Release Date: 08 December 2017
Label: Stage Door
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5055122154204
Genres: Easy Listening Musical
Description
William Tabbert's 'Younger Than Springtime' album now makes its debut on CD, complemented by an expansive selection of rare bonus tracks culled from Tabbert's various appearances on record.
Leading actor and lyric tenor William Tabbert is most synonymous for creating the role of Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the Original Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Pulitzer Prize winning musical, 'South Pacific'. The triumphant success of his sensitive portrayal of Cable, for nearly five years of consecutive performances, firmly established William Tabbert as an all-time top ranking musical comedy and dramatic star. When 'South Pacific' finally closed, he abandoned his crew cut, and created the romantic leading role of Marius in Harold Rome's hit Broadway musical 'Fanny'.
Despite Tabbert's iconic performances being preserved on the cast recordings of 'South Pacific' and 'Fanny', his output as a solo recording artist was much more sporadic. However, Tabbert did record one solo album, the highly collectable 'Younger Than Springtime', recorded in Rome with the Fono Roma Concert Orchestra conducted by Felice Montagnini. The album features an interesting selection of standards from the worlds of musical theatre and operetta including new interpretations of his signature songs from 'South Pacific' and 'Fanny'.
The bonus tracks include Tabbert's selections from the 1959 studio album 'An Evening With Jerome Kern', featuring orchestrations by Stanley Melba. Also included is William Tabbert's 1951 Holiday single 'Santa's On His Way' / 'Ma! My Toys Are Broken' and selections from 'Up In Central Park', preserved on a V Disc in 1945.
The release continues Stage Door's "Collector's Series", a line of limited edition CD products packaged in a card sleeve and presented in the retro style of a miniature long-playing record. All Collector's Series titles are limited to 500 units.
Tracklisting
Tommy Steele
Original Broadway Cast
Max Bygraves
Original London Cast
The Nolans
Moira Danis
1967 London Studio Cast Recording
Original London Cast & George Formby
Various Artists
Various Artists
