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Sony Masterworks

House Of Flowers [remaster]

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Composer: ARLEN, HAROLD
Artist: 1954 Broadway Cast
Format: CD
Label: Sony Masterworks
Released: May 13, 2003
Catalog #: SK86857
UPC: 696998685727

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Music composed by Harold Arlen. Lyrics written by Truman Capote.
Principal Cast: Pearl Bailey (Madame Fleur); Diahann Carroll (Ottilie/Violet); Juanita Hall (Madame Tango); Ray Walston (Captain Jonas); Rawn Spearman (Royal); Geoffrey Holder (The Champion); Ada Moore (Gladiola); Enid Mosier (Pansy); Winston George Henriques (Do); Solomon Earl Green (Don't); Miriam Burton (Mother); Pearl Reynolds (Mamselle Ibo Lele); Dolores Harper (Tulip); Geoffrey Holder (The Champion); Alvin Ailey (Alvin).
Recorded at CBS Studios, New York, New York on January 9, 1955. Originally released on Columbia (ML 4969). Includes liner notes by Didier Deutsch, Howard Kissel.
This is part of Columbia Records "Broadway Masterworks" series.

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Tracklist 19 tracks

1 Oveture 05:20

Track
1

Title
Oveture
Duration
05:20
Composer
Harold Arlen
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
2 Act I: Waitin (Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola) 01:48

Track
2

Title
Act I: Waitin (Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola)
Duration
01:48
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Ada Moore, Dolores Harper, Enid Mosier
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
3 Act I: One Man Ain't Quite Enough (Madame Fleur) 03:10

Track
3

Title
Act I: One Man Ain't Quite Enough (Madame Fleur)
Duration
03:10
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Pearl Bailey
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
4 Act I: A Sleepin' Bee (Ottilie alias Violet, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola) 05:20

Track
4

Title
Act I: A Sleepin' Bee (Ottilie alias Violet, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola)
Duration
05:20
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Diahann Carroll, Ada Moore, Dolores Harper, Enid Mosier
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
5 Act I: Bamboo Cage (Champion, Steel Band, Do, Don't, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola, Madame Tango, Chief of Police, Ensemble) 02:20

Track
5

Title
Act I: Bamboo Cage (Champion, Steel Band, Do, Don't, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola, Madame Tango, Chief of Police, Ensemble)
Duration
02:20
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Ada Moore, Dolores Harper, Enid Mosier
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
6 Act I: House of Flowers (Royal, Ottilie) 03:15

Track
6

Title
Act I: House of Flowers (Royal, Ottilie)
Duration
03:15
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Diahann Carroll, Rawn Spearman
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
7 Act I: Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree (Pansy, Gladiola, Carmen, Tulip, Ensemble) 05:01

Track
7

Title
Act I: Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree (Pansy, Gladiola, Carmen, Tulip, Ensemble)
Duration
05:01
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Ada Moore, Enid Mosier
Ensemble
House of Flowers Ensemble, House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
8 Act I: What Is a Friend For? (Madame Fleur) 03:23

Track
8

Title
Act I: What Is a Friend For? (Madame Fleur)
Duration
03:23
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Pearl Bailey
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
9 Act I: Mardi Gras Waltz (Mother, Carmen, Alvin, Ensemble) 06:48

Track
9

Title
Act I: Mardi Gras Waltz (Mother, Carmen, Alvin, Ensemble)
Duration
06:48
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Miriam Burton
Ensemble
House of Flowers Ensemble, House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
10 Act I: I Never Has Seen Snow (Ottilie) 04:03

Track
10

Title
Act I: I Never Has Seen Snow (Ottilie)
Duration
04:03
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Diahann Carroll
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
11 Act II: Can I Leave Off Wearing My Shoes? (Ottilie, Ensemble) 02:20

Track
11

Title
Act II: Can I Leave Off Wearing My Shoes? (Ottilie, Ensemble)
Duration
02:20
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Diahann Carroll
Ensemble
House of Flowers Ensemble, House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
12 Act II: Has I Let You Down? (Madame Fleur, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola) 03:24

Track
12

Title
Act II: Has I Let You Down? (Madame Fleur, Pansy, Tulip, Gladiola)
Duration
03:24
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Ada Moore, Dolores Harper, Enid Mosier, Pearl Bailey
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
13 Act II: Slide, Boy, Slide (Madame Tango, Alvin, Ensemble) 02:51

Track
13

Title
Act II: Slide, Boy, Slide (Madame Tango, Alvin, Ensemble)
Duration
02:51
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Juanita Hall
Ensemble
House of Flowers Ensemble, House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
14 Act II: Don't Like Goodbyes (Madame Fleur) 02:28

Track
14

Title
Act II: Don't Like Goodbyes (Madame Fleur)
Duration
02:28
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Pearl Bailey
Ensemble
House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
15 Act II: Turtle Song (Royal, Ottilie, Ensemble) 03:22

Track
15

Title
Act II: Turtle Song (Royal, Ottilie, Ensemble)
Duration
03:22
Composer
Harold Arlen
Performer
Diahann Carroll, Rawn Spearman
Ensemble
House of Flowers Ensemble, House of Flowers Orchestra
Conductor
Jerry Arlen
16 House of Flowers, Act I: Mardi Gras Waltz 01:50

Track
16

Title
House of Flowers, Act I: Mardi Gras Waltz
Duration
01:50
Composer
Harold Arlen
Ensemble
Percy Faith Orchestra
17 House of Flowers, Act I: Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree 02:10

Track
17

Title
House of Flowers, Act I: Two Ladies in de Shade of de Banana Tree
Duration
02:10
Composer
Harold Arlen
Ensemble
Enid Mosier Trinidad Steel Band
18 Ottilie and the Bee 01:52

Track
18

Title
Ottilie and the Bee
Duration
01:52
Performer
Truman Capote
19 House of Flowers, Act I: A Sleepin' Bee 05:51

Track
19

Title
House of Flowers, Act I: A Sleepin' Bee
Duration
05:51
Performer
Harold Arlen