Andrew Lloyd Webber - Highlights from Cats '1989 [2016]

Tracks list

Londons and the worlds longest-running musical still fills seats in a dozen
theaters worldwide. Uncountable recastings and reorchestrations later, Andrew
Lloyd Webbers adaptation of T.S. Eliots Old Possums Book of Practical Cats
strives to please the ears of ever-new generations. This is the original cast
recording, and it retains a freshness from the still-recent opening, its novelty
untarnished by decades of success. Also, the abundance of names--both singers
and musicians--makes this one of the high-class musical recordings of all time.
Elaine Paige rose to stardom as Grizabella with the hit Memory; at the time,
though, bigger names were Wayne Sleep, Paul Nicholas, and Brian Blessed. Sarah
Brightman and Bonnie Langford are also on the cast list. Lloyd Webber himself
plays keyboards and the impressive roster of session musicians includes Barbara
Thompson and David Locke. Lloyd Webber, well versed in the practice of
auto-quotation, can always look back to this work for cat-chy material: the
Overture, Old Gumbie Cat, Rum Tum Tugger, and Mr. Mistoffelees--the list of good
tunes and themes goes on and on. This remains a fun listening experience, even
for those few who still havent caught the show.

Tracks:

01. Prologue: Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats
02. Solo Dance
03. The Old Gumbie Cat
04. The Rum Tum Tugger
05. Mungojerrie And Rumpelteazer
06. Old Deuteronomy
07. The Jellicle Ball
08. Grizabella: The Glamour Cat / Memory
09. Gus: The Theatre Cat
10. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
11. Macavity: The Mystery Cat
12. Mr. Mistoffelees
13. Memory
14. The Journey To The Heavyside Layer
15. The Ad-Dressing Of Cats

Personnel:

Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cats Tribute Band
Gerkidan Shiki
Original Broadway Cast
Original Cast of Cats
The Ultimate Theatre Experience
Elaine Page

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