[Dixielandjazz] Poignant Song redux

lswain@penrose.com lswain@penrose.com
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:42:54 -0400


> Oops missquoted the title, it is: "Guess Who I Saw Today."  Murray
> Grand & Elisse Boyd. Circa 1952. Sung so very hauntingly by Dinah
> Washington.

I first heard that tune, live and on stage, when I attended a 
performance during the Boston run of "New Faces of 1952" -- I was in 
high school.  I have never forgotten it.

Lots of enduring stuff -- and performers -- came out of that show. 

See:

http://www.eur.com/musicals/rec.cfm?TNumber=1431&RNumber=2637

and

http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=2330

Larry Swain



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