| Description |
1 audio disc (68 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
010720 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Orchestrations by Ted Royal. |
| Performer |
Pearl Bailey (Mme Fleur); Diahann Carroll (Ottilie alias Violet); Juanita Hall (Mme Tango); Ray Walston (Captain Jonas); supporting cast; orchestra; Jerry Arlen, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded Jan. 9, 1955, CBS 30th Street Studios, New York City. Bonus tracks recorded 1955-1956. |
| Note |
Originally released as ML 4969 in 1955; bonus tracks originally released in 1955-1956. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Didier Deutsch and Howard Kissel, and synopsis (11 p. : ports.) in container. |
| Contents |
Overture (5:20) -- Waitin' (1:48) -- One man (Ain't quite enough) (3:10) -- A sleepin' bee (5:20) -- Smellin' of vanilla : (bamboo cage) (2:20) -- House of flowers (3:15) -- Two ladies in de shade of de banana tree (5:01) -- What is a friend for? (3:23) -- Mardi Gras waltz (6:48) -- I never has seen snow (4:03) -- Can I leave off wearing my shoes? (2:20) -- Has I let you down? (3:24) -- Slide, boy, slide (2:51) -- Don't like goodbyes (2:28) -- The turtle song (3:22). |
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Bonus tracks: Mardi Gras waltz (Percy Faith and his orchestra) (1:50) -- Two ladies in de shade of de banana tree (Enid Mosier, [vocal]) (2:10) -- Ottilie and the bee (Truman Capote, [narrator]) (1:52) -- A sleepin' bee : demo recording to Truman Capote (Harold Arlen, [narrator, piano]) (5:51). |
| Subject |
Musicals -- Excerpts.
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Musicals -- Excerpts. |
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Musicals. |
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Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984, lyricist, narrator.
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Royal, Ted, 1904-1981, arranger.
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Bailey, Pearl, performer.
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Carroll, Diahann, performer.
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Hall, Juanita, 1901-1968, performer.
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Walston, Ray, 1917-2001, performer.
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Mosier, Enid, performer.
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Arlen, Jerry, conductor.
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Faith, Percy, 1908-1976, conductor.
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Percy Faith Orchestra, performer.
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| Added Title |
House of flowers. Selections
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| Music No. |
SK 86857 Columbia Broadway Masterworks |
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ML 4969 Columbia |
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