Jerome Kern’s ROBERTA with Gordon MacRae – 1950s Studio Recording Remastered

ROBERTA is arguably Jerome Kern’s most sophisticated score, second only to SHOW BOAT in popularity and this early 1950s performance is my favourite recording of ROBERTA. Although this studio recording, derived from Gordon MacRae’s "Railroad Hour"� radio series, does not use the original stage orchestrations, the lush arrangements and conducting by George Greeley compliment the songs beautifully and nobody sings them better than the unbeatable combination of Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman, plus the fabulous Anne Triola. This file was mastered by me using my professional editing processes from a fairly pristine LP source with lively pre-stereo high fidelity sound that is still astonishing to hear and enjoy.

ROBERTA
Music by JEROME KERN
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II, OTTO HARBACH & DOROTHY FIELDS
GEORGE GREELEY, Arranger-Conductor
FLAC link no longer available
MP3 (256 kbps): Roberta MacRae (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jk6zul5g6l2tiit)

Tracks:
01 Overture – Orchestra
02 Let’s Begin – Chorus
03 You’re Devastating – Gordon MacRae
04 Madrigal – Male Chorus
05 Yesterdays – Lucille Norman
06 Something Had to Happen – Anne Triola
07 Don’ t Ask Me Not to Sing – Gordon MacRae & Chorus
08 I Won’t Dance – Gordon MacRae, Anne Triola & Chorus
09 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Lucille Norman & Chorus
10 Let’s Begin (reprise) – Gordon MacRae
11 Lovely to Look At and Fashion Show – Gordon MacRae
12 I’ll Be Hard to Handle – Anne Triola
13 The Touch of Your Hand
14 Finale – Gordon MacRae, Lucille Norman & Chorus

Thanks.

Thanks for this rare thing!

Fabulous!! this was released in 1952 my grandfather passed this LP down to my father I remember listening to it years ago.

RELEASED: 1952 CAPITOL RECORDS L-334 – 10 inch and FBF-334 – 45 rpm – 2 records

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