André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke explained

André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke
Type:studio
Artist:André Previn
Cover:André_Previn_Plays_Songs_by_Vernon_Duke.jpg
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
Chronology:André Previn
Prev Title:Gigi
Prev Year:1958
Next Title:King Size!
Next Year:1958

André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke is a piano solo, jazz album by André Previn. It was recorded in August 1958. 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.

  1. "Cabin in the Sky" - 4:05
  2. "Autumn in New York" - 3:53
  3. " The Love I Long For" - 3:59
  4. "Ages Ago" - 3:50
  5. "Taking a Chance on Love" - 5:17
  6. "What Is There to Say" - 3:58
  7. "I Can't Get Started" - 5:26
  8. "I Like the Likes of You" - 3:46
  9. "Round About" - 4:38
  10. "April in Paris" - 3:43

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