Gigi in Jazz explained

Gigi in Jazz
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Cover:	Gigi in Jazz.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	January 27 & 30, 1958 Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:47
Label:	RCA Victor
Chronology:	Shorty Rogers
Prev Title:	St. Louis Blues
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Afro-Cuban Influence
Next Year:	1958

Gigi in Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing jazz adaptations of songs composed by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner for the film Gigi which was released by RCA Victor in 1958.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner.

1. "The Night They Invented Champagne" - 4:04
2. "I Remember It Well" - 5:00
3. "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" - 3:32
4. "She's Not Thinking of Me" - 6:05
5. "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" - 4:50
6. "It's a Bore" - 4:54
7. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" - 3:49
8. "Gigi" - 4:33

• Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 27, 1958 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) and January 30, 1958 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)

Personnel

• Shorty Rogers - trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger
• Bill Holman - tenor saxophone
• Pete Jolly - piano
• Larry Bunker - vibraphone
  • Buddy Clark (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), Ralph Peña (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) - bass Mel Lewis - drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Shorty-Rogers-And-His-Giants-Gigi-In-Jazz/release/5761211 Discogs album entry
2. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2014/02/06/claudio-roditi/ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography