''André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern'' is a 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 composer

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

. It was recorded in February and March 1959.

Track listing

# " Long Ago (And Far Away)" - 5:27 # "Sure Thing" - 3:22 # " A Fine Romance" - 2:38 # "

They Didn't Believe Me "They Didn't Believe Me" is a song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Herbert Reynolds. First introduced in the 1914 musical '' The Girl from Utah'' it was one of five numbers added to the show by Kern and Reynolds for its Broadway debut ...

" - 5:39 # "

All the Things You Are "All the Things You Are" is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was written for the musical '' Very Warm for May'' (1939)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, ...

" - 6:01 # "Why Do I Love You" - 4:07 # "Go Little Boat" - 4:03 # "Put Me to the Test" - 3:31 ''Tracks 1-5 recorded on February 26, 1959; tracks 6-10 on March 10, 1959''

Personnel

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

References

1959 albums André Previn albums Contemporary Records albums Kern, Jerome Solo piano jazz albums {{1950s-jazz-album-stub