Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs
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Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | May 6, 1963 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Plays the Theme from The V.I.P.s and Other Great Songs is an album of theme music by jazz pianist Bill Evans with an orchestra conducted by Claus Ogerman recorded in 1963 for the MGM label.[1]
Reception[]
The album was an intentionally commercial production and the tracks were omitted from the 18-CD collection as they were deemed to have negligible artistic merit. The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars.[2]
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Track listing[]
- "Theme from "Mr. Novak"" (Lyn Murray) - 2:04
- "The Caretakers Theme" (Elmer Bernstein) - 2:51
- "More" (Riz Ortolani) - 2:40
- "Walk on the Wild Side" (Bernstein, Mack David) - 2:33
- "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 2:40
- "Theme from "The V.I.P.s"" (Miklós Rózsa) - 2:28
- "Hollywood" (Bill Evans, Claus Ogerman) - 3:35
- "Sweet September" (Bill McGuffie) - 2:16
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) - 2:42
- "The Man with the Golden Arm" (Elmer Bernstein, Sylvia Fine) - 2:32
- "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 2:31
- "On Broadway" (Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil) - 2:32
- Recorded in New York City on May 6, 1963
Personnel[]
- Bill Evans - piano
- Unidentified large orchestra, strings and choir
- Claus Ogerman - arranger, conductor
References[]
- ^ Bill Evans discography accessed April 23, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic Review accessed April 23, 2010
Categories:
- 1963 albums
- MGM Records albums
- Bill Evans albums
- Albums produced by Creed Taylor
- Albums conducted by Claus Ogerman
- Albums arranged by Claus Ogerman