AMG Review of Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2

Richie Unterberger
All Music Guide

This 75-minute disc includes the entirety of Togetherness (1959) and most of American (1960); the two missing tracks from American can be found on Fantasy's The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 1. This compilation of early material has a slight edge over Originals, Vol. 1 because of the somewhat sharper, more sophisticated bite and the presence of one of his most celebrated routines, the 20-minute "The Palladium."