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Great Light Salute George Gershwin & Jerome Kern The 20th Century was a time when popular songwriters were truly blessed by three wonderful inventions which transformed the way in which music became accessible to everyone, virtually on demand. The gramophone, radio and talking pictures created an almost insatiable appetite for words and music, which the entertainment moguls of the day did their best to satisfy. There must have been thousands of tunesmiths churning out melodies in the hope of attracting attention from a public always eager for more, but not all of them were gifted enough to be able to compose music that is still enjoyed many years after their lifetimes. Guild has previously saluted Richard Rodgers (GLCD5123) and Cole Porter (GLCD5127); now it is the turn of two more great songwriters George Gershwin and Jerome Kern. Gershwin’s life was tragically cut short by illness - he died in 1937 at the age of only 38, but he achieved more during his short period of creative writing than most of his contemporaries. Kern also died relatively young - he was 60 when he passed away in 1945 - but both these talented men were supreme in the fields of theatre, and popular music, as this collection vividly testifies. GLCD 5148

The Show Goes On This album’s title is a well-worn cliché in thespian circles, and it perfectly sets the scene for a collection of mostly bright, up-tempo numbers with a theatrical feel. As one would expect, Irving Berlin’s “There’s No Business Like Show Business” is featured in a scintillating by , but the worlds of radio and television are also well represented alongside the cinema and musical theatre. Other who excelled at this type of music include Ivor Slaney, Nacio Herb Brown, Jack Beaver, Eric Rogers, Jack Strachey, , Sidney Torch, Peter Yorke and Edward White. Many of the works made their debut in the recorded music libraries of leading music publishers during the middle years of the last century, which was a particularly fruitful period for quality expressing a wide variety of moods and styles.

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Guild GmbH, Moskau 314b, 8262 Ramsen, Switzerland - Tel: (41) 52 742 85 00 - Fax: (41) 52 742 85 09 - [email protected] - www.guildmusic.com GLCD 5148 - Great Light Orchestras Salute George Gershwin & Jerome Kern 1. Look For The Silver Lining (from “Sally”1920); They Didn’t Believe Me (from “The Girl From Utah”1914); Long Ago And Far Away (from film “Cover Girl” 1944) (Jerome Kern) AND HIS ORCH. 4:14 2. Love Walked In (from “The Goldwyn Follies” 1938) (George Gershwin, arr. R.Farnon) ROBERT FARNON AND HIS ORCH. 3:03 3. Why Was I Born (from “Sweet Adeline” 1929) (Jerome Kern) DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCH. 2:34 4. A Fine Romance (from film “Swing Time” 1936) (J.Kern, arr. J.Douglas) JOHNNY DOUGLAS AND HIS ORCH. 2:36 5. For You, For Me, For Evermore (from film “The Shocking Miss Pilgrim” 1947) (George Gershwin, arr. ) PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCH. 4:09 6. Who (from “Sunny” 1925); I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star (from “Music In The Air”1932) (Jerome Kern, arr. Angela Morley) KINGSWAY PROMENADE ORCH. cond.by S.BLACK 7:03 7. Embraceable You (from “Girl Crazy” 1930) (George Gershwin) FRANK PERKINS AND HIS ORCH. 3:09 8. Fascinating Rhythm (from “Lady Be Good” 1924) (George & Ira Gershwin) ANDRE KOSTELANETZ AND HIS ORCH. 2:30 9. Can’t Help Singing (title song from 1944 film) (Jerome Kern) THE MELACHRINO ORCH. cond. by G. MELACHRINO 2:41 10. Strike Up The Band (title song from 1927 musical) (George Gershwin) DANISH STATE RADIO ENTERT.ORCH. cond. by KAI MORTENSEN 1:49 11. “Lovely To Look At” Film Selection(Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) RAY MARTIN AND HIS CONCERT ORCH. 8:52 12. Liza (from “Show Girl” 1929) (George Gershwin, arr. Richard Jones) THE PITTSBURGH STRINGS cond. by RICHARD JONES 1:30 13. Long Ago And Far Away (from film “Cover Girl” 1944) (Jerome Kern, arr. ) GORDON JENKINS AND HIS ORCH. 3:18 14. Rhapsody In Blue (1924) (George Gershwin) PHILIP GREEN AND HIS CONCERT ORCH. with RONNIE SELBEY, 6:32 15. Can I Forget You (from “High, Wide and Handsome” 1937) (Jerome Kern) GLENN OSSER AND HIS ORCH. 2:30 16. The Way You Look Tonight (from film “Swing Time” 1936) (Jerome Kern, arr. Ron Goodwin) RON GOODWIN AND HIS CONCERT ORCH. 3:00 17. George Gershwin Suite (Gershwin) AND HIS CONCERT ORCH. 16:08

