- Audio CD (Jan 1 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: P.S. Classics
- ASIN: B0001XAQDM
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Overture (Orchestra) | |||
| 2. Machine Shop Opening (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble) | |||
| 3. Rich or Poor (Gavin Creel & Jennifer Laura Thompson) | |||
| 4. Fine and Dandy (Carolee Carmello & Mario Cantone) | |||
| 5. Sing High (Male Ensemble) | |||
| 6. I'll Hit a New High (Andrea Burns & Male Ensemble) | |||
| 7. Starting at the Bottom (Gavin Creel) | |||
| 8. Can This Be Love? (Carolee Carmello) | |||
| 9. Fordyce (Ensemble) | |||
| 10. Let's Go Eat Worms in the Garden (Gavin Creel, Carolee Carmello & Ensemble) | |||
| 11. Etiquette (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble) | |||
| 12. The Jig-Hop (Andrea Burns & Ensemble) | |||
| 13. Can This Be Love? (reprise) (Jennifer Laura Thompson & Gavin Creel) | |||
| 14. Wedding Bells (Ensemble) | |||
| 15. Nobody Breaks My Heart (Carolee Carmello) | |||
| 16. Nature Will Provide (Deborah Tranelli) | |||
| 17. Finale Ultimo (Carolee Carmello & Ensemble) | |||
| 18. Up Among the Chimney Pots (Natalie Douglas) | |||
| 19. Can't We Be Friends? (John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey) | |||
| 20. Whistling in the Dark (Jack Donahue) | |||
See all 21 tracks on this disc
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Not To Be Missed
May 31 2004
Format:Audio CD
Kay Swift, best-known for her close association with George Gershwin, was one of the few female composers to write for Broadway. Fine and Dandy was her first book musical, featuring lyrics by husband Paul James, and became one of the biggest hits of Broadway's 1930-31 season. However, like many musicals of the era, most of the original performance materials were lost over the years. In the mid-'80s, Swift began to reconstruct the score, assisted by orchestrator Russell Warner, who continued the work following her death in 1993. The new recording is a revelation, for the songs are, as the title says, fine and dandy--clever and romantic by turns, and always tuneful. Those who love Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band" and "Of Thee I Sing" will find a similar feel here, helped by strong performances from Carolee Carmello, Gavin Creel, Mario Cantone, Mark Linn-Baker and Jennifer Laura Thompson, bolstered by a full orchestra. The CD also includes several other songs by Swift, including the classic "Can't We Be Friends?"
fabulous discovery!
May 29 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is an amazing score: witty, clever, fantastically inventive music -- fans of Gershwin et al will be delighted to discover this delightful show. More information about Kay Swift, who wrote the music (which made Fine and Dandy the first Broadway musical with a score by a woman) can be found at www.kayswift.com. What a great contribution to the American songbook. And hats off to PS Classics for this debut nonprofit historical recording, which has impeccable production quality. Can't wait for the next one they release.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Not To Be Missed
May 31 2004
Format:Audio CD
Kay Swift, best-known for her close association with George Gershwin, was one of the few female composers to write for Broadway. Fine and Dandy was her first book musical, featuring lyrics by husband Paul James, and became one of the biggest hits of Broadway's 1930-31 season. However, like many musicals of the era, most of the original performance materials were lost over the years. In the mid-`80s, Swift began to reconstruct the score, assisted by orchestrator Russell Warner, who continued the work following her death in 1993. The new recording is a revelation, for the songs are, as the title says, fine and dandy--clever and romantic by turns, and always tuneful. Those who love Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band" and "Of Thee I Sing" will find a similar feel here, helped by strong performances from Carolee Carmello, Gavin Creel, Mario Cantone, Mark Linn-Baker and Jennifer Laura Thompson, bolstered by a full orchestra. The CD also includes several other songs by Swift, including the classic "Can't We Be Friends?"
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
More than Fine, and More than Dandy!
Sep 18 2004
Format:Audio CD
I am very selective in writing reviews for Amazon - so if you're reading this, then please know that I must really, really love this c.d. And I hope my "review" helps in your decision whether or not to buy it!
Having said that...this recording is tremendous. Kay Swift's music comes to life through the talented and spectacular voices, most notebly of Gavin Creel and Carolee Carmello. I think I listen to their duet (Track 10), at least once a day. The whole thing is just pure broadway fun, the way it used to be! The only bad thing about this c.d. is that you wished they had staged this musical, so that you could go see it live!
Having said that...this recording is tremendous. Kay Swift's music comes to life through the talented and spectacular voices, most notebly of Gavin Creel and Carolee Carmello. I think I listen to their duet (Track 10), at least once a day. The whole thing is just pure broadway fun, the way it used to be! The only bad thing about this c.d. is that you wished they had staged this musical, so that you could go see it live!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
WOW Simply the best reconstructed show album to date!!
Feb 22 2005
Format:Audio CD
Fine and Dandy is simply the best 30s musical to be reconstructed for CD yet, and it was a complete surprise because who knew any of the songs from this show? Well, we know them now and they are teriffic, and performed by an equally teriffic cast, especially Carolee Carmello, Gavin Cleel and Jennifer Laura Thompson. Would it be fair to say that Ms. Carmello is wildly underappreciated? I have adored her ever since seeing her as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors many years ago in Boston. Here she is wonderful especially in Lets Go Eat Worms in the Garden and Nobody Breaks My Heart. It was so unexpected to find such a treasure trove of foot tapping songs, but here they are. BUY THIS CD if you like musicals at all, you won't be sorry.
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