Galt Macdermot
In a career packed with varying types of compositions, Galt MacDermot was best-known for the music he wrote in the late-'60s Aquarian musical Hair. Born and raised in Montreal, MacDermot was the son of a Canadian diplomat. He studied at Bishop's University, then at the University of Cape Town in South Africa before moving to New York in 1964. Three years later, MacDermot's music for Hair, combined with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, made the show first an off-Broadway success, then a Broadway smash, and later a major motion picture. Of the several pop standards are "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius," "What a Piece of Work Is Man," "Good Morning Starshine," and the title song. In addition to the musicals, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Human Comedy, MacDermot composed ballet and film scores, chamber music, band repertory, and drama accompaniments. He also formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979. Galt MacDermot died on December 17, 2018, one day before his 90th birthday.
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Shapes of Rhythm/Woman Is Sweeter
Funk - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1966
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Live at the St. George Theatre
Lounge - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 2006
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Ghetto Suite
Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1972
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Up From The Basement - Unreleased Tracks - Volumes 1 & 2
Funk - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 2002
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The Black Songs
Classical - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Mar 2022
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Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording)
Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt Macdermot
Film Soundtracks - Released by Ghostlight Records on 21 Oct 2017
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Galt MacDermot in Film
Pop - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 2004
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Art Gallery Jazz
Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1956
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Live at Joe's Pub
Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 31 Jul 2017
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Woman Is Sweeter (Original Sound Track)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Now Again Records on 21 Apr 1969
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The Rhythmic Genius of Bernard Purdie 2020
Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 20 Feb 2020
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Hair (All Star Studio Cast)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Jay Records on 17 Oct 2016
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Dude Musical
Lounge - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1994
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Almost an Hour With Fergus MacRoy
Folk - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 21 May 2015
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Live in Nashville
Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 5 Nov 2021
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English Experience
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1961
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What Magic Can We Show the Children
Musical Theatre - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 15 May 2020
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Foolish Lover
Rock - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 1 Jan 1965
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Galt MacDermot Conducts Two Gentlemen of Verona
Lounge - Released by Kilmarnock Records on 10 Jul 2020
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