Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
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Free Music Review: Still the BEST!
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been lucky enough to have had this album in every format it was ever released in, and I can tell you, nothing beats this version of the "complete" concert!
Garland was at her peak, not only vocally, but healthier than she had been in years, and when she turned on the "magic", she became the truly legendary performer she is known as being.
Right from the start, the overture lets you know you're in for something special. One of the greatest overtures ever composed, it has a fantastic sound and builds in emotion as you listen to the wonderful orchestra move from The Man That Got Away, right into The Trolley Song, gliding into Over The Rainbow and wrapping up with a return to The Man That Got Away. Awesome!
But, the best is to come - Judy Garland, a 38 year old singer who had been given up as a "lost cause" by many due to her poor health, emotional and professional problems, was on the comeback trail for about the 3rd time in a 10-year period and managed to knock the critics out of their seats and onto their feet as she showed she was the greatest entertainer of the 20the century!
The songs are magical. From the power of When You're Smiling, to the tenderness of Do It Again, to the emotional The Man That Got Away, back down to the streets of San Francisco, to the hushed silence of the audience as she wove her spell on I Can't Give You Anything But Love, to the show-stopping Come Rain Or Come Shine, to her MGM audition song Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart, to her own songs from the movies: You Made Me Love You, For Me and My Gal and The Trolley Song, to the powerful roof-raising Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody, and to the wistfulness of Over The Rainbow, Garland was pure Gold.
Whether draining the emotions of the audience with her music, or making them laugh long and hard at her stories of encounters with reporters in London, zippers in Paris, and a hairstyle that had it's own course to travel in Paris, she was at the top of her game as an entertainer.
And, the audience loved her. Nearly 2 1/2 hours of pure joy and unrestrained Garland. What more can you ask for. Her voice may have been a bit tired by the end, but her powerful perfomance never wavered.
If you own no other album by a singer of songs like Judy Garland, this is the one you need. No other "Live" recording can ever come close to the hysteria this album and this performance caused.
Get it, savor it, and be grateful this performance was recorded to cherish over and over. You won't regret it!
Free Music Review: Wonderful Recording......Terrible Booklet
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been a fan of the wonderful Judy Garland all of my life, and am very greatful that Capitol Records has remastered this incredible concert performance for us to enjoy all over again. For those reading this who are not die-hard Garland fans as I am I must tell you this is her very best selling album and one of the highlights of her adult career. She became a superstar at the age of 17 with the release of the still popular "Wizard of Oz" and as she got older her voice became richer and fuller, and that is the voice we hear on these recordings. She is in full control of her vocal abilities and we find a wonderful musical selection here ranging from jazz to broadway to ballads. To quote Mickey Rooney "There will never be another talent that will EQUAL Judy Garland." The irony is that this talented woman whose voice is considered one of the greatest ever, recorded only a dozen albums during her adult career. All are gems, but Judy at Carnegie Hall brought her a Grammy Award as best female vocalist and also for Album of the year. It is truly a milestone in her fabulous career, which is why I cannot figure out why Capitol records provided a second-rate booklet to accompany this wonderful recording. It does provide the original liner notes which is to be expected, but then it adds a poorly written poorly edited essay written by someone who writes for a fan club type publication. I was expecting more, especially after purchasing Capitol's "Judy Garland 25th Anniversay Retrospective." This CD contains 25 selections from Judy's MGM and Capitol years including a couple of selections from the Carnegie Hall recording. It also comes with a gorgeous, well written, well produced 25 page booklet printed on high quality glossy paper with many photos including photos of Judy on stage at Carnegie Hall and holding her Gold Record. The Carnegie Hall recording deserves the same type of treatment. Perhaps they could have released a "deluxe set" version with text written by a real author such as John Fricke and included a photo essay as well. Please understand, this is technically the BEST available version of this recording and you should get it. My point is that the booklet is a disappointment. Judy's finest recording is deserving of the finest treatment.Free Music Review: Judy Becomes a Legend at Carnegie Hall...
