STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - OH CAPTAIN ! - VARIOUS ARTISTS

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television, José Ferrer (José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón), on this the 31st anniversary of his death. He was born January 8, 1912 to parents Rafael Ferrer, a local attorney and writer, and María Providencia Cintrón. In 1914 his Family moved to New York when José was two. In the 1930s he attended Princeton University and was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club and played piano in his own band, the "José Ferrer and His Pied Pipers". After college he pursued theatre, both acting and directing and is perhaps best known for his role of Cyrano de Bergerac. He was married 5 times, including twice to Rosemary Clooney , making him the Uncle of George Clooney. He passed away January 26, 1992, age 80, from colorectal cancer. Today we honor his legacy by spinning the soundtrack to the musical comedy Broadway show , Oh Captain ! The production based on the 1953 film The Captain's Paradise with music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and the book by Al Morgan and José Ferrer, stared Tony Randall as Captain Henry St. James, Abbe Lane, Susan Johnson, Jackie McKeever, Edward Platt, Paul Valentine, and Stanley Carlson. This album was released in 1958 on the Columbia Masterworks label and was produced by Goddard Lieberson.

A1 Randall, Ensemble– Overture; A Very Proper Town

A2 Randall, McKeever– Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Gives Him Simple Joys)

A3 Randall, Crew– Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Leads Him Down To The Sea)

A4 Men's Chor.– Captain Henry St. James

A5 Randall, Platt– Three Paradises

A6 McKeever, Ensemble– Surprise

A7 Randall– Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Puts Him In Paree); Hey Madame!

A8 Rodgers– Femininity

A9 Platt, McKeever, Crew– It's Never Quite The Same

B1 Valentine, McKeever– We're Not Children

B2 Johnson, Ensemble– Give It All You've Got; Love Is Hell

B3 Rodgers,  Ensemble– Keep It Simple

B4 Johnson, Ensemble– The Morning Music Of Montmartre

B5 McKeever, Rodger – You Don't Know Him

B6 Randall, Platt– I've Been There And I'm Back

B7 McKeever, Rodgers– Double Standard

B8 Platt, Rodgers– You're So Right For Me

B9 Randall, McKeever– All The Time

B10 Ensemble– Finale

Artwork – Morrow
Directed By [Musical Direction], Arranged By – Jay Blackton
Liner Notes – George B. Dale
Music By, Lyrics By – Jay Livingston And Ray Evans
Producer – Goddard Lieberson
Vocals [Bobo] – Eileen Rodgers
Written-By [Book] – Al Morgan , José Ferrer