André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke
1958 studio album by André Previn
André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke | ||||
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Released | 1958 July 1, 1991 (CD issue) | |||
Recorded | August 12–13, 20, 30, 1958 | |||
Studio | Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:21 | |||
Label | Contemporary, C 3558, S 7558 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [1] |
André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke is a piano solo, jazz album by André Previn. It was recorded in August 1958.[1] It was intended as a homage to jazz composer Vernon Duke. It was released in 1958 by Contemporary Records as C 3558. It was Previn's second album dedicated in its entirety to a single composer. After its release, other two tribute albums followed: André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern (1959) and André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen (1960).
Track listing
All pieces composed by Vernon Duke.
- "Cabin in the Sky" - 4:05
- "Autumn in New York" - 3:53
- " The Love I Long For" - 3:59
- "Ages Ago" - 3:50
- "Taking a Chance on Love" - 5:17
- "What Is There to Say" - 3:58
- "I Can't Get Started" - 5:26
- "I Like the Likes of You" - 3:46
- "Round About" - 4:38
- "April in Paris" - 3:43
Personnel
- André Previn - piano
- Phil De Lancie - digital remastering
References
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1180. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Collaboration (with Shorty Rogers, 1954)
- Double Play! (with Russ Freeman, 1957)
- Pal Joey (1957)
- Gigi (1958)
- André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke (1958)
- King Size! (1958)
- André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern (1959)
- West Side Story (1959)
- Like Previn! (1960)
- André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen (1960)
- Duet (with Doris Day, 1961)
- André Previn and J. J. Johnson (with J. J. Johnson, 1961)
- All Alone (1967)
- A Different Kind of Blues (with Itzhak Perlman, 1980)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (with Ella Fitzgerald, 1983)
- After Hours (1989)
- Uptown (1990)
- Old Friends (1991)
- What Headphones? (1993)
- Sure Thing: The Jerome Kern Songbook (with Sylvia McNair, 1993)
- Come Rain or Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook (with Sylvia McNair, 1995)
- Jazz at the Musikverein (1995)
- André Previn and Friends Play Show Boat (1996)
- Ballads: Solo Jazz Standards (1996)
- We Got Rhythm: A Gershwin Songbook (1997)
- We Got It Good and That Ain't Bad: An Ellington Songbook (1999)
- Live at the Jazz Standard (2000)
- Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano (2007)
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