''Like Previn!'' is the second jazz album by pianist

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 ...

and his trio. It was recorded on February 20th & March 1st, 1960 at

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 ...

' studio in Los Angeles. All eight compositions were written by Previn. Despite being only his sophomore release with his own trio, ''Like Previn!'' was recorded when Previn was thirty-one years old and had already worked on music for over thirty motion pictures and came on the heels of two consecutive Academy Awards for his work on Gigi (1958) and

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(1959). In his review, Scott Yanow states, "With fine assistance from bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Frankie Capp, Previn is in consistently swinging form on his originals and, even if none of the songs caught on, they make for a solid and varied set of bop-oriented music."

Track listing

#"Rosie Red" - 4:38 #"If I Should Find You" - 4:23 #"Sad Eyes" - 5:35 #"Saturday" - 6:26 #"Tricycle" - 6:05 #"I'm Mina Mood" - 8:25 #"No Words for Dory" - 3:29 #"Three's Company" - 5:38

Personnel

- piano *

Frankie Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...

- drums *

Red Mitchell Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet. Biography Mitchell was born in New York City. His younger brother, Whitey Mitchell, also became a jazz ba ...

- double-bass *Roy DuNann & Howard Holzer - engineering *

Lester Koenig Lester Koenig (December 3, 1917 – November 20, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and founder of the jazz record label Contemporary Records. Biography Koenig was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Minna (Harli ...

- producer *Phil De Lancie -

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(1994 re-release)

References

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1960 albums André Previn albums Contemporary Records albums