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On December 28, 1944, the musical
On the Town premiered on
Broadway at the
Adelphi Theater in
New York City and ran for 462 performances. It featured the song,
New York, New York.
The production starred
John Battles (Gabey),
Cris Alexander (Chip),
Nancy Walker (Hildy),
Sono Osato (Ivy),
Betty Comden (Claire), and
Adolph Green (Ozzie). The musical director was
Max Goberman.
Although Comden and Green sing some of the songs, this is not an
original cast recording and it is on side two of the record. It is a 1950 re-issue of
monaural 78 RPM recordings of songs from
On the Town. Other singers on the recording are
Nancy Walker,
Toots Camarata,
Lyn Murray and
Mary Martin (
link below). It featured the
Lyn Murray chorus and orchestra.
Side one of the recording has the music from
Lute Song which features songs from that production sung by
Mary Martin. The orchestra was directed by
Raymond Scott (
link below) who also wrote the music.
The other songs from
On the Town never reached the popularity of
New York but they are a lot of fun (
links below). They are typical of the
bebop music, à la the
The Andrews Sisters (
link below), of the period.
Side 2:
On The Town
B1a – Lyn Murray Chorus And Lyn Murray Orchestra - On The Town Opening
– I Feel Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet, Lyrics By Betty Comden-Adolph Green, Music By Leonard Bernstein
B1b – New York, New York, Lyrics By Betty Comden-Adolph Green, Music By Leonard Bernstein
B2
– Betty Comden And Adolph Green With Lyn Murray Orchestra - I Get
Carried Away, Directed By Lyn Murray, Lyrics By Betty Comden-Adolph
Green, Music By Leonard Bernstein
B3 – Mary Martin With
Toots Camarata And His Orchestra - Lucky To Be Me, Directed By Tutti
Camarata, Lyrics By Betty Comden-Adolph Green, Music By Leonard
Bernstein
B4 – Mary Martin With Toots Camarata And His
Orchestra - Lonely Town, Directed By Tutti Camarata, Lyrics By Betty
Comden-Adolph Green, Music By Leonard Bernstein
B5 –
Nancy Walker With Leonard Joy Orchestra - I Can Cook Too, Directed By
Leonard Joy, Lyrics By – Betty Comden-Adolph Green, Music By – Leonard
Bernstein
B6 – Nancy Walker With Leonard Joy Orchestra -
Ya Got Me, Directed By Leonard Joy, Lyrics By Betty Comden-Adolph
Green, Music By Leonard Bernstein
Notes:
Also available in Decca 78 rpm albums: Lute Song: A-445; On The Town: A-416
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): (MG 1624)
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): (MG 1625)
Various – Selections From 'Lute Song' And 'On The Town'
Label: Decca – DL 8030
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1950
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Musical
