Gigi in Jazz

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Gigi in Jazz
Gigi in Jazz.jpg
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released1958
RecordedJanuary 27 & 30, 1958
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length36:47
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 1696
Shorty Rogers chronology

(1958) 		Gigi in Jazz
(1958) 		Afro-Cuban Influence
(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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived August 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Gigi in Jazz – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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