Gigi (André Previn album) explained

Gigi
Type:studio
Artist:André Previn
Cover:Previn_gigi.jpg
Released:1958
Recorded:April 7–8, 1958
Studio:Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
Genre:Jazz
Length:38:54
Label:Contemporary
Producer:Lester Koenig
Chronology:André Previn
Prev Title:Pal Joey
Prev Year:1957
Next Title:André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke
Next Year:1958

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

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

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album in 1992 as having a "dated charm". 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."

Track listing

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

André Previn & His Pals
Technical