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''André Previn and Friends Play Show Boat'' is a 1995 album by
André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...
of songs from the 1927 musical ''
Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 Show Boat (novel), novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the per ...
''.


Reception

The album was reviewed by
Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author. Life and career Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz e ...
at
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who wrote that aside from "Make Believe", which was "unusually sweet" Previn's "interpretations of the other pieces are melodic, respectful and swinging". Ray Brown and
Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...
were praised by Yanow as being "typically excellent in support".


Track listing

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Make Believe Make believe, also known as pretend play or imaginative play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and cre ...
" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 3:59 #"
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is one of the most famous songs from their classic 1927 musical play ''Show Boat'', adapted from Edna Ferber's 1926 novel. Its musical composition entered ...
" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 5:02 #"
Ol' Man River "Ol' Man River" is a show tune from the 1927 musical '' Show Boat'' with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, who wrote the song in 1925. The song contrasts the struggles and hardships of African Americans with the endless, ...
" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 4:28 #"
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" (Hammerstein, Kern,
PG Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...
) – 3:05 #"Lickety Split" (André Previn) – 5:54 #"White Wood" (Previn) – 6:57 #"Dr. DJ" (Evelyn Hawkins)" (Previn) – 3:03 #"Life upon the Wicked Stage" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 5:36 #"Why Do I Love You?" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 3:18 #"I Might Fall Back on You" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 3:03 #"
Nobody Else But Me "Nobody Else but Me", sometimes called "Nobody Else but You", is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the 1946 Broadway revival of the musical ''Show Boat'' when it was introduced by Jan Clayton as the character M ...
" (Hammerstein, Kern) – 4:34


Personnel

*
André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...
– piano *
Mundell Lowe James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the '' Billy Jack'' soundtra ...
– guitar * Ray Brown – double bass *
Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...
– drums


Production

*Elizabeth Ostrow – editing, producer *Tom Lazarus –
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*Alison Ames – executive producer *Miles Kreuger – illustrations *Christian Steiner – photography


References

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