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Swellegant Elegance

Seattle Men's Chorus and Philandros, a close-harmony ensemble of Seattle Men's Chorus, present the music of Cole Porter in Swellegant Elegance. This performance brings a fresh, witty and romantic look at 31 classic Cole Porter tunes. Includes: I Get a Kick Out of You, Miss Otis Regrets, I've Got You Under My Skin, and Blow Gabriel, Blow.

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Format: Compact Disc
Category: Standards
Price: $16
Released: 1993
Availability: Currently in-stock

LINER NOTES

CD cover: Swellegant Elegance

Swellegant Elegance

Released: 1993

 

The Seattle Men's Chorus is proud to be a part of Seattle's multi-faceted musical community. Though our members are of diverse backgrounds, professions, and interests, we are in many ways a family, united in the pride we take in our singing and our being gay men. As we sing, we hope that our audiences can also share in the unity and joy expressed through the common language of music.

Swellegant Elegance: The Life & Music of Cole Porter was first produced onstage by the Seattle Men's Chorus at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, June 25-27, 1993. Choral and orchestral parts of Swellegant Elegance are available for performance. Contact SMC for more information.

SEATTLE MEN'S CHORUS
Artistic Director: Dennis Coleman
Principal Accompanist: Evan Stults
PHILANDROS  A close-harmony ensemble of the Seattle Men's Chorus
Tenor I: Timothy Fosket, Rodger Fowler, Thomas Hitt
Tenor II: Michael Bahnmiller, Eric Banks†, Joseph Farmer, Scott Ward
Baritone: Steven Allen, David Coffey, Evan Stults
Bass: Mark Berg, M. Scott Cureton, John Kelleher, Ken Wilkinson
Manager: Michael Pitkin
     †also Bass
GUEST VOCALISTS
Peter Criswell, David Nilsson, Donald Auguston, Schuyler Hoffman, Michael Hardin, Steven Skonord

TRACKS

  1. Anything Goes 4:31
    Anything Goes, 1934
  2. Cole On Broadway 7:57

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy
    Leave It To Me, 1938

    What Is This Thing Called Love? *
    Wake Up And Dream, 1929

    I Get A Kick Out Of You *
    Anything Goes, 1934

    Wunderbar
    Kiss Me Kate, 1948

    Friendship
    DuBarry Was A Lady, 1939

  3. Cole In Society 11:20

    Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowsborough-Goodby
    miscellaneous, 1934

    Mister and Missus Fitch
    Gay Divorce, 1932

    Miss Otis Regrets
    miscellaneous, 1934

    Well, Did You Evah!
    DuBarry Was A Lady, 1939

  4. Cole In Love 6:03

    Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love
    Paris, 1928

    Do I Love You?
    DuBarry Was A Lady, 1939

    Easy To Love
    Born To Dance, 1936

    Anything Goes [reprise]
    Anything Goes, 1934

  5. Opening Act II 7:52

    Love For Sale
    The New Yorkers, 1930

    I Want To Be Raided By Your
    Wake Up And Dream, 1929

    Trio: Peter Criswell, David Nilsson, Donald Auguston

    The Gypsy In Me
    Anything Goes, 1934

    Trio: Michael Hardin, David Maddux, Scott War

  1. At Long Last Love * 4:34
    You Never Know, 1938

    Solo: Schuyler Hoffman

  2. Cole By Night 8:00

    Night And Day  —  Gay Divorce, 1932

    I've Got You Under My Skin  —  Born To Dance, 1936

    In The Still Of The Night  —  Rosalie, 1937

    Solo: Steven Skonord

  3. Cole In Hollywood 9:54

    I Concentrate On You  —  Broadway Melody of 1940, 1939

    Since I Kissed My Baby Goodbye *
     —  You'll Never Get Rich, 1941

    I Hate Men  —  Kiss Me Kate, 1948

    True Love  —  High Society, 1956

    Be A Clown  —  The Pirate, 1948

  4. Wouldn't It Be Fun 2:33
    Aladdin, 1958
  5. Finale 5:57

    Anything Goes  [reprise]
    You're The Top     *
    Blow, Gabriel, Blow
    Anything Goes, 1934

  6. Find Me A Primitive Man * 4:04
    Fifty Million Frenchmen, 1929
  7. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 2:29
    Seven Lively Arts, 1944

    Sung by the Seattle Men's Chorus



* indicates inclusion of secondary lyric created by arranger


Arranged and Produced by David Maddux
Conducted by Dennis Coleman

Recorded March 7 - April 30, 1993 at The Music Source, Seattle, WA
Engineered by John Goodmanson; assisted by Glenn Lorbecki
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye was recorded by the Seattle Men's Chorus on January 3, 1993 at St. John Mary Vianney Church in Bothell, WA and was engineered by Al Swanson

Assistants to the producer: Dianne Pratt & Richard Justin
Instrumental tracks programmed & performed by David Maddux
Art Direction & Digital Prepress: Lee Sylvester
Cover Art: Michael Ehle, Homage to Mr. Porter, courtesy of the Artist and Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle

Special thanks: Michael Pitkin, Debra Berend, Paul Bauer

The Seattle Men's Chorus thanks The Cole Porter Trust.