The Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 2 [Original Cast Recordings] [Cast Recording]

George W. Meyer (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), Rosario Bourdon (Conductor), Josef A. Pasternack (Conductor), Charles Adams Prince (Conductor), Philip Braham (Conductor), Prince Of Wales Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra), Afgar Pit Orchestra (Orchestra), Arthur Johnston (Performer), Gus Van (Performer), Eddie Cantor (Performer), John Steel (Performer), Beatrice Lillie (Performer), Alice Delysia (Performer), Grace Moore (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Arthur Johnston, Gus Van, Eddie Cantor, John Steel, Beatrice Lillie, et al.
• Orchestra: Prince Of Wales Theatre Orchestra, Afgar Pit Orchestra
• Conductor: Rosario Bourdon, Josef A. Pasternack, Charles Adams Prince, Philip Braham
• Composer: George W. Meyer, Irving Berlin
• Audio CD (May 21, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000063BIH
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,507 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance And Grow Thin

2. You'd Be Surprised

3. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

4. I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now

5. Mandy

6. Someone Else May Be There When I'm Gone

7. You'd Be Surprised

8. The Girls Of My My Dreams

9. Tell Me, Little Gypsy/Bells

10. Tell Me, Little Gypsy

11. School House Blues

12. Say It With Music

13. Will She Come From The East?

14. Lady Of The Evening

15. Bring On The Pepper

16. Little Butterfly

17. Learn To Do The Strut

18. An Orange Grove In California

19. Listening

20. Tell Her In The Springtime

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential history, June 23, 2007

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Janean "BroadwayMatinee dot com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Irving Berlin, Vol. 2 [Original Cast Recordings] (Audio CD)

Hooray for Pavilion Records and all other organizations collecting early recordings and transferring them to CD for the world to enjoy! Of course since they are EARLY recordings (1917-1927) it has that fizzy wax sound to it and the lyrics get mushy at times. That either makes it endearing or annoying, depending on your perspective. It's lovely to finally hear the Brox Sisters sing again, let John Steel's tenor soar, and to hear what You'd Be Surprised sounded like sung by a girl. The earliest songs of Irving Berlin may not be his best, but are a refreshing glimpse into his 30s. Half of the songs on this disc debuted in Berlin's own Music Box Revue at the theater he built after WWI.