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A limited release from late 1998 (although the back cover indicates 1997, but it was first seen in 1998, and the inside booklet is copyrighted 1998). The two-CD set features two different Judy Garland extravaganzas; disc one is "Judy Duets" -- reminiscent of Frank Sinatra's 1993 "Duets" CD. However, each track is interwoven through obviously faked applause that leads from one selection to the next. One thing to mention though -- track 10, which is supposed to feature a melody of "traveling tunes" (similar to the Bobby Darin duet) only features Tony Bennett's solo and then Garland's joining on "I Left My Heart in San Francisco." The second CD is "Judy at the Palace" -- purportedly featuring her entire final night at the Palace in 1952. I say "purpotedly" because members of "The JUDY List" [now disbanded, ed.] have said parts are taken from other performances. However -- to me, at least -- the real gem here is the "Duets" CD, which is simply fantastic. One other comment: the physical packaging stinks, with the two CDs, booklet, and pamphlet stuffed into a little bit of cardboard. However, the booklet itself (as well as the CD artwork) are exquisite, and you could always buy two jewel boxes to keep the CDs in.
~Ted Nesi, .
Disc One: "Judy Duets"
1. - with Count Basie
2. - with Mickey Rooney
3. / - with Barbra Streisand
4. - with Bobby Darin
5. - with Mel Torme
6. - with Jack Jones
7. - with Ethel Merman
8. Let There Be Love/You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
9. - with Tony Bennett
10. - with Lena Horne
11. - with Peggy Lee
12. - with Vic Damone
13. / - with Liza Minnelli
Disc Two: "Judy at the Palace" (Closing Night - February 24, 1952)
1. Chorus intro
2. Call The Press
3. Judy at the Palace Medley
4. Rockabye Your Baby
5. Judy's Olio
6. Chorus
7. Get Happy
8. Chorus
9. A Couple of Swells
encores:
10. Love
11. A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
12. Liza
13. Auld Lang Syne (audience)
14. After You've Gone
15. Over the Rainbow
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