albums for the discerning collector
Harbinger Records
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devoted to musical theater, cabaret and the Great American Songbook
About the Label
The Harbinger label houses an extraordinary range of artists, from legendary performers such as Peggy Lee, Mabel Mercer and Ethel Merman to first-rate contemporary artists including Sylvia McNair, Barbara Fasano and Eric Comstock.
Of special interest: historic and rare musical theater recordings by songwriters Richard Rodgers, Cy Coleman, Harold Arlen, Hugh Martin, Sheldon Harnick, Jones & Schmidt, Cryer & Ford and John Kander.
And there are many other musical theater CDs that will surprise and delight you! We hope you will visit us often and get in touch by emailing HarbingerRecords@MusicalTheaterProject.org.
PRAISE FOR HARBINGER records
Cabaret Scenes Magazine
Harbinger Records has long been a musical oasis, releasing everything from studio sessions by legends to rare archival recordings, all while maintaining a dedication to preserving and celebrating the Great American Songbook.
Cadence Magazine
Harbinger Records has and continues to put out material of interest and often overlooked by students of American music.
Praise for
Philemon
“Thank you for saving Philemon.”
– Teri Gross, Fresh Air
“Finally some justice…The musical’s long-playing record has at last become a compact disc, thanks to Harbinger Records.”
– Peter Filichia, Music Theatre International
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“Philemon is a compelling musical, its songs and food for thought to be savored.”
– Rob Lester, Talkin’ Broadway
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Praise for
Shuffle Along
"Harbinger Records, the label Rudman formed with musical theater historian Ken Bloom in 1983 to showcase musical theater and cabaret, won the Grammy Award for best liner notes for the 2016 release Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along."
“If you have any interest in American musical theater get these discs and settle down for an afternoon of good listening and reading.”
Rare Archival Recording
Let's Go Into a
Picture Show
“This is an illuminating, well-produced hoot—26 original recordings from 1907-1922 featuring the best vocalists and musicians of the time. Piano work is wonderful, vocal arrangements are lighthearted.”
–Alix Cohen Read the full review
"Harbinger Records and the Musical Theater Project recordings have brought us many historic delights, but the charming and cheery package named after one of its many numbers, Let’s Go in to a Picture Show is an invitation tough to resist, even if we’re just listening and the movies are in our minds."
- Cadence Magazine
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