You Fascinate Me So: The Life and Times of Cy Coleman (55 page)

Cy in his apartment, working, circa 1955.

A promotional photo for the Cy Coleman Trio—John Cresci, Cy, Ernie Furtado—circa 1956.

Table card for an appearance at the Mermaid Room.

Cy (
standing, far left
) attends the wedding of bandleader Herb Gordon (
standing, third from left
). Seated (
left to right
) are Cy’s songwriting partner Joseph A. McCarthy Jr., Veronica Lake, and an unidentified guest.

Cy works with his teacher, Adele Marcus, on his Sonatine in Seven Flats, which he wrote specifically for her.

Sheet music for Cy and McCarthy’s first hit, “Why Try to Change Me Now.”

Sheet music for Cy and Carolyn Leigh’s hit “Witchcraft.”

Sheet music for “Firefly,” written on spec for the musical
Gypsy
; the song was a hit for Tony Bennett.

Cy with Carolyn; inscription from a later date. On the reverse she wrote, “The ‘Donny’ and ‘Marie’ of yesteryear? Hah!”

Lucille Ball and Keith Andes take a bow at Cy’s first show on Broadway,
Wildcat
.

Album cover for Cy’s jazz album featuring songs from Harold Arlen and E. Y. “Yip” Harburg’s musical
Jamaica
.

Cy works with dance arranger John Morris during the Philadelphia tryout for
Wildcat
.

Album cover for Cy’s jazz covers of his own Broadway score for
Wildcat
.