Al Jolson on Broadway : Original Recordings that Inspired the Hit Musical

Al Jolson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Intersound Records
• ASIN: B000000BMD
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #657,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder

2. Sonny Boy

3. Back in Your Own Backyard

4. Swanee

5. Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

6. Why Can't You

7. I'm Sitting on Top of the World

8. Little Pal

9. Golden Gate

10. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody

2. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

3. The Spaniard That Blighted My Life

4. Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

5. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

6. I Only Have Eyes for You

7. She's a Latin from Manhattan

8. I'm in Seventh Heaven

9. The Cantor

10. Alexander's Ragtime Band

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captures the career of Jolson from 1913 to his death in 1950, September 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Al Jolson on Broadway : Original Recordings that Inspired the Hit Musical (Audio CD)

This CD has tracks not offered elsewhere. Latin from Manhattan is a classic that is hard to find but available here. The ordering of the tracks is quirky but it is the best CD that I have seen that captures the essence of Jolson.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why Al Jolson was once "The World's Greatest Entertainer"., August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Al Jolson on Broadway : Original Recordings that Inspired the Hit Musical (Audio CD)

This album represents the Beginning, the Great Years, and the Years After Jolson had most of one lung removed and sang four keys lower than in his prime. The after voice was more mello than before the operation. The listener will learn how Jolson was able to captivate audiences all through his lifetime. It is a pity that the present generation was unable to see Jolson perform in person. He was the first superstar in show-business. This album gives the listener a taste of how he thrilled people. These Cd's are the best representation of why Jolson was called, at one time, "The World's Great Entertainer".