Horst Jankowski - My Fair Lady (1964)

The album "My Fair Lady" (1964) is an elegant jazz interpretation of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner's celebrated musical, recorded by the distinguished German pianist, composer, and arranger Horst Jankowski.

The release came at the height of Jankowski's career, just as his signature "easy listening" style and mastery of jazz pianism were beginning to gain international recognition (just a year later, his hit "A Walk in the Black Forest" would become a worldwide bestseller).

In this work, Jankowski demonstrates his unique approach to the easy listening/lounge genre, seasoned with high-quality cool jazz. Unlike the pompous orchestral versions of Broadway productions of the time, Horst's interpretation sounds intimate, stylish, and very "European."