) (Boswell) -- Jolson gets sentimental and introduces 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" (Lombardo, Royal Canadians) -- Jolson introduces and kvells with Merman -- My walking stick (film, Alexander's ragtime band) (Merman) -- Jolson introduces Whiteman who describes the writing of the next number -- A pretty girl is like a melody (Ziegfeld follies of 1919) (Steel [i.e. Steele], chorus) -- Station break over "Say it with music" ; Jolson then introduces Parsons who interviews Zanuck -- The 20th Century-Fox fanfare then introduces a special radio preview of "Alexander's ragtime band" starring Power and Merman -- Alexander's ragtime band [#1] first instrumental by period trio then with Merman, vocal -- Now it can be told (Alexander's ragtime band, 1938) (Faye, Dorsey and his orchestra) -- Raio 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 (Merman, Jolson, Cantor, Tucker, Power, chorus, company).

Call Number

*LDCO 206 (F)

OCLC

NYPG99-R99

Author

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989.

Title

Irving Berlin's Alexander's ragtime band [sound recording] : an American cavalcade! / Irving Berlin and an all-star cast.

Imprint

[S.l.] : Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd., p1990.

Cast

Various performers, announcers, speakers & ensembles ; Al Goodman and the CBS [Symphony] Orchestra ; The Lynn Murray Chorus [i.e. Lyn Murray Singers] ; and many others.

Event

"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.

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Added Author

Goodman, Al, 1890-1972. Conductor

Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972. Commentator

Husing, Ted. Commentator

Merman, Ethel. Performer

Jolson, Al, 1886-1950. Performer

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989. Performer

Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964. Performer

Tucker, Sophie, 1884-1966. Performer

Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943. Performer

Lehr, Lew, 1895-1950. Performer

Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986.

Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956. Performer

Boswell, Connie, -1976. Performer

Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977. Performer

Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967. Commentator

Steele, Jon. Performer

Parsons, Louella O. (Louella Oettinger), 1885-1973. Interviewer

Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, interviewee.

Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958. Performer

Faye, Alice, 1915-1998. Performer

Brox Sisters (Musical group) Performer

Connecticut Yankees. Performer

Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Performer

Royal Canadians (Musical group) Performer

Lyn Murray Singers. Performer

CBS Symphony Orchestra. Performer

Publisher No.

Vintage Jazz Classics, Ltd. VJC-1010-2

Research Call Number

*LDCO 206 (F) Program notes on file.