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He’s Magic

Edward Seckerson presents the first of a two-part tribute to Jule Styne, who wrote a staggering 1500 songs over a seven-decade career. Including some of his early successes with Sammy Cahn - Three Coins in a Fountain and with Comden and Green - Bells Are Ringing, and of course the Styne/Sondheim/Laurents legend – Gypsy.

LP: The Tony Bennett Collection
Side 1 Band 6 – Sunday
Déjà vu DVLP 2026

LP: Romantic Ballads by Gordon MacRae
Side 1 Band 4 - I Don’t Want To Walk Without You
Written with Frank Loesser, orchestra conducted by Frank de Vol
Capitol LC 6805

CD: Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
Track 8 – Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!, performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Written with Sammy Cahn
Verve 827 150-2

LP: I’ve Heard That Song Before
Side 1 Band 6 - It’s Magic, performed by Sammy Cahn
World Records WRS 1002

Segued into

CD: Doris Day Greatest Hits
Track 2 - It’s Magic
Written with Sammy Cahn
CBS 462556 2

CD: Frank Sinatra
Track 7 - Three Coins In A Fountain, performed with Nelson Riddle and orchestra
Written with Sammy Cahn
Capitol 7 92160 2

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes OBC
Side 1 Band 3 - Bye Bye Baby, performed by Carol Channing and Jack McCauley
Side 2 Band 4 - Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend, performed by Carol Channing
Philips BBL 7232

Segued into

CD: Marilyn Monroe
Track 2 - Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend, performed by Marilyn Monroe
The Entertainers CD 0262

CD: A Tribute to Jule Styne
Track 13 – If You Hadn’t But You Did, from Two On The Aisle
Written with Comden and Green, arr Shaw/Roland
performed by Claire Moore, BBC Big Band, BBC Concert Orchestra, cond by Don Pippin
BBC WMEU 0019-2

Bells Are Ringing OBC
Written with Comden and Green
Track 3 – It’s A Perfect Relationship, performed by Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday
Track 9 – Long Before I Knew You, performed by Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday
Track 11 – Just In Time, performed by Sydney Chaplin and Judy Holliday
Track 13 – The Party’s Over, performed by Judy Holliday
Sony Classical SMK 89545

Do Re Mi OBC
Written with Comden and Green
Track - Fireworks, performed by Nancy Dessault and John Reardon
Track - Make Someone Happy, performed by John Reardon
RCA RD 27228

Gypsy OBC
Track 4 – Small World, performed by Ethel Merman
Columbia CK 32607