Cole

Arts & Photography

GILL, Brendan

Kimball, Robert

Music

Holt; Rinehart; Winston

"Often overlooked in (favor) of his brother George, this brilliant, erudite poet also collaborated in his long life with Kurt Weill, Jerome Kern, (and) Aaron Copland, to name a few. The resulting lyrics are not only eye-opening, they are staggering in their versatility, charm, warmth, intelligence, and sheer beauty".--"Christian Science Monitor". 54 photos.

The Complete Lyrics Of Ira Gershwin

Da Capo Press

The seventh volume in Knopf’s critically acclaimed Complete Lyrics series, published in Johnny Mercer’s centennial year, contains the texts to more than 1,200 of his lyrics, several hundred of them published here for the first time. Johnny Mercer’s early songs became staples of the big band era and were regularly featured in the musicals of early Hollywood. With his collaborators, who included Richard A. Whiting, Harry Warren, Hoagy Carmichael, Jerome Kern, and Harold Arlen, he wrote the lyrics to some of the most famous standards, among them, “Too Marvelous for Words,” “Jeepers Creepers,” “Skylark,” “I’m Old-Fashioned,” and “That Old Black Magic.” During a career of more than four decades, Mercer was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song an astonishing eighteen times, and won four: for his lyrics to “On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe” (music by Warren), “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (music by Carmichael), and “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses” (music for both by Henry Mancini). You’ve probably fallen in love with more than a few of Mercer’s songs–his words have never gone out of fashion–and with this superb collection, it’s easy to see that his lyrics elevated popular song into art.

The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer

Literature & Fiction

Mercer, Johnny

Day, Barry

Kreuger, Miles

Davis, Eric

Dramas & Plays

KNOPF

The quintessential companion book for the many fans and admirers of one of the most celebrated American composer/lyricists of this century, Cole Porter. Opening with a biographical sketch by noted theater critic Brendan Gill, Cole includes nearly 200 of Cole Porter's lyrics, accompanied by photos drawn from Cole's personal albums. There are also recollections from friends &amp; co-workers. Music sheets, examples of works in progress in Cole's own hand, private letters, show pictures of Ethel Merman, Bert Lahr, Bea Lillie, Fred Astaire, Gertrude Lawrence, Victor Moore, Rita Hayworth, Danny Kaye, &amp; others.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Delta

Fine in Fair jacket, Three pages have edges folded, No other damage, DJ has torn tapped repair at top front edge, one nick at btm front edge, Forward by Richard Rodgers, Biography, shows with their tunes, lists of songs, original cast recordings, piano rollography. NO International or Priority.

Gershwins

Random House~trade

Book by Kimball, Robert, Bolcom, William

Reminiscing with Sissle and Blake

Bolcom, William

Viking Press

“Frank Loesser could write authoritatively in virtually any style and, frankly, did,” observed composer-lyricist Maury Yeston. “A genius melodist and a supergenius lyricist, only he would ever rhyme ‘pelts’ with ‘else’ [“Take Back Your Mink”] or ‘India’ with ‘been to ya’ [“They’re Either Too Young or Too Old”] while simultaneously combining a crackling intellect with a heart as big as the moon.” Frank Loesser–who, like Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, wrote both music and lyrics for his shows–has been called the most versatile of Broadway composers. His five musicals are among Broadway’s most creative and enduring achievements: Where’s Charley?, Guys and Dolls (for which he won his first Tony Award), The Most Happy Fella, Greenwillow, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (for which he won both the Tony and the Pulitzer Prize). But well before Loesser wrote his first show, he was known to America for the song hits of his Hollywood career, including the Oscar-winning “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “On a Slow Boat to China,” “Two Sleepy People,” “Heart and Soul,” “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You,” and “Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year,” as well as the wartime hit “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition.” Robert Kimball and Steve Nelson have gathered lyrics from such varied sources as rare private recordings, the personal files of Frank Loesser, and the archives of various film studios. Here, too, are photographs of the stars who helped make Loesser’s songs famous, such as Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Marlene Dietrich, Ray Bolger, and Betty Hutton. Kimball and Nelson’s research has yielded many previously “lost” lyrics, making it possible for the first time to fully grasp the extent of Frank Loesser’s extraordinary talent.

The Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser

Nelson, Steve

Based on extensive interviews, Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake recounts the lives and music of singer-lyricist-band leader Noble Sissle (1889-1975) and ragtime-composer Eubie Blake (1883-1983).Their 57-year partnership began in 1915, when Broadway beckoned with a wealth of opportunity:thriving theater companies performed vaudeville, revue, musical comedy, and operetta to enthusiastic audiences. This book captures all the optimism and vibrancy of early twentieth-century black performers and musicians. In 1921, Sissle and Blake's breakthrough musical, Shuffle Along brought authentic ragtime and jazz dancing to the Broadway for the first time—-a combination that opened up new avenues in musical theater for black and white performers alike. Richly illustrated with a rare collection of photographs, theater posters, playbills, sheet music, and reviews, Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake recreates an unforgettable era in musical theater.

Reminiscing with Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake

Cooper Square Press

Catalog of the American Musical: Musicals of Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart

Krasker, Tommy

Humor & Entertainment

John m Ludwig

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