Ain't Misbehavin' (1995 London Cast) [Cast Recording][Import]

Fats Waller (Artist), Ray Shell (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 17, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Import
• Label: First Night Records
• ASIN: B000026YP8
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #259,189 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Ain't Misbehavin'

2. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Honeysuckle Rose - Ray Shell

3. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Squeeze Me - Company

4. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Handful Of Keys - Company

5. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling - Company

6. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~How Ya Baby - Company

7. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~The Jitterbug Waltz

8. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~The Ladies Who Sing With The Band / Ya - Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell

9. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Cash For Your Trash - Ray Shell

10. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Off-Time

11. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~The Joint Is Jumpin'

12. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Spreadin' Rhythm Around / Loungin' At - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell, Company

13. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~The Viper's Drag - Company

14. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Mean To Me

15. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Your Feet's Too Big - Ray Shell

16. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Keepin' Out Of Mischief - Dawn Hope

17. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Find Out What They Like - Debbie Bishop, Ray Shell

18. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Fat And Greasy - Ray Shell

19. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Black And Blue

20. Ain't Misbehavin', musical revue~Finale: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And W - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , , Ray Shell, Company

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it., December 31, 2002

By	Jeff Stoffa (Miami Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show (1995 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to the original 1978 soundtrack with Nell Carter as a child. I am not African-American but came from a musical household and appreciated the fact that what makes this music so special is the voice range of the singers, the dialect, and the skat. As an adult I decided to buy the CD for myself and since the London version from 1995 was so much cheaper I thought I'd try it. BIG MISTAKE! These people have to be British. They have no soul, they don't skat. They changed the "ain't"s to "isn't," and the "I goes" to " I go." The women seem more comfortable singing operatic soprano than soulful jazz. You could call this "Gilbert and Sullivan do 'Ain't Misbehavin." Every word is perfectly enunciated. I yearned for Nell Carter's whiney American accent and incredible range as I heard a different woman sing a clipped perfectly enunciated "Oh Honey." You get the feeling that the singers don't really understand the music, nor do they feel it the way the original cast did. It's not part of their culture. You can tell they are singing something foreign to them and it is painful to hear how they obviously are trying to sound Harlem of the 1930s and 1940s but do a lousy job. They couldn't have gotten a speech coach to teach them that Americans don't exaggerate words ending in "t" when they sing? Especially Harlem jazz? I ended up throwing this CD away and buying the original version for $$$ after all so it was a waste. Maybe for the British this was entertaining, but for an American, this CD is comical.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lively; maybe too lively at times., March 13, 2006

By	Johann Fu (Bellevue, WA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Waller Musical Show (1995 Original London Cast) (Audio CD)

Very lively performance. Makes you want to get up and dance. The American accents sound ok to me. I don't know why another reviewer is so hysterically down on this recording.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money! HORRIBLE...., April 14, 2008

By	Milton C. Flowers Jr. - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Well, ain't nothing like the original soundtrack with Nell, Ken, Andre, Armelia and Charlaine!
No soul, no "pop", no snap!