Gigi (André Previn album)

This article is about the album by André Previn. For the album by Hank Jones, see Gigi (Hank Jones album).

1958 studio album by André Previn

Gigi

Studio album by

André Previn

Released| 1958
Recorded| April 7–8, 1958
Studio| Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
Genre| Jazz
Length| 38:54
Label| Contemporary
Producer| Lester Koenig
André Previn chronology
| Pal Joey
(1957)  | Gigi
(1958)  | André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke
(1958)

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Gigi is a 1958 jazz album by André Previn, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell. The full album name is Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Gigi.

## Recording and music

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The album was recorded in April 1958.[1] The three musicians were pianist André Previn, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Shelly Manne.[1] The material consists of eight songs from the musical Gigi.[2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [1]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album in 1992 as having a "dated charm".[1] The AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote: "Best known among the songs are 'I Remember It Well' and 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls', but the trio also uplifts and swings the other lesser-known tunes."[2]

## Track listing

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Original music by Frederick Loewe.

1. "The Parisians" – 4:35
2. "I Remember It Well" – 4:35
3. "A Toujours" – 5:49
4. "It's a Bore" – 4:18
5. "Aunt Alicia's March" – 5:15
6. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" – 4:38
7. "Gigi" – 5:43
8. "She Is Not Thinking of Me" – 3:57

## Personnel

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André Previn & His Pals

* André Previn – piano
* Red Mitchell – bass
* Shelly Manne – drums

Technical

* Phil De Lancie – digital remastering (1989 re-release)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 888\. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
2. ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. "André Previn & His Pals: Gigi". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

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Albums|

* 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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