ABOUT
THE DISC & RECORDINGS:
This latest entry in the Savoy Jazz series
of CDs recorded from Judy's TV series features Judy (and friends) performing songs written for the movies. As an added bonus, we get three performances from Episode #10 with Judy singing songs from The Wizard of Oz with guests Ray Bolger and Jane Powell.
This CD makes for a nice companion to the 2008 Savoy Jazz release "Judy Takes Broadway!". The only issue, again, is that it's so short. "Love Songs" is actually the shortest of the Savoy releases thus far, clocking in at a mere 42:30. This CD is a bit longer at 57:41. Put together with the similarly themed "Judy Takes Broadway!" they basically make one extended CD - but at twice the price as each is sold for the same amount one would pay for a normal length CD.I know I sound like I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth, but I really do feel that more time and money should be spent on obtaining rights to more performances to flesh out these releases. As wonderful as the booklets and John Fricke's liners notes are, I would swap them in a second for more of Judy's performances, which is what these CDs are really all about: enjoying Judy's amazing performances from her wonderful show.
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Scott
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Image at right: Sticker from the outer packaging of the CD.
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TRACK
LISTING
* = Song that Judy herself introduced in one of her films.
** = Song that Judy sang in one of her films (but was not introduced in that film)
Song
Title |
From
the show... |
Time |
| Sunny Side Up (outtake) |
Episode #1: taped June 24, 1963
(this performance was never aired) |
2:17 |
Moon River |
Episode #12, taped November 1, 1963
aired November 3, 1963 |
4:21 |
Medley:
If I Had A Talking Picture
Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo’Bye) |
Episode #23: taped February 21, 1964
aired March 8, 1964 |
2:42 |
| Dirty Hands, Dirty Face |
Episode #23: taped February 21, 1964
aired March 8, 1964 |
6:44 |
| They Can't Take That Away From Me |
Episode #17, taped December 20, 1963
aired January 19, 1964 |
2:49 |
| Little Drops Of Rain * |
Episode #15, taped December 6, 1963
aired December 22, 1963 |
3:16 |
| Puttin' On The Ritz |
Episode #16, taped December 13, 1963
aired January 12, 1964 |
1:48 |
| More |
Episode #14, taped November 30, 1963
aired December 29, 1963 |
2:57 |
| Love Of My Life * |
Episode #23: taped February 21, 1964
aired March 8, 1964 |
4:01 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band |
Episode #8, taped September 27, 1963
aired October 20, 1963 |
2:13 |
| Paris Is A Lonely Town * |
Episode #19, taped January 17, 1964
aired February 2, 1964 |
4:06 |
| Love |
Episode #25, taped March 6, 1964
aired March 22, 1964 |
3:24 |
| I'm Old Fashioned |
Episode #18, taped January 14, 1964
aired January 26, 1964 |
2:29 |
| Last Night When We Were Young ** |
Episode #22, taped February 14, 1964
aired February 23, 1964 |
3:20 |
| That's Entertainment! |
Episode #20, taped January 24, 1964
aired February 9, 1964 |
4:49 |
The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Bonus! *
If I Only Had A Brain – with Ray Bolger
We're Off to See the Wizard – with Ray Bolger
The Jitterbug – with Jane Powell and Ray Bolger |
Episode #10, taped October 11, 1963
aired March 1, 1964 |
2:59
1:01
2:34 |
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DISC
CREDITS: Executive Producer: Josh Sherman
Production Coordinator: Dan Marx
Release Engineering and Mastering: Paul Reid III, PWR Audio
Art Direction: David Alan Kogut, Northeast Venture Group www.northeastventure.com
Digital Photo Restoration: Ranse Ransone
Photographs Courtesy: Fred McFadden, Steve Sanders, Jonathan Shirshekan
Special thanks to: The late Bill Colleran, Patty Fricke, Brent Phillips, Steve Sanders, and Kellen Lindblad.
Liner notes by: John Fricke |
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