Ranging from his explosive 1909 arrival as “The Ragtime King” into the dawn of the Jazz Age, this album highlights legendary American songwriter Irving Berlin’s music for vaudeville, revue, and the Broadway stage. Of particular interest are rediscovered scores from Berlin’s first musical – the legendary Watch Your Step (1914). The selections are performed from rare historic orchestrations prepared by Irving Berlin’s own staff of arrangers and orchestrators. The recording is accompanied by a 50-page illustrated booklet giving insight into overlooked aspects of Berlin’s career, including his curious working methods, as well as his brilliant successes as the publisher of his own creations and proprietor of a true, pioneering “entertainment empire.”
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