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Album · 1992

Pure Imagination

by Michael Feinstein

Released
1992
Label
Elektra
Catalogue no.
9 61046-2
Tracklist
19 tracks
Length
1:00:14
Country
US

“Pure Imagination” is an album by Michael Feinstein, released in 1992 on Elektra. The original release has 19 tracks with a running time of 1:00:14. Jazz standards on the record include “Alice In Wonderland”, “Aren't You Glad You're You”, “Pure Imagination” and “When You Wish Upon A Star”. The line-up features Al Viola (guitar), Jim Hughart (bass), Page Cavanaugh (arranger, piano), Eddie Karam (arranger, conductor) and Michael Feinstein (piano).

Who played on Pure Imagination

  • Al Viola guitar on 8 tracks
  • Jim Hughart bass on 8 tracks
  • Page Cavanaugh arranger, piano on 8 tracks
  • Eddie Karam arranger, conductor on 6 tracks
  • Michael Feinstein piano on 3 tracks
  • Sally Stevens chorus master on 3 tracks
  • Bill Watrous trombone on 2 tracks
  • John Guerin drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
  • Paul Horner piano, celesta on 2 tracks
  • Don Waldrop tuba on 1 track
  • Eve Reinhardt vocals on 1 track
  • Ian Bernard conductor on 1 track
  • Jay Kenton vocals on 1 track
  • Jay Livingston other vocals on 1 track
  • Ray Evans other vocals on 1 track
  • Ray Pizzi bassoon on 1 track
  • Robert Tricarico tenor saxophone on 1 track
  • Tom Ranier clarinet on 1 track
  • Warren Leuning trumpet on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Pure Imagination standard 4:01
  2. 2 Swinging on a Star — Jimmy Van Heusen 2:26
  3. 3 The Teddy Bears' Picnic — John Walter Bratton 3:20
  4. 4 Because We're Kids — Friedrich Hollaender 2:01
  5. 5 Ferdinand the Bull — Albert Hay Malotte 3:45
  6. 6 Not Much of a Dog — Joe Raposo 4:15
  7. 7 Lydia, the Tattooed Lady 3:11
  8. 8 The Dressing Song — Friedrich Hollaender 2:25
  9. 9 The Ugly Bug Ball 3:01
  10. 10 When You Wish Upon a Star standard — Leigh Harline 2:13
  11. 11 The Mole People 2:46
  12. 12 "Alice in Wonderland" Medley: Alice in Wonderland / I'm Late / The Unbirthday Song standard — Sammy Fain 7:21
  13. 13 Aren't You Glad You're You standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 2:35
  14. 14 I Like Old People — Milton Schafer 1:26
  15. 15 Ten Feet Off the Ground — Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman 3:31
  16. 16 Be Kind to Your Parents — Harold Rome 2:13
  17. 17 The Jitterbug — Harold Arlen 2:10
  18. 18 Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet — Allie Wrubel 5:03
  19. 19 Angels on Your Pillow — Paul Horner 2:33

Production

  • Gil Grau arranger

More albums by Michael Feinstein

The Sinatra Project, Vol. II: The Good Life Romance on Broadway Remember: Michael Feinstein Sings Irving Berlin 1987 · Elektra Pure Gershwin 1987 · Elektra Live at the Algonquin 1987 Isn't It Romantic 1988 · Elektra The MGM Album 1989 · Elektra Over There: Songs of War and Peace c. 1900–1920 1990 · EMI Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Volume 1 1990 · Nonesuch The Jule Styne Songbook 1991 · Nonesuch Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Volume II 1991 · Nonesuch Forever 1993 · Elektra

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Pure Imagination?

The line-up of Pure Imagination includes Al Viola (guitar), Jim Hughart (bass), Page Cavanaugh (arranger, piano), Eddie Karam (arranger, conductor), Michael Feinstein (piano), Sally Stevens (chorus master), Bill Watrous (trombone) and John Guerin (drums (drum set)).

Which label released Pure Imagination?

Pure Imagination was released in 1992 on Elektra (9 61046-2).

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