His Trombone And Rhythm / The Best Of New Broadway Show Hits

Distinguishable from the earlier CD release by the "RCA RECORDS" (rather than "RCA VICTOR") in upper-right corner on the front. Also, on the back the song titles are all-caps, personnel section is left-justified, and "Recorded in New York" is at middle-left (rather than lower-left). Spine reads "URBIE GREEN his Trombone and Rhythm / The Best of New Broadway Show Hits". On the back and on the disc, the "BROADWAY" part is in larger type than the "TROMBONE AND RHYTHM" part, but on the front cover the "BROADWAY" part is written so much smaller than the rest that people sometimes take "HIS TROMBONE AND RHYTHM" to be the whole title. The Best of New Broadway Show Hits from Redhead (tracks 3, 7, 10), Flower Drum Song (4, 9), Gypsy (2, 12), Destry Rides Again (1, 8), Goldilocks (5), First Impressions (6, 11). With original Hollywood musicals becoming almost a thing of the past and with television taking only an occasional plunge, composers and lyricists today find that Broadway, more than ever before, provides them with their greatest opportunities. The vitality and variety of the musical stage have seldom been more in evidence than in the attractions of the 1958-59 season. For this collection, Urbie Green, the brilliant and popular trombonist, has culled a dozen tunes from six of the brightest, most melodic scores. (C) & (P) 1998 Recorded in New York City, March and April 1959.