Hit: 5 Stars
After watching an A&E biography on the life of Judy Garland around a year ago, I was struck by the incredible talent of this woman and I've been reading about her and listening to her music ever since. I had heard and read much about Judy Garland's performance at Carnegie Hall (and the so-so reproductions of it on vinyl and CD), but not until I purchased this anniversary release had I actually listened to it. After hearing just the first song ("When You're Smiling"), I knew what I had heard and read was not hype at all. It just amazes you how powerful Judy Garland's voice is throughout this concert, considering the health problems she had experienced less than two years earlier, when she almost died and was told she'd never sing again. Garland proves them all wrong and delivers a performance to a crowd of 3200 Carnegie Hall concertgoers that is beyond belief. There isn't a song she sings this night that doesn't give you goose bumps. Her rendition of "Over the Rainbow" is filled with the kind of emotion and vocal power that brings tears to your eyes, as it did her's. Incredibly, after more than two hours of singing, she holds a note on "Swanee" that is both spectacular and miraculous. "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby..." is Judy Garland at her finest and most vocally demonstrative. Her final number, "Chicago" is one of my favorites--her vocal endurance is stunning, her delivery sharp and energetic. This lady is indeed the World's Greatest Performer, and the awestruck crowd yells and screams its delight throughout her performance. You just don't see this kind of talent anymore, or a singer who can entertain so completely with just a mike and a singing voice. Emi/Capitol has done a wonderful job reproducing this concert. You wouldn't know by the quality that this was a concert recorded 40 years ago. The people who remastered this concert knew exactly how to mix Judy's voice with the outstanding play of Mort Lindsey's fine orchestra. Judy and the orchestra sound as though they are entertaining you in your living room. And this is Judy Garland, the legend, performing and entertaining like no other performer can--then and now. A great show, perhaps unmatched by any other live show ever recorded.Free Music Review: The History-Making Recording of a Lifetime!
Hit: 5 Stars
Just listen to the opening applause. Even before she steps onto the stage, the audience is already going crazy. Now that's some true magnetism. Magnetism as only Judy Garland could exude. And from the moment she steps onto the stage at Carnegie Hall and starts blasting those wonderous pipes of hers, you just know that the audience is transfixed stone-stolid, because you yourself are, over 40 years later, in front of a CD-player instead of Judy herself. This performance is dated in 1961 and it's still not out of print. And people are still buying it and savoring every minute they can from Judy Garland. The orchestra sounds beautiful, Judy's voice is strong and rich, the audience is so often in ecstatics I've lost count.
With a good mix of pop standards that sound infinitely better with Judy's phrasing and delivery, and hits from Judy's own films, this concert marks one of the (very) high peaks in Judy's career (she had many of them).
Here are some of my favorite tracks (in performance order):
Almost Like Being in Love/This Can't Be Love : Fun, swingin', you can really tell Judy loves singing these songs.
You Go To My Head : There's a halarious moment when Judy forgets the lyrics. An otherwise flawless and upbeat delivery.
Just You, Just Me : Judy's voice is so suitable to this song. She hits every note pitch-perfect.
Rock-a-Bye My Baby With a Dixie Melody : Judy remains the only (other) performer who can successfully sing this song.
Swanee : A definite high point in the whole CD. The audience continually shouts requests for this song and absolutely goes wild when the orchestra strikes up the introduction.
Judy also shows off her finely-tuned raconteur chops, bantering effortlessly with the audience and continually having them in stitches from some funny story or other. (Something about a Parisian hairdresser, her fantastic sweating skills, and some business with a faulty zipper.)
Please please do yourself a favor, buy this CD, pop it into your stereo system, crank up the volume, sit back, close your eyes, and be transported back to 1961 and spend an evening with Judy Garland.
Free Music Review: "She Sang Them All....And We Stayed All Night"
Hit: 5 Stars
What more is there to say about the recording of "Judy at Carnegie Hall" that has not already been said? Most would agree that on April 23, 1961, history was made. So, why another review? Because I was there, and with this CD, you will you. This version of the concert is as close as you can get to sharing the excitment of that night.I was rather young at the time, but listening to this CD is as if time has stood still. I can remember when the overture started the excitement in the air was electric. When Judy appeared, there were tears in our eyes of joy. She looked wonderful. While I saw Judy in concert several other times, including closing night at the Palace in 1967, she was at her best that night. She was healthy, robust, and as Melissa Manchester said about Judy, she had a "fat" voice that evening.
It is true that it is sometimes hard to separate Judy's private life from her professional one. But whether or not she was in top form as she was that night, or having a rough time of it, as she did now and then, is not the point. She was one of the greatest female singers of the 20th century.
Of course there are singers who are more technically correct at all times, such as Barbra Streisand, but Judy sang from the heart and it shows in this recording. Those who quibble over a missed note here, or an off key note there, miss the point. There was only one Judy and if you had seen her in person you would realize her magic.
It is a shame for all of us that a visual recording does not exist of that evening. However, if you want to get a sense of what it was like that night, watch "Me and My Shadows" with Judy Davis when she does the Carnegie Hall segment.
Having said that, go get this recording of the concert, even if you own other versions. (Of course I have them all...the black box limited edition, the first records, the other CD's.) AND, if you have never heard this recording (could that be possible?) YOU MUST OWN IT.