Sunday, April 11, 2010

THE JUDY GARLAND CONCERT CHANNEL

TJGE YouTube channel spawned something, The Judy Garland Concert Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/GarlandConcerts

Unlike TJGE channel, this one will focus exclusively on Judy, and primarily on rare concerts.

This is all about the aural experience, there will be no gimmicks, no fancy montages, no bells and whistles, just Judy, and the sound of that voice, recorded at a really high bit rate.

The debut concert is a real doozy!
A restored version of the legendary bootleg recording of Judy's last ever performance at the Palace theater in New York. Recorded August 26, 1967.

For those who have trouble navigating sites like YouTube I have included the links to specific segments of the concert:

1. Overture and pandemonium"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwsL_Qxxr1k

2. I Feel A Song Coming On and the Love Medley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErC3I8bTZ3w

3. Just In Time and How Insensitive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0d1pTMbZQQ

4. Movie Medley and What Now My Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELBRRfMo6WI

5. Me And My Shadow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g61SFD-y19E

6. A Chat With Liza:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rl2PbVj6Cw

7. Cabaret and Chicago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm_cQlRGMcE

8. Old Man River and That's Entertainment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llsmTRc4xIg

9.Rockabye Your Baby and Swanee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_5H819XYc

10.Over The Rainbow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp6G2woj5yg

11. Auld Lang Sine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdjrREi3rf0

12.Curtain Speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8k3DFu8RGU


Also, if you are in the mood for some real curios check out:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BuzzStephens1

Friday, April 9, 2010

Meinhardt Raabe 1915-2010



Meinhardt Raabe, who played the coroner in The Wizard Of Oz has passed away.

94 plus years is a pretty good run and he got to take thousands of curtain calls
for his most famous role.

May he rest in peace.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

A WINTER WEDDING



A couple of shots from Judy's London wedding to Mickey Deans, March 1969. Aldo pictured is Best Man Johnnie Ray!

Photographs from the Charles Triplett collection.

A Study In Contrasts



Here are two 1964 shots of Judy waiting in the airport as she prepares to leave Australia after the fiasco in Sydney. Depending on which photo you saw in which newspaper you caould get a totally different impression of her demeanor.

Photos courtesy of Charles Triplett.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

JUDY'S ON BROADWAY TONIGHT, TODAY!


What looks to be the best of this years Judy Garland CD releases is out today.

JUDY ON BROADWAY TONIGHT With Friends promises to be as good as it's prequel,
JUDY TAKES BROADWAY With Friends.

Here is the track listing:

JUDY
ON BROADWAY TONIGHT!
WITH FRIENDS

The program itself is a sequel to Savoy's JUDY TAKES BROADWAY! (2008) and
includes twenty-three songs:

1. Give My Regards to Broadway
*2. Comes Once In a Lifetime
*3. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
*4. Whispering -- with The Kirby Stone Four
5. Together Wherever We Go -- with Liza Minnelli
*6. I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues
7. "Duets" Medley -- with Ethel Merman:
a) Friendship
b) Let's Be Buddies
c) You're the Top
d) You're Just In Love
e) It's De-Lovely
f) Together Wherever We Go
*8. If Love Were All
9. West Side Story Medley -- with Vic Damone:
a) Maria
b) Something's Coming
c) Somewhere
d) Tonight
*10. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
11. "Judy at the Palace" Medley:
a) Judy at the Palace
b) Shine On, Harvest Moon
c) Some Of These Days
d) My Man
e) I Don't Care
Broadway Bonus:
* Judy Talks Broadway with Barbra Streisand and Ethel Merman
12. There's No Business Like Show Business -- Judy, Ethel, and Barbra

*first compact disc release

The disc is available in all major stores and online markets. Here are links to
just a few of the places that is available:

http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Broadway-Tonight-Friends/dp/B003EX8OFS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=\
UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1270561580&sr=8-1

http://www.buy.com/prod/judy-on-broadway-tonight-with-friends/q/loc/109/21457721\
6.html

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/judy-on-broadway-tonight-with/id360389505

http://www.fye.com/Judy-On-Broadway-Tonight--With-Friends----Shows---Movies_stcV\
VproductId95164937VVcatId459691VVviewprod.htm

http://www.kazaa.com/album/2081242/Judy_On_Broadway_Tonight!_with_Friends.aspx

http://www.rateitall.com/i-3183885-on-broadway-tonight-judy-garland.aspx

http://music.barnesandnoble.com/Judy-On-Broadway-Tonight/Judy-Garland/e/79504177\
8727

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Broadway-Tonight-Judy-Garland/dp/B00374G3KM


This is the 8th TJGS soundtrack that Savoy Jazz has put out in 5 years. I think
that tells us a whole lot about how they feel about these recordings, and how
the record buying public feels aas well.

Congratulations to John Fricke and Ranse Ransom for another stellar release in this ongoing, and hopefully never ending, series!