Porgy And Bess - Al Goodman

 

Porgy And Bess

George Gershman's

Porgy And Bess

Al Goodwin and His Orchestra

Pirouette Records FM-21

From the back cover: Al Goodman was a student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore where he won a general scholarship. He completed his studies on orchestrating with Victor Herbert, the Master, while conducting Herbert's last operetta "My Dream Girl."

Al Goodman in the theatre; musically prepared, frequently acted as co-composer, and conductor of the Broadway performances of over a hundred Operettas. Reviews and Musical Comedies, such as "The Band Wagon," "Good News," "New Moon," "Desert Song," "Student Prince," and all the Al Jolson shows – composed by such eminent names as Romberg, Victor Herbert, Rodgers & Hart, Friml, Oscar Hammerstein, the Gershwin's, Desylva, Brown & Henderson, Kern Irving, Berlin, Schwartz & Deitz, Fred Coots, Harold Arlen. Further, he was appointed General Musical Director for Ziefeld, the Shuberts, Max Gordon, George White, Schwab & Mandel, to name a few.

Al Goodman on Radio; was the musical head and conductor of "Your Hit Parade" for over a period of ten years; "Prudential Family Hour," seven years, which he also created; "Fred Allen Shows" eleven years; both on radio and television; "Maxwell House Show Boat" with Lanny Ross and the "Colgate Beauty Box" operetta series.

Al Goodman on Television; premiered the "Olsen & Johnson Buick Show", from 1950 to 1956 was General Musical Director for the "Colgate Comedy Hour," starring Donald O'Connor, Eddie Cantor, Abbot & Costello, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, etc. Also conducted the "Life Of Riley" TV series for two years.

Al Goodman on Records; in the last twelve years recorded well over a thousand sides and album for RCA Victor. These were primarily operettas, musical comedies and movie music.

Al Goodman's baton has directed such great artists as: Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Fred Allen, Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante, Ezio Pinza, Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, Jackie Gleason, Guy Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Lane, Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Milton Berle, Tony Martin, Jan Peerce, Rise Stevens, James Melton, Robert Merrill, Patrice Munsel and other greats too numerous to mention.

Al Goodman on Promenade Records to date, has cut several albums of show tunes; "My Fair Lady" and "The King And I." "South Pacific" and "Oklahoma," and "Al Goodman Salutes Irving Berlin" which contains all-time Berlin favorites.

Prelude

Summertime

Oh I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'

Bess, You Is My Woman Now

It Ain't Necessarily So

A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

My Man's Gone Now

There's A Boat Leaving' Soon For New York

Oh Lawd I'm On My Way

Finale