JUDY GARLAND AND THE STARS OF JAZZ

A truly great concert has been posted over at the experience. The Los Angeles portion of the annual Esquire Jazz Awards concert, recorded at the Los Angeles Philharmonic features performances by Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Anita O'Day, Johnny Hodges, Billt Strayhorn, and other Jazz greats.

Presenting awards to the Jazz Cat's are Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, Lionel Barrymore, and others.

This is a must listen for fans of old school jazz.

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IT'S ALL FOR YOU

This week's A Judy Moment over at the Yahoo group is Judy's performance of It's All For You from a December 1968 performance on the Tonight Show. Please stop by the experience and give this fragile yet beautiful performance a listen.

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HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD

In lieu of Lady Ester Blodgett Theater, this week TJGE is presenting an episode of Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, starring Frances The Talking Mule and Miss Bette Davis.

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JUDY GARLAND AND SHIRLEY BASSEY LIVE TOGETHER ON THE BBC

One of the new files posted this week at the version of The Judy Garland Experience

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is a great 1964 BBC broadcast of Judy, Shirley Bassey, Lionel Bart and Mark Herron.

Judy sings It's Yourself and Maggie May, and before the show is over she even takes credit for writing Shirley's mega-hit, Goldfinger!

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!

THE JUDY GARLAND EXPERIENCE

MERRY CHRISTMAS

The Judy Garland Experience

clothedambition@yahoo.com has invited you to join thejudygarlandexperience [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/] the world's most exciting Judy Garland group, on Yahoo!, the best way to discover and share information and advice with others. All for free. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/ The Judy Garland Experience not only features interesting discussions, but also has the webs most extensive library of rare Garland photo's, many never before seen. The group also features an ever-changing plethora of rare and unreleased recordings by Judy and many other artist's. This week we are featuring two seperate broadcasts of Judy appearing on The Chesterfield Show, a recording of Judy bravely telling off HUAC, 1954 radio salute, a 1957 appearance at L.A. Greek Theater, and much more. Next week Judy's complete 1967 Christmas concert form Madison Square Garden will be posted, along with Ethel Merman's entire closing night performance in Gypsy, as well as some other rare unreleased gems from Judy. The group's membership includes Garland family members, people who knew and worked with Judy, other celebrities, and fans of all ages, all levels, and all walks of life. The only one missing is you! Please stop by our little Judyville and check it out, you may never want to leave! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thejudygarlandexperience/

THIS AND THAT

Other odds and ends posted at the experience this week include a 1943 radio broadcast of Judy singing with the Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra, a rare 1969 duet with John Meyer, and some other bits and pieces.

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LIZA MINNELLI IN CONCERT AND ON TV WITH BERT LAHR

Over at the Yahoo group, recently posted files include highlights from a Liza Minnelli concert at The Winter Garden in New York, as well as an ultra rare file of a ten year old Liza hosting a TV broadcast of The Wizard Of Oz with the cowardly lion hisself, Bert Lahr.

Here is the link:

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INTERPRETATIONS

The new Interpretations song being examined at the Yahoo group is Falling In Love WithLove, as sung by Joe Williams, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis, and CarmenMcRae. Please go to the audio section and listen to the four versions of the song posted. Then go to the polling are and vote for your favorite.

Here is the link:

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JUDY SINGS FOR US

Other new files posted over at the Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience include an impromptu performance form Judy when she sat in at a 1964 meeting of her British Fan Club. We are thrilled to have this exciting recording and can't even imagine the excitement of her fans that got to see her up close and personal.

Here is the link:

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GLORIA LYNNE SINGS JUDY GARLAND

Gloria Lynne is up to bat this week on What Judy Sang, and takes a swing at ten of the songs Judy sang at one point or another in her too short, but extremely illustrious career.

Here is the link:

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KRAZY FOR KERN

Judy spent a fair amount of time in 1945 and 1946 paying tribute to Jerome Kern. A good portion of that work has been posted to the audio section of the Yahoo group. You can hear Judy cough and talk during the pre-recordings for Till The Clouds Roll by, croon on a memorial radio broadcast, and sing Kern in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

Here's the link:

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