André Previn - On Contemporary: André Previn (2021)

On Contemporary: André Previn:
If the Berlin-born Previn (April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) tends to be forgotten these days as an ebulliently swinging jazz pianist with a bright, bell-like touch, it’s because he was so brilliant in such a range of musical endeavors. Writing for MGM while still a teenager, he went on to win four Academy Awards for his film scores and 10 Grammy Awards. He spent the second half of his life as the principal conductor for some of the world’s greatest orchestras. As a jazz pianist, he recorded prolifically for Contemporary between 1957 and 1960, and this playlist focuses on his hugely popular trio with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Shelly Manne (or Frankie Capp), a group best known for a series of albums devoted to musicals like Pal Joey, Gigi and West Side Story.

Tracklist:
1 01. André Previn Trio - I'll Remember April (06:23)
1 02. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - I Could Write A Book (04:52)
1 03. André Previn - Long Ago (And Far Away) (05:25)
1 04. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - Tonight (05:22)
1 05. André Previn - Autumn In New York (03:52)
1 06. André Previn Trio - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (07:01)
1 07. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - Bewitched (05:38)
1 08. André Previn - A Fine Romance (02:36)
1 09. André Previn - A Sleepin' Bee (03:48)
1 10. André Previn Trio - I'm Beginning To See The Light (08:00)
1 11. André Previn - Stormy Weather (04:57)
1 12. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - The Parisians (04:33)
1 13. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - What Is A Man? (03:20)
1 14. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - Gigi (05:41)
1 15. André Previn;Shelly Manne;Red Mitchell - I Feel Pretty (06:45)