[78-L] Gordon Jenkins question

[David Lennick]

Judy Garland (okay, that putz Sid Luft) cost me a lot of money in the 90s, and 
she was already on my "if I never have to hear her again it's fine with me" list.

dl

On 7/24/2013 9:51 AM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> Seven Dreams is actually quite good, not great, but good, in my opinion.
>
> So far no one's brought up "The Future," which was the third LP of Frank
> Sinatra's "Trilogy." The reviews of this piece were terrible, and Sinatra
> was angry, as (the way I understand it) Gordon was ill and this was
> Sinatra's way to keep him occupied. I haven't heard it in years, and don't
> have the time to re-evaluate it now, but I don't expect to like it more.
> However, there are beautiful things in it if you take the time to dig
> through it.
>
> Gordon also wrote shows performed in Las Vegas that are probably long
> forgotten. Some years ago, there was a bio of Gordon by his son Bruce
> Jenkins, which is still in print. It is an excellent book, as it digs up a
> lot of facts about Gordon that were not previously known, even to Bruce
> until he began his research.
>
> And David, I understand your reaction to Judy Garland, but I must say that
> she was in particularly good voice during that period, and "Judy in Love"
> arranged by Nelson Riddle is perhaps the best album she made. Nelson told
> me that he really enjoyed working with her, conducting for her during a
> short tour in addition to the recordings.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:23 AM, David Lennick<dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> There was "California", which was the flip to the original Manhattan Tower
>> on
>> Decca, and the expanded "Tower" gave us "Married I Can Always Get" which
>> wasn't
>> a bad little tune. Some people went nuts over "Seven Dreams". I've never
>> heard
>> "The Letter" and hope I never have to, but for reasons related to the
>> performer
>> and not Mr. Jenkins.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 7/24/2013 1:14 AM, Randy Watts wrote:
>>> Out of curiosity, how many "Manhattan Tower"-like extravaganzas did
>> Gordon Jenkins come up with over the years?  I just finished transferring
>> his 1959 Capitol album "The Letter," with Judy Garland and John Ireland,
>> for someone and thought his songs were pretty awful.
>>>
>>> Randy
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