Jerry Herman - Milk And Honey (1961 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: Early Jerry Herman
Hit: 5 Stars
It is a delight to have this early Jerry Herman show in my collection again, as it was going at quite a steep price at one time..I had the original 61-62 version in my collection for years and recorded it on CD and then recently bought the new CD...The music is very good and captures quite well the esscence of the story of the show...You really cannot go wrong with a Herman Score...the stories often don't work, but the music is a delight!! This is one of his that I have never seen staged, and of course, did not see the original version..We get a bonus track of Robert Goulet singing his version of Shalom from the show and it is quite good!! He did a series of Broadway Albums, which this song comes from, some of them not very well known, but quite tuneful!! He was in a show called the Happy Time, and that is another wonderful score by kander and Ebb..and sometimes is hard to find, but worth the trouble...At any rate I would recommend Milk and Honey to anyone who loves fine music of an earlier era..Free Music Review: IT's BACK!! Gorgeous Jerry Herman Score!
Hit: 5 Stars
Finally the CD has been re-released to this magnificent, if somewhat forgotten gem of a musical. Jerry Herman's first Broadway show has a score full of stunning ballads, marvelous comedy numbers and hummable ensemble pieces. The songs performed by Robert Weede and Mimi Benzel (and there are several) are fantastic, Molly Picon's numbers are witty and catchy and there is a ballad, I Will Follow You sung by Tommy Rall (he of the numerous MGM musicals) that causes goosebumps, it is so beautiful. Though the show had a respectable run of over 500 performances, it wouldn't be until years later, after Herman's success with Mame, Hello Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles, that people began to take a look at Milk and Honey. If ever there was a show deserving of a revival, this may be it!!
A wonderful CD even if the recording technique at the time is annoying today, having the vocals move back and forth between tracks to create (what they thought at the time) a live performance feel, a stereo style that mercifully did not last too long!! I wish they had remixed this release to eliminate that annoyance.
Free Music Review: Top-notch Jerry Herman
Hit: 5 Stars
Although "Milk and Honey" did not make the waves that "Hello Dolly" and "Mame" did, it ranks along with Jerry Herman's best scores. It is a wonderful mix of romance, enthusiasm, and humor.
The original cast, with Robert Weede and Mimi Benzell in beautiful voice, along with Molly Picon's touch of humor without reaching into parody, are in top form. The interplay of the two leads and the chorus in "There's No Reason" is brilliant.
This is only the first of several scores written by Herman, some of which did not receive the acclaim they should have, and one or two that were over-hyped.
Free Music Review: Just what I wanted
Hit: 5 Stars
Milk and Honey is an old musical that is in short supply and I was so pleased to find one on a CD. I have copy on a phonograph record that a friend put on a CD for me and I enjoyed listening to the music, but to today's ear, it was scratchy. What a pleasure to have a copy which is so easy to listen to. Thank you Amazon.com.Free Music Review: Jerry Herman's first Broadway score.
Hit: 4 Stars
Jerry Herman made an impressive Broadway debut with his score for this musical set in Israel. Although the show ran 543 performances, it never quite developed into a blockbuster and was quickly forgotten once it closed. RCA Victor reissued the cast album on CD in 1994 but unfortunately the master tapes had been lost and the sound quality of the CD is less than perfect: you can hear noise and drop-outs from time to time.Nothing can dim Jerry Herman's delightful score, however, and Robert Weede, fresh from his Broadway triumph in MOST HAPPY FELLA displays his warm baritone in "Shalom." Molly Picon is wonderful with her "Hymn to Hymie." The title song becomes a brisk march, similar in style to the title number in Herman's DEAR WORLD. You'll also hear some of Jerry Herman's trademark love songs in "Let's Not Waste a Moment" and "As Simple a That."
The booket has a detailed synopsis, a history of the production and biographies of the stars as well as photos of the recording session.
The CD has gone out-of-print and copies often sell for $50 or more...if you can find one for sale.
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