GLCD 5149 - The Show Goes On 1. The Show Goes On (Ivor Slaney) HUDSON ORCH.cond. by WALTER WARREN (real name MEYER DE WOLFE) 1:59 2. Broadway Melody (Nacio Herb Brown) FRANK CHACKSFIELD AND HIS 3:07 3. The Film Opens (Eleventh Hour Melody) (King Palmer) LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Cond. by WALTER COLLINS 2:37 4. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You (Buddy De Sylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, arr. Robert Farnon) ROBERT FARNON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:49 5. News Theatre (Jack Beaver) QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA cond. by SIDNEY TORCH 2:12 6. Startime (Eric Rogers) FRANK CHACKSFIELD AND HIS ORCH. & CHORUS with W. ATWELL, piano 2:28 7. South Wales And West - Television March () ERIC COATES AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:47 8. Television Playhouse (L.Stevens, full name H.L.Stevens) THE CRAWFORD LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2:43 9. Picture Parade (Jack Beaver) QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA cond. by CHARLES WILLIAMS 2:56 10. Curtain Time (Bob Haymes) ACQUAVIVAAND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:14 11. Stars In My Eyes (from “The King Steps Out”) (F.Kreisler) ANDRE KOSTELANETZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:49 12. Up With The Curtain (Jack Strachey) NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA cond. by FREDERICK CURZON 2:39 13. Back Stage (Harry Rabinowitz) NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA cond. by ERICH BÖRSCHEL 3:18 14. Leading Lady (Edward White) DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA 3:04 15. Top Of The Bill (Jack Strachey) QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA cond. by SIDNEY TORCH 2:43 16. Chorus Girl (Claud Vane, real name Rufus Isaacs) WEST END CELEBRITY ORCHESTRA 2:39 17. The Man On The Flying Trapeze (A.Lee, G.Leybourne) GEORGE TZIPINE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:12 18. It’s In The Air - theme from the film (Harry Parr-Davies) ROYALAIR FORCE ORCH.cond. by Wing Comm. R.P. O’DONNELL, MVO 2:16 19. Floor Show (Len Stevens, full name Herbert L. Stevens) NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Cond. by ERICH BÖRSCHEL 2:05 20. Lap Of Luxury (Angela Morley) TELECAST ORCHESTRA Cond. by ELLIOTT MAYES 2:30 21. Gay And Glamorous (Kenneth Essex, real name R.Isaacs) DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Cond. by ROBERT FARNON 3:00 22. A Star Is Born (Robert Farnon) ROBERT FARNON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:43 23. ITMA Signature Tune (Michael North, arr. R. Hanmer) BBC VARIETY ORCH., leader FRANK CANTELL, Cond. by CH. SHADWELL 3:16 24. The Spice Of Life (James Kennedy, Michael Carr, arr. Ronald Hanmer) CHARLES SHADWELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:50 25. Radio Romantic (Sidney Torch, real name S. Torchinsky) QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Cond. by SIDNEY TORCH 3:02 26. South Bank (Paul Fenoulhet) STUTTGART RADIO ORCHESTRA Cond. by KURT REHFELD 2:38 27. Premiere (Trevor Duncan, real name L. Ch.Trebilco) NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Cond. by JACK LEON 3:15 28. Melody Of The Stars (Peter Yorke) PETER YORKE AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA 2:41 29. There’s No Business Like Show Business (Irving Berlin, arr. Angela Morley) WALLY STOTT AND HIS ORCHESTRA 2:05