Tag: MGM
Margaret Whiting & George Shearing: The Lost Jazz Sessions
Margaret Whiting & George Shearing The Lost Jazz Sessions (My Ideal Music) March 13, 2015 Reviewed by Alix Cohen for Cabaret Scenes Born to songwriter Richard A. Whiting, Margaret Whiting (1924-2011) sang for Johnny Mercer at the age of six and was signed to Capitol Records at 13 when “Uncle Johnny” co-founded the burgeoning label. […]
The Band Wagon
With director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall, award-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell, Laura Osnes, Tracey Ullman, Michael McKean, Michael Bernesse, Don Stephenson, a Comden and Green book, songs by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz and the rich sound of the Encores! 12-piece orchestration led by Todd Ellison—Kids, that’s entertainment!