Broadway Melody of 1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 is a 1940 MGM film musical starring Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy. It was directed by Norman Taurog and features music by Cole Porter, including "Begin the Beguine". The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's "Broadway Melody" series of films, and is notable for being the only on-screen pairing of Astaire and Powell, who were considered the finest film musical dancers of their time. Johnny Brett (Fred Astaire) and King Shaw (George Murphy) are a dance team so down on their luck they're working in a dance
Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter and altoist Paul Desmond take several excellent solos and bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello really push the group." Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter Anything Goes! The Dave Brubeck Quartet Plays Cole Porter is a 1967 studio album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet of music by Cole Porter, recorded between December 8, 1965 and February 17, 1966. The initial "Billboard" magazine review from February 18, 1967 commented that "Cole Porter's songs easily fit into the jazz treatment offered by the Dave Brubeck Quartet...The album has a pop potential, too". The album was reviewed by