Hollywood Bowl Orchestra: Greatest Hits

Irving Berlin (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Duke / Bigard, Barney / Mills, Irving Ellington (Composer), Richard Rodgers (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Duke Ellington (Composer), Max Steiner (Composer), Franz Waxman (Composer), Herbert / Arlen, Harold ("Hal") Stothart (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Ennio Morricone (Composer), John [1] Barry (Composer), Miklos Rozsa (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), John Mauceri (Conductor), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra), Patti LuPone (Performer), Gregory Hines (Performer), Patti Austin (Performer), Dee Dee Bridgewater (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Patti LuPone, Gregory Hines, Patti Austin, Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
• Conductor: John Mauceri
• Composer: Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Duke / Bigard, Barney / Mills, Irving Ellington, Richard Rodgers, Giacomo Puccini, et al.
• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00005J712
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Let Yourself Go / Steppin' Out

2. Slap That Bass, song (from Shall We Dance?, film)

3. Love Is Here to Stay, song (from The Goldwyn Follies, film)

4. Mood Indigo

5. A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film)

6. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, song (from Shall We Dance?, film)

7. Heat Wave, song (from "As Thousands Cheer")

8. Something Wonderful, song (from "The King and I")

9. O Mio Babbino Caro

10. Prelude to a Kiss

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Main Title

2. An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra

3. Heaven Effect / Carousel Waltz

4. Excerpt

5. The Wizard of Oz Concert Suite

6. Morning Mood

7. Excerpt

8. Somewhere In Time, song ("Words Without Meaning")

9. Eternal Love

10. John Dunbar Theme

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patti Austin and Gregory Hines Are Brilliant, July 6, 2007

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I own the Hollywood Bowl Gershwin CD and I love it. I was surprised by it. Play the samples if you can but the singing and sound are clear and crisp and you can understand every word.

4.0 out of 5 stars Some very pleasant listening, a good well thought out compilation, mediocre notes though, June 15, 2011

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I loved the vocal selections on CD 1. Patti Lupone singing Doin What Comes Naturally with naughty original lyrics. Gregory Hines and Patty Austin doing Let's Call the Whole Thing Off by the Gershwins sparkles. The second disc is all instrumental with a fine reading of Gershwin American in Paris, homage to Gershwin as a Hollywood person of some stature in his day. The notes are typical skimpy Philips notes,but then this is a reshuffle of 'Greatest Hits" so what can one expect. If one wants to see how notes can be done try any of the Naxos Film Classics series, there is real dig in deep serious stuff, not fluff. Overall, this is a pleasant well thought out collection, with ca 60 min on CD 1 and 78 min on CD 2. So a value buy for the film and stage enthusiast who wants symphonic sound. Recommended.