''André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen'' is a piano solo, jazz 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 ...

. It was intended as a homage to the composer

Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

. It was recorded in May 1960. It was released in 1960 by

Contemporary Records Contemporary Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Lester Koenig in Los Angeles in 1951. Contemporary produced music from a variety of jazz styles and players. West Coast players Contemporary became identified with a style of ja ...

as M 3586.

Track listing

''All pieces composed by Harold Arlen.'' # "

That Old Black Magic "That Old Black Magic" is a 1942 popular music, popular song written by Harold Arlen (music), with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. They wrote it for the 1942 film ''Star Spangled Rhythm'', when it was sung by Johnnie Johnston, Johnny Johnston and da ...

" - 4:35 # "

Come Rain or Come Shine "Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the Broadway musical '' St. Louis Woman'', which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. Chart perf ...

" - 4:37 # "

My Shining Hour "My Shining Hour" is a song composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the film '' The Sky's the Limit'' (1943). In the film, the song is sung by Fred Astaire and Sally Sweetland, who dubbed it for actress Joan Leslie. The orchestra w ...

" - 3:42 # "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" - 4:31 # "

A Sleepin' Bee "A Sleepin' Bee" is a popular song composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Arlen and Truman Capote. It was introduced in the musical '' House of Flowers'' (1954) and performed by Diahann Carroll. While ''House of Flowers'' was a flop, "A Sleepin' ...

" - 3:50 # " Stormy Weather" - 4:59 # " Over The Rainbow" - 4:23 # "

Let's Fall In Love "Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the film ''Let's Fall in Love'' and published in 1933. In the film, it is heard during the opening credits and later sung by Art Jarrett and chorus, and ...

" - 4:52 # "For Every Man There's a Woman" - 5:26 # "Cocoanut Sweet" - 3:40

Personnel

- piano *Phil De Lancie - digital remastering (1991 re-release)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andre Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen 1960 albums André Previn albums Contemporary Records albums Harold Arlen tribute albums Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Solo piano jazz albums