Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey

Album by André Previn & Shelly Manne & Red Mitchell

Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey is an album by André Previn and His Pals, released in 1957. The album reinterprets Broadway material through a small-group jazz approach, featuring piano-led arrangements, improvisation and a cool, West Coast-influenced sound that reflects Previn's early career movement between classical training and jazz and his interest in adapting musical-theatre repertoire.
First released: 1957

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    I Could Write a Book
    4:55
  2. 2.
    That Terrific Rainbow
    6:06
  3. 3.
    Bewitched
    5:40
  4. 4.
    Take Him
    3:37
  5. 5.
    Zip
    3:42
  6. 6.
    It's a Great Big Town
    3:38
  7. 7.
    What Is a Man
    3:22
  8. 8.
    I'm Talkin' With My Pal
    5:07
  9. 9.
    Do It the Hard Way
    4:04

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