Friday, January 9, 2009

YOU'VE ALREADY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH JUDY GARLAND, NOW IT IS TIME TO FALL IN LOVE TO HER



Happy Valentine's Day from Savoy Jazz!JUDY GARLAND/LOVE SONGSIn Stores, Tuesday, January 13th -- Classic Words & Music from The Greatest Composers & Lyricists,As Sung by The "World's Greatest Entertainer" ---In honor of Valentine's Day 2009, Savoy Jazz takes special pride in presenting JUDY GARLAND/LOVE SONGS -- the sixth in their ongoing series of exclusive compact disc compilations drawn from the soundtrack of Garland's classic CBS television series of 1963-64. The package appears in stores on Tuesday, January 13.JUDY GARLAND/LOVE SONGS includes thirteen great popular song standards, with eight tracks new to cd release. Some of the numbers are readily identified with Judy's concert and recording successes; many of the others, she publicly performed for the first time during the 26-episode run of the TV shows. A cross-section of America's most outstanding composers and lyricists are represented in this repertoire, including the work of (among others) George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe, Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Burton Lane, "Yip" Harburg, and Hoagy Carmichael. The songs include "From This Moment On," "That's All," "Old Devil Moon," "The Nearness of You," "Almost Like Being in Love," "This Can't Be Love," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "I Am Loved," "Alone Together," "Island in the West Indies," "Do It Again," "I Wish You Love," and "Come Rain or Come Shine."As with Savoy's earlier Garland recordings, JUDY GARLAND/LOVE SONGS has been compiled and annotated by award-winning producer/writer John Fricke, whose knowledgeable liner notes are augmented by nine color and black and white photos of Judy in action on her series. Several of these have never before been published.It's the ideal way to celebrate the glory of love...as sung from the immeasurable heart -- and by the incomparable voice -- of the woman who was unhesitatingly billed, reviewed, and embraced as the "world's greatest entertainer. "JUDY GARLAND/LOVE SONGS, from Savoy Jazz -- in stores, Tuesday, January 13: Happy Valentine's Day to those you love!

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