Oklahoma! Selections from The Theatre Guild Musical Play (1943 original Broadway cast)

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Annotation

78rpm record set with 6 records, 12 sides; recorded in 1943; contains Selections from The Theatre Guild Musical Play, Oklahoma! featuring members of the original New York production.
Side 1) Oklahoma Overture — Oklahoma Orchestra, under direction of Jay Blackton, (71454).
Side 2) Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' — (Baritone with Orchestra) Alfred Drake, with Oklahoma Orchestra, (71455).
Side 3) The Surrey With the Fringe On Top — (Baritone with Orchestra) Alfred Drake, (71459).
Side 4) Kansas City — (Comedian with male chorus and orchestra), Lee Dixon, with Oklahoma Male Chorus and Orchestra, (71475).
Side 5) I Cain't Say No — (Comedienne with orchestra) Celeste Holm, with Oklahoma Orchestra, (71457).
Side 6) Many A New Day — (Soprano, Girl Chorus and Orchestra) Joan Roberts, with Oklahoma Girl Chorus and Orchestra, (71478).
Side 7) People Will Say We're In Love — (Baritone and Soprano Duet with Orchestra) Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts, with Oklahoma Orchestra, (71477).
Side 8) Poor Jud is Dead — (Duet with Orchestra) Alfred Drake and Howard da Silva, with Oklahoma Orchestra, (71456).
Side 9) Out of My Dreams — (Soprano, Girl Chorus and Orchestra), Joan Roberts, with Oklahoma Orchestra, (71479).
Side 10) All Er Nothin' — (Comedy Duet with Orchestra) Celeste Holm and Lee Dixon, (71458).
Side 11) Oklahoma! — (Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra), Alfred Drake, with Oklahoma Chorus and Orchestra, (71474).
Side 12) Finale — (Baritone and Soprano Duet with Chorus and Orchestra) Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts, with Oklahoma Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Jay Blackton, (71476)
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Tracklist

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10" Vinyl 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oklahoma Overture
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Oklahoma! Overture (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
quotes music from:
Oklahoma
quotes music from:
The Farmer and the Cowman
quotes music from:
Pore Jud Is Daid
quotes music from:
Many a New Day
quotes music from:
People Will Say We’re in Love
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Oklahoma Orchestra3:19
2Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!) (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
music quoted on:
Finale (Oklahoma!)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake2:32
10" Vinyl 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
3The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Williamson Music Company (from 1943 to present)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Alfred Drake3:08
4Kansas City
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Kansas City (Oklahoma!) (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company (in 1943)
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Lee Dixon and Male Chorus2:48
10" Vinyl 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
5I Cain't Say No
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
I Cain’t Say No (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Celeste Holm3:03
6Many a New Day
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Many a New Day (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Joan Roberts and Girl Chorus3:07
10" Vinyl 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
7People Will Say We're in Love
vocals:
Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
People Will Say We’re in Love (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
music quoted on:
Finale (Oklahoma!)
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts3:12
8Pore Jud Is Daid
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Pore Jud Is Daid (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake and Howard da Silva2:51
10" Vinyl 5
#TitleArtistRatingLength
9Out of My Dreams
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Out of My Dreams (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Joan Roberts and Girl Chorus2:47
10All er Nothin'
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
All er Nuthin’ (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Celeste Holm and Lee Dixon3:10
10" Vinyl 6
#TitleArtistRatingLength
11Oklahoma
vocals:
Alfred Drake
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Oklahoma (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Williamson Music Company
music quoted on:
Oklahoma! Overture
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake and Chorus2:32
12Finale
conductor:
Jay Blackton
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
recording of:
Finale (Oklahoma!) (from 1943-10-20 until 1944-05-24)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
quotes music from:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!)
quotes music from:
People Will Say We’re in Love
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts and Chorus3:14