{"product_id":"557120","title":"Paragon Ragtime Orch The - This Is The Life! The Breakthrough Years: 1909–1921 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComposer\/lyricist Irving Berlin (1888\\u20131989) remains an American cultural icon. While Berlin's classic middle - and late-period works are still known and loved around the world, the music that launched him as 'America's greatest songwriter' in the 1900s and '10s is now forgotten and largely unavailable.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eYet from a cultural perspective, these early years are Berlin's most fascinating and perhaps most important: through them, Israel Baline - an impoverished immigrant who spoke no English and never studied music - transformed himself and the face of American popular music.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eAs 'Irving Berlin', he became an extraordinary commentator on our national life and in a breathtakingly short time was making his own considerable influences upon it.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eRanging from his explosive 1907 arrival as 'The Ragtime King' into the dawn of the Jazz Age (1917 - 1922), the album highlights Berlin's songs for vaudeville, revue, and the Broadway stage. Of particular interest are rediscovered scores from Berlin's first musical - the legendary Watch Your Step (1914). All selections are performed from rare historic orchestrations prepared by Irving Berlin's own staff arrangers and orchestrators.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eThe recording is accompanied by an extensive booklet giving insights into overlooked aspects of Berlin's career, including his curious working methods, as well as his brilliant successes as the publisher of his own creations and proprietor of a true, pioneering 'entertainment empire.'\u003cp\u003eA Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody (theme Of Ziegfeld\\u2019s Follies Of 1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander\\u2019s Ragtime Band (song, 1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverybody\\u2019s Doin\\u2019 It Now (turkey Trot, 1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNale To Act II (\\u201cOpera Medley\\u201d) From Watch Your Step (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Girls Of My Dreams (from Ziegfeld\\u2019s Follies Of 1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome Again Blues (1920),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Love A Piano (song From Stop!Look!Listen!, 1915),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe International Rag (duet, 1913),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy Melody Dream (A Song Poem, 1911)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody Knows (and Nobody Seems To Care) (fox Trot, 1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning! (song From Yip, Yip, Yaphank!, 1918)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverture To Watch Your Step (1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlay A Simple Melody (duet From Watch Your Step, 1914),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSay It With Music (theme Of The Music Box Revue, 1921)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmile And Show Your Dimple (one-step, 1918),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTell Me, Little Gypsy (from Ziegfeld\\u2019s Follies Of 1920),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune (song, 1909),\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Is The Life! (song, 1914)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I Leave The World Behind (ballad, 1915)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I Lost You (waltz, 1912)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou\\u2019d Be Surprised (song From Ziegfeld\\u2019s Follies Of 1919)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55173195989377,"sku":"557120","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61bbaJ2pb7L._SL1500.jpg?v=1768134283","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/557120","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}