Recommended Materials
IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK
Includes recordings by Louis Armstrong, Dianne Schuur, Shirley Scott, Betty Carter
GRP Records, 1999
CALLING BERLIN, VOL. 1: RUBY BRAFF AND ELLIS LARKINS DUETS
Includes “Blue Skies”, “Easter Parade”, “They Say It’s Wonderful”. With Guest Artist Bucky Pizzarelli.
Arbors Records, 1995
ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOK
Remastered recordings with Ted Nash, Barney Kessel, Pete Candoli
Includes “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”, “Let Yourself Go”, “How About Me?”, “I Used to Be Color Blind”, “Always”
Verve, 2000
EASTER PARADE: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
Starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
Includes “We’re a Couple Of Swells”, “It Only Happens When I Dance With You”, “I Want To Go Back To Michigan”, “Along Came Ruth”, “I Love A Piano”
Rhino Records, 1948.
Annie Get Your Gun, 1999 Broadway Revival Cast Recording
Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat, Ron Holgate. Angel Classics, 1999.
Annie Get Your Gun, Original 1946 Broadway Cast Recording
Remastered Recordings by the Original Annie, Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. Polygram Records, 1946.
Annie Get Your Gun, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1950 re-release with Re-mastered recordings by Betty Hutton, Hol?rd Keel and Judy Garland. Rhino Records, 2000
AS THOUSANDS CHEER: THE HIT MUSICAL COMEDY REVUE!
1998 New York Revival Cast Recording with Judy Kuhn, B.D. Wong and Kevin Chamberlain. Varese Records, 1999.
12 SONGS FROM CALL ME MADAM (1950 Studio Cast) with Selections from Panama Hattie. Performed by Ethe
Polygram Records, 1996.
Call Me Madam (1995 Broadway Concert Cast)
Live Recordings by Tyne Daly, Ken Page, Lewis Page, Christopher Durang.
DRG, 1995.
The Musical Comedy Smash Hit: 1996 Original New York Cast Recording
IRVING BERLIN: AMERICA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER
Includes “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”, “Steppin’ Out With My Baby”, “Cheek to Cheek”, “Blue Skies”
BCI Music, 1998.
MISS LIBERTY 1949 ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING
Sony, 1949.
MR. PRESIDENT: A MUSICAL COMEDY
Original Broadway Cast Recording with Nanette Fabray, Robert Ryan
Sony, 1962.
MARX BROTHERS: COCOANUTS/MONKEY BUSINESS
Soundtrack Factory, 2000.
THIS IS THE ARMY: 1943 Original Film Soundtrack
Includes Recordings by Max Steiner, Ray Heindorf, Gertrude Niesen, Goerge Tobias and Kate Smith.
Howard’s International, 1999.
IRVING SINGS BERLIN
Irving Berlin sings hits from his Broadway shows and Popular Standard collection. Includes “Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning”, “God Bless America”, “Follow the Crowd”, “Best Thing For Me Is You”. Guest Artists include Sophie Tucker, Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson.
Koch International, 2001.
MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN
Performed by Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra
Includes “White Christmas”, “Say it With Music”, “Girl That I Marry”
Collectables, 2000
STARS SING IRVING BERLIN
Includes recordings by Ethel Merman, Vivian Blaine, Connie Francis, Kate Smith, Pattie Page and Georgia Gibbs
Universal Special Products, 1999
THE ALL-AMERICAN MUSIC OF IRVING BERLIN
Includes “This Is The Army”, “Always”, “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Puttin’ On the Ritz”
Newport Classic, 2001
THE COMPLETE IRVING BERLIN SONGBOOKS
Includes Performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Cassandra Wilson, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Ethel Waters, Dinah Washington, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby
Verve, 1997
IRVING BERLIN IN HOLLYWOOD
Includes Performances by Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, Betty Hutton, Clark Gable, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Judy Garland
Rhino Movie Music, 1999
IRVING BERLIN IN LATIN AMERICA
Latin artist Machito sings “Always”, “Marie”, “Cuba”, “Blue Skies”, “How Deep Is the Ocean”
FANIA, LP 1062, 2000