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MOONLIGHT BAY is a celebration of the popular song's first golden era, which might be called its age of innocence. Written for the most part between 1890 and 1920, these are tunes which had their origins in American vaudeville or English music hall. As they were disseminated through the populace via word of mouth or sheet music, it was important that they be accessible, easy to remember and not too difficult to sing or play, popular music in the truest possible sense. And they do their magic: a century later it is still hard not to get hooked by the sneaky return of the marching chorus of "The Man That Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo" or the blustery reprise of "The Road to Mandalay," just as it is hard to resist the nostalgic comforts of "School Days" or "Daisy Bell."
Mezzo-soprano Joan Morris and her accompanist/accomplice, composer-pianist William Bolcom have been working this turf for a while. This collection lives up to the team's usual high standards of scholarship, musicianship and taste. Most importantly, they are straight-up and sincere in their approach, as 78 rpm evidence shows the original performers were. This is swell stuff.
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On The Road To Mandalay (Oley Speaks)
Rudyard Kipling, Lyricist, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Artist - Oley Speaks, Composer - Joan Morris, Artist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Moonlight Bay (Percy Wenrich)
Percy Wenrich, Composer - William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Edward Madden, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Hello, Ma Baby (Joseph E. Howard)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joseph E. Howard, Composer, Lyricist - Joan Morris, Artist - Ida Emerson, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Billy (Herman Paley)
James Kendis, Composer - Joe Goodwin, Lyricist, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Herman Paley, Composer
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
School Days (Gus Edwards)
William Bolcom, Artist - Will D. Cobb, Lyricist, MainArtist - Joan Morris, Artist - Gus Edwards, Composer, Lyricist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Mirandy (James Reese Europe)
Eubie Blake, Lyricist, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Artist - James Reese Europe, Composer - Joan Morris, Artist - Noble Sissle, Lyricist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
The Big Show (Raymond Hubbell)
John Golden, Lyricist, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Raymond Hubbell, Composer
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Nobody's Lookin But De Owl an' De Moon (J. Rosamond Johnson)
James Weldon Johnson, Lyricist, MainArtist - William Bolcom, Artist - Bob Cole, Lyricist - J. Rosamond Johnson, Composer - Joan Morris, Artist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Asleep in the Deep (Henry Petrie)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Arthur Lamb, Lyricist, MainArtist - Henry Petrie, Composer
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Beale Street Blues
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - William Christopher Handy, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Little Johnny Jones, Liberty (George M. Cohan)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - George M. Cohan, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (John Kellette)
John Kellette, Composer - James Kendis, Lyricist - William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - James Brockman, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Can't You Heah Me Callin', Caroline? (Caro Roma)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Caro Roma, Composer - William H. Gardner, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Angel Face (Victor Herbert)
VICTOR HERBERT, Composer - William Bolcom, Artist - Robert B. Smith, Lyricist, MainArtist - Joan Morris, Artist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Tillie's Nightmare (A. Baldwin Sloane)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - A. Baldwin Sloane, Composer - Edgar Smith, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
The Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Fred Gilbert, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Some Little Bug Is Going to Find You (Silvio Hein)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Benjamin Hapgood Burt, Lyricist - Roy Atwell, Lyricist, MainArtist - Silvio Hein, Composer
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Daisy Bell
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Harry Dacre, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Just A-Wearying for You (Carrie Jacobs-bond)
William Bolcom, Artist - Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Composer - Joan Morris, Artist - Frank Lebby Stanton, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Little Annie Rooney (Michael Nolan)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Michael Nolan, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Squatter Sovereignty (David Braham)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - Edward Harrigan, Lyricist, MainArtist - David Braham, Composer
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Forty-five Minutes from Broadway (George M. Cohan)
William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist - George M. Cohan, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
My Gal Sal (Paul Dresser)
William Bolcom, Artist - Paul Dresser, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Joan Morris, Artist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Follow Me (Abe Olman)
Ed Rose, Lyricist, MainArtist - Abe Olman, Composer - William Bolcom, Artist - Joan Morris, Artist
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
Albumbeschreibung
MOONLIGHT BAY is a celebration of the popular song's first golden era, which might be called its age of innocence. Written for the most part between 1890 and 1920, these are tunes which had their origins in American vaudeville or English music hall. As they were disseminated through the populace via word of mouth or sheet music, it was important that they be accessible, easy to remember and not too difficult to sing or play, popular music in the truest possible sense. And they do their magic: a century later it is still hard not to get hooked by the sneaky return of the marching chorus of "The Man That Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo" or the blustery reprise of "The Road to Mandalay," just as it is hard to resist the nostalgic comforts of "School Days" or "Daisy Bell."
Mezzo-soprano Joan Morris and her accompanist/accomplice, composer-pianist William Bolcom have been working this turf for a while. This collection lives up to the team's usual high standards of scholarship, musicianship and taste. Most importantly, they are straight-up and sincere in their approach, as 78 rpm evidence shows the original performers were. This is swell stuff.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Joan Morris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Albany
- Genre: Klassiek Vocale muziek (wereldlijk en religieus)
(C) 1998 Albany (P) 1998 Albany
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