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Hooray for Hollywood: New Box Set Celebrates 100 Years of The Hollywood Bowl with Sinatra, Bernstein, Doors, Newman, Dudamel, More

May 17, 2022 By Joe Marchese 10 Comments

Hollywood Bowl 100

PRE-ORDER NOW FROM THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC STORE

2022 marks 100 years of The Hollywood Bowl.  The famous amphitheater nestled in the Hollywood hills has hosted luminaries of every genre of music from classical to rock in its instantly familiar bandshell (actually two bandshells, as the first one from 1929 was demolished in 2003 and replaced with a larger model).  The Bowl has been featured in movies including the original A Star Is Born, Double Indemnity, Xanadu, and Beaches and cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, and The Pink Panther.  Now, its resident orchestra - the prestigious L.A. Philharmonic - is celebrating the Bowl's century of song with a new 7-LP vinyl box set showcasing some of the greatest names to have performed on its stage including Frank Sinatra, Leonard Bernstein, Donna Summer, James Brown, The Doors, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie, and Randy Newman.  (Alas, no Beatles!)

Hollywood Bowl 100: The First 100 Years of Music is available for pre-order now with an anticipated release date of mid-June.  The numbered, limited-edition box set features seven LPs pressed on 150-gram black vinyl with a total of over four hours and forty minutes of music recorded live at The Hollywood Bowl.  The albums are arranged thematically:

LP 1 & LP 2, Side One - Classical, recorded 1928-2020 and featuring the L.A. Philharmonic under the baton of Igor Stravinsky, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Bernstein, current conductor Gustavo Dudamel, and others on compositions by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Elgar, and more.

LP 2, Side Two - Classical and Pop/Rock - This eclectic side takes in recently-recorded classical pieces alongside Nat "King" Cole's 1954 live "Unforgettable" (with orchestra led by Music Man composer Meredith Willson) and The Doors' 1968 performance of their hit "Hello, I Love You."

LP 3 - Pop/Rock - Showcasing the breadth of the Bowl's programming over the years, Donna Summer, Common, Death Cab for Cutie, and Ziggy Marley are among the eclectic artists on this LP.

LP 4 & LP 5, Side One - Jazz: Many of the genre's all-time greatest vocal and instrumental talents have appeared on the Bowl stage, among them The Dave Brubeck Quartet ("Take the 'A' Train"), Billie Holiday ("Billie's Blues"), Ella Fitzgerald ("Too Close for Comfort"), Count Basie ("Blues in Frankie's Flat"), and Herbie Hancock ("Footprints").  Contemporary artists are represented, too, such as Cecile McLorin Salvant ("Wives and Lovers"), Pink Martini ("Amado Mio"), and Christian McBride and Jose James ("Moanin'").  Godfather of Soul James Brown appears here, too, with his rendition of Ron Miller and Orlando Murden's standard "For Once in My Life."

LP 5, Side Two & LP 6 - Film: Silver screen sounds are featured on these LPs from such film score heroes as Henry Mancini ("Moon River"), John Barry ("James Bond Medley"), Randy Newman ("You've Got a Friend in Me," with his cousin David conducting), frequent Bowl headliner John Williams ("Theme from Schindler's List," "Flight to Neverland" from Hook), and Bernard Herrmann ("The Wild Ride" from North by Northwest).  The Gershwins appear twice: once via Fred Astaire's 1937 live recording of "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and also with Porgy and Bess as part of conductor Vince Mendoza's medley celebrating African-Americans on screen.  (Themes from The Mack, A Raisin in the Sun, and Shaft are also played in the medley.)

LP 7 - Broadway/Great American Songbook: Frank Sinatra's 1943 live recording of Cole Porter's "Night and Day" leads off this set of (mostly) Broadway showstoppers sung by such favorites as Ann Miller ("I'm Still Here" from Follies), Carol Channing ("Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago), Barbara Cook ("Losing My Mind" from Follies), George Hearn ("I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles), Kristin Chenoweth ("Smile" based on a theme from the film Modern Times), Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sutton Foster ("New York, New York" from On the Town), and Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald (recreating the famous Judy and Barbra medley of "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "Get Happy").

Each LP in the box is housed in a custom sleeve, and the audio has been remastered at Abbey Road Studios.  Hollywood Bowl 100 is available now directly from the L.A. Philharmonic shop at the links below.

Various Artists, Hollywood Bowl 100: The First 100 Years of Music (L.A. Philharmonic, 2022)​

  • Complete track listing for each disc available at above link

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, Vinyl Genre: Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Classical/Opera, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Latin, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Count Basie, Donna Summer, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, John Barry, John Williams, L.A. Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Nat King Cole, Randy Newman, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Doors

Joe Marchese

JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Stewart Gooderman says

    May 17, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    Lp's???? So ridiculous.

    Reply
    • zubb says

      May 17, 2022 at 1:11 pm

      But you get a free tote bag!

      Reply
      • Stewart Gooderman says

        May 17, 2022 at 1:32 pm

        Better it should come with a player, not that I don't have one, but still...

        Reply
    • Dave says

      May 17, 2022 at 2:35 pm

      I agree. If this was on CD, maybe. Vinyl? No thank you.

      Reply
  2. Mark says

    May 17, 2022 at 1:18 pm

    Exactly who is the audience for this thing? John Williams, Nat Cole, and Death Cab For Cutie.

    Reply
  3. Mark H. says

    May 17, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    From the break-up of the track list across discs, looks like this was originally sequenced as a 4- or more likely 5-CD set.

    Reply
  4. Philip Ellison says

    May 18, 2022 at 9:37 am

    Maybe this is an error in the press release materials but it does seem odd that The Dave Brubeck Quartet would be featured with the signature piece of Ellingtonia ("Take the 'A' Train") and not, for example "Take Five"....

    Reply
    • Joe Marchese says

      May 18, 2022 at 11:01 am

      “Take the ‘A’ Train” was part of Brubeck’s repertoire for decades, with recordings from the 1950s on. While “Take Five” would have been great, his affinity for the Strayhorn tune was evident, too. I’m looking forward to hearing the rendition here.

      Reply
      • Philip Ellison says

        May 18, 2022 at 12:20 pm

        Thanks, Joe, good to know, indeed a small group rendition of “‘A’ Train” could be fun! Besides, as deservedly beloved as “Take Five” is, we probably don’t need yet another live recording of it…

        Philip

        Reply
  5. BEto says

    May 22, 2022 at 1:22 am

    Ridiculous mix of artists. I will pass.

    Reply

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