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Irving Berlin - "This Is The Life!"

The Breakthrough Years: 1909–1921

Label: New World Records

Catalog Number: 80773

Running Time: 1:08:18

Composition Date: 1909 — 1921

Recording Date: Jun 2015

Composers: Irving Berlin

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Everybody’s Doin’ It Now	2:42	Irving Berlin
(turkey trot) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1911 Recording Date: Jun 2015
I Love a Piano	3:04	Irving Berlin
(song from Stop!Look!Listen!) Performers: Daniel Marcus, tenor; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1915 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning!	2:08	Irving Berlin
(song from Yip, Yip, Yaphank!) Performers: Edward Pleasant, baritone; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1918 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Tell Me, Little Gypsy	2:59	Irving Berlin
(from Ziegfeld’s Follies of 1920) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1920 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Play A Simple Melody	2:21	Irving Berlin
(duet from Watch Your Step) Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Daniel Marcus, tenor; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1914 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Nobody Knows (and Nobody Seems to Care)	2:28	Irving Berlin
(fox trot) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1919 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Overture to Watch Your Step	7:54	Irving Berlin
Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1914 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Say It With Music	3:09	Irving Berlin
(theme of the Music Box Revue) Performers: Edward Pleasant, baritone; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1921 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Smile and Show Your Dimple	1:30	Irving Berlin
(one-step) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1918 Recording Date: Jun 2015
My Melody Dream	2:39	Irving Berlin
(A Song Poem) Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Rick Benjamin, piano Composition Date: 1911 Recording Date: Jun 2015
When I Lost You	3:26	Irving Berlin
(waltz) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1912 Recording Date: Jun 2015
This Is the Life!	2:35	Irving Berlin
Performers: Daniel Marcus, tenor; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1914 Recording Date: Jun 2015
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody	2:18	Irving Berlin
(theme of Ziegfeld’s Follies of 1919) Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1919 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Alexander’s Ragtime Band	2:26	Irving Berlin
Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1911 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Home Again Blues	1:46	Irving Berlin
Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1920 Recording Date: Jun 2015
You’d Be Surprised	3:47	Irving Berlin
(song from Ziegfeld’s Follies of 1919) Performers: Daniel Marcus, tenor; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1919 Recording Date: Jun 2015
That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune	2:48	Irving Berlin
Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1909 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Girls of My Dreams	2:59	Irving Berlin
Performers: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1920 Recording Date: Jun 2015
International Rag	3:17	Irving Berlin
Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Daniel Marcus, tenor; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1913 Recording Date: Jun 2015
When I Leave the World Behind	4:42	Irving Berlin
Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1915 Recording Date: Jun 2015
Finale to Act II (“Opera Medley”) from Watch Your Step	7:08	Irving Berlin
Performers: Bernadette Boerckel, soprano; Heather Hill, soprano; Daniel Marcus, tenor; Thomas Carle, tenor; Edward Pleasant, baritone; Paragon Ragtime Orchestra; Rick Benjamin, Conductor; Carolyn Chin, violin; Bryony Stroud-Watson, violin; Thomas Rosenthal, viola; Jonathan Dexter, cello; Troy Rinker, bass; Leslie Cullen, flute; Leslie Cullen, piccolo; Vasko Dukovski, clarinet; Paul Murphy, cornet; Michael Blutman, cornet; Mike Lormand, trombone; Taylor Goodson, percussion; Diane Scott, piano Composition Date: 1914 Recording Date: Jun 2015