Music composed by Albert Hague. Rex Stewart (t) / Mousey Alexander (d) / Leonard Gaskin (b) / Bucky Pizzarelli (g) / John Bunch (p) / Joe Venuto (marimba) From the back cover (spoiler below for you who haven't seen the play from which this music comes): ["February, 1959 was a good month. Especially for a group of charming and talented people who stayed awake all night to read '... a walloping hit.' (Robert Coleman, Mirror) '... best musical comedy of the season.' (Richard Watts, Post) '... firecracker of a musical...' (Walter Kerr, Herald Tribune) '... an excellent plot... good songs, a smartly handsome production... tip-top musical.' (John Chapman, Daily News). This can go on for pages. The theatre, the 46th Street Theatre, New York City. The show, Redhead, starring the magnificent Gwen Verdon and co-starring Richard Kiley. The story is a great comedy with a wonderful mystery or rather a great mystery mixed with a wonderful comedy. It's actually a murder mystery, a romance, a comedy all put together into a musical triumph. Essie Whimple (played by Gwen Verdon) is a rather wistful young lady, very plain who makes wax figures in a London museum. This wax works belongs to her two aunts, the Simpson sisters. Now Essie has a tendency of seeing into the future. Her best vision is about her prince charming, a well set individual, strong, handsome. Richard Kiley comes to life as that man. While she has these visions she also happens to have one of the strangler who is terrifying London at the time. She creates an exhibit of this fiend who has murdered a dancing girl appearing at the Odeon Theatre. Well, everything works out beautifully... she traps the killer and gets her man. The winner... why the audience, of course. Rex Stewart comes into his own on this album. He and his gang just sat right down and played for the fun of it all. Good music is fun and you'll feel a beat going through your toes. The artistry of Rex Stewart comes out for a wonderful sound. Rex has come a long way since he blew trumpet with Duke Ellington. For another enjoyable session with Rex Stewart, we recommend Design DCF-1010 -- The Golden Era of Dixieland Jazz -- Vol. II. A must for any collection."] The propaganda gets even deeper: ["'...A REVOLUTION IN RECORDING...' DANTON WALKER The enclosed DESIGN 'TWO WAY' STEREO long playing record, *for the first time*, gives a new, amazing, 'in depth' reproduction on any monophonic (Hi-Fi) record player. Stereophonically, it reproduces the ultimate in two-channel separation and sound on any stereo machine. You are now able to purchase, *for the first time*, one record that can be used on ANY TYPE OF PHONOGRAPH. With these DESIGN COMPATIBLE FIDELITY STEREOPHONIC records your music library will never become obsolete! *Listen -- be amazed!* -------------------------------------------- This DESIGN COMPATIBLE STEREO record has been mastered on a Neuman Lathe using the Fairchild #641 Uni-Groove cutting head giving less than ½% distortion at 14 cm between 1,000 to 15,000 cycles. RIAA curve flat from 30 to 15,000 cycles. -------------------------------------------- NOTE TO AUDIOPHILES We will be pleased to send you a technical brochure explaining DESIGN COMPATIBLE FIDELITY. Send a stamped, self addressed envelope to PICKWICK SALES CORP., Pickwick Bldgl, Long Island City 1, N.Y. -------------------------------------------- PRINTED IN USA A PRODUCT OF PICKWICK SALES CORP., LONG ISLAND CITY 1, N.Y. Ⓡ"] If any viewers would care to forward more information about these sides and anything else about the sessions I will be happy to add it to this description, extending full credit if the contributor wishes it. 0:00 My Girl Is Just Enough For Me 4:24 Just For Once 6:49 I Feel Merely Marvelous 10:47 The Right Finger Of My Left Hand 13:17 Look Who's In Love 16:50 Uncle Sam Rag 20:45 Two Faces In The Dark 24:17 I'm Back In Circulation 27:05 Erbie Fitch's Dilemma 29:11 Pick Pocket Tango This original longplay soundtrack album was pressed and released as DCF-1047 by Design in 1959, and is part of my personal collection. I ripped its contents for my enjoyment and created this video hoping to share it with others who appreciate hard-to-find and obscure music. Should the current copyright holders require its removal from this site I will comply. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.

• published: 08 Sep 2014
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