The Most Happy Fella: The Jazz Modes Play Excerpts From The Frank Loesser Musical

The Jazz Modes, The Most Happy Fella (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00000I9ER
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Standing On The Corner (Excerpt From Act I, Scene 2)

2. Joey, Joey, Joey (Excerpt, From Act I, Scene 2)

3. Warm All Over (Excerpt From Act II, Scene 3)

4. Happy To Make Your Acquaintance (Excerpt From Act II, Scene 1)

5. My Heart Is So Full Of You (Excerpt From Act II, Scene 5)

6. The Most Happy Fella (Excerpt From Act I, Scene 2)

7. Don't Cry (Excerpt From Act I, Scene 4)

8. Like A Woman (Excerpt From Act II, Scene 5)

9. Somebody Somewhere (Excerpt From Act I, Scene 1)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, April 2, 2001

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Musician "Chuck" (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Most Happy Fella: The Jazz Modes Play Excerpts From The Frank Loesser Musical (Audio CD)

I am usually a purist when it comes to Broadway recordings. I expect the music to sound the way the composer's wrote it. In this case there is a departure from what is heard on this recording and always seen on stage. The impression is real, vital and electric! There is no mistaking that these are the songs from the show, but the perspective is like an after-hours smoke-filled cellar-bar with a casual but exacting attitude! I truly enjoyed these new interpretations which give the music a new dimension. Especially on MY HEART IS SO FULL OF YOU. There is a soprano-obbligato/descant that is hauntingly marvelous. If you like the show, enjoy the music and have an open mind, or just enjoy jazz, this is for you. The recordings truly hold up. I was amazed to discover that this was recorded in the 1950's. It left me wanting for more.