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Michael Feinstein, the musical archivist turned cabaret entertainer, delivers the kind of children's album that might have been expected of him with Pure Imagination, scouring through piles of sheet music to come up with songs dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, mostly taken from stage and movie musicals. Animals and insects make frequent appearances, of course, including teddy bears, a peaceful bull, "Not Much of a Dog," ugly bugs, and "The Jitterbug" (a song written for but cut from The Wizard of Oz), not to mention some unusual humans including "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" and "The Mole People." The latter song is another one nearly lost in the archives, written "for exploitation" for the 1956 low-budget sci-fi flick The Mole People, which is to say that it wasn't really used in the film, but intended to help promote it. If it did, then it misled audiences to expect a comedy. Typically, Feinstein enlists the aging songwriters Ray Evans and Jay Livingston to contribute to the chorus, which goes, "Chomp-a-diddy." That's a refrain children will enjoy singing along to, and there are other places on the disc that invite participation. But this is a varied collection also including some songs that might be better appreciated by parents.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Anthony Newley, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Johnny Burke, Author - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Jimmy Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John W. Bratton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frederick Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Seuss, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Larry Morey, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Hay Malotte, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Raposo, ComposerLyricist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frederick Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Seuss, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
Warren Luening, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN GUERIN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Robert B. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Watrous, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Richard M. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Tricarico, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Don Waldrop, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Ned Washington, Author - Leigh Harline, Composer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
Jay Livingston, ComposerLyricist - JOHN GUERIN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Evans, ComposerLyricist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Pizzi, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
Al Hoffman, ComposerLyricist - Bob Hilliard, Author, ComposerLyricist - HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Fain, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Horner, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Schafer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Robert B. Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rosemary Clooney, Additional Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard M. Sherman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Rome, ComposerLyricist - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Watrous, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - RAY GILBERT, ComposerLyricist - Allie Wrubel, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
HANK CICALO, Producer, Recording Producer - Peggy Lee, ComposerLyricist - Wally Traugott, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Feinstein, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Horner, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Al Viola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Page Cavanaugh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
Album review
Michael Feinstein, the musical archivist turned cabaret entertainer, delivers the kind of children's album that might have been expected of him with Pure Imagination, scouring through piles of sheet music to come up with songs dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, mostly taken from stage and movie musicals. Animals and insects make frequent appearances, of course, including teddy bears, a peaceful bull, "Not Much of a Dog," ugly bugs, and "The Jitterbug" (a song written for but cut from The Wizard of Oz), not to mention some unusual humans including "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady" and "The Mole People." The latter song is another one nearly lost in the archives, written "for exploitation" for the 1956 low-budget sci-fi flick The Mole People, which is to say that it wasn't really used in the film, but intended to help promote it. If it did, then it misled audiences to expect a comedy. Typically, Feinstein enlists the aging songwriters Ray Evans and Jay Livingston to contribute to the chorus, which goes, "Chomp-a-diddy." That's a refrain children will enjoy singing along to, and there are other places on the disc that invite participation. But this is a varied collection also including some songs that might be better appreciated by parents.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:47
- Main artists: Michael Feinstein
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Craft Recordings
- Genre: Children
© 1992 Craft Recordings. ℗ 1992 Craft Recordings.
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