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From the spring of 1951 on, Judy Garland's reputation rested on her abilities as a live act, but it took another eight years before her first commercially recorded live album was issued by Capitol Records, demonstrating to people unable to make it to venues like the Palladium what all the fuss was about. In this case, Garland's set at the famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was recorded in August 1958 for release six months later. Accompanied by Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Garland performs many of her best-known songs from the movies, including, of course, "Over the Rainbow." A significant part of the song list is given over to material from the 1910s and '20s, some of it associated with Al Jolson -- "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "Swanee," etc. Selections such as "When You're Smiling," the rock & roll novelty "Purple People Eater," and a medley of "You Made Me Love You," "For Me and My Gal," and "The Trolley Song" boast extra musical sections, the special material probably written by longtime Garland associate Roger Edens. The audience is enthusiastic, especially toward the end, when, coming out for her encores, Garland asks for requests and gets plenty. Even without the visual complement (and said to be suffering from laryngitis, which is only occasionally evident), she is clearly a powerful performer with a strong connection to her listeners.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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H. Martin, Composer - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, Composer - Kevin Reeves, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Clark Duval, Producer, Executive Producer - Wayne C. Watkins, Producer, Executive Producer - Pete Kline, Producer, A&R
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
MARK FISHER, Author - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Joe Goodwin, Author - Larry Shay, Composer - Clark Duval, Producer, Executive Producer - Wayne C. Watkins, Producer, Executive Producer - Pete Kline, Producer, A&R
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Judy Garland, MainArtist - James Hanley, ComposerLyricist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sheb Wooley, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - James V Monaco, Composer - Joseph McCarthy, Author - Judy Garland, MainArtist - EDGAR LESLIE, ComposerLyricist - George W. Meyer, ComposerLyricist - E. Ray Goetz, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Buddy DeSylva, Author - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
L. David Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Joe Young, ComposerLyricist - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Jean Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Arlen, Composer - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Judy Garland, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Turner Layton, Composer - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Henry Creamer, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Traditional, Composer - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Roger Edens, Arranger, Work Arranger
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - Judy Garland, MainArtist - Freddy Martin, Conductor
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1959 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
From the spring of 1951 on, Judy Garland's reputation rested on her abilities as a live act, but it took another eight years before her first commercially recorded live album was issued by Capitol Records, demonstrating to people unable to make it to venues like the Palladium what all the fuss was about. In this case, Garland's set at the famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was recorded in August 1958 for release six months later. Accompanied by Freddy Martin & His Orchestra, Garland performs many of her best-known songs from the movies, including, of course, "Over the Rainbow." A significant part of the song list is given over to material from the 1910s and '20s, some of it associated with Al Jolson -- "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "Swanee," etc. Selections such as "When You're Smiling," the rock & roll novelty "Purple People Eater," and a medley of "You Made Me Love You," "For Me and My Gal," and "The Trolley Song" boast extra musical sections, the special material probably written by longtime Garland associate Roger Edens. The audience is enthusiastic, especially toward the end, when, coming out for her encores, Garland asks for requests and gets plenty. Even without the visual complement (and said to be suffering from laryngitis, which is only occasionally evident), she is clearly a powerful performer with a strong connection to her listeners.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:12
- Main artists: Judy Garland
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
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