Selections from Lerner and Loewe's...
| Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... | ||||
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| Studio album by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | March 13, 1957 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Vik LX 1103 | |||
| Producer | Bob Rolontz | |||
| Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1957 and released on the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik.[1][2][3] The album features jazz interpretations of show tunes from Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musicals My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, the review by Scott Yanow stating: "One of the rarest of all Art Blakey records... Despite some of the musicians' unfamiliarity with the songs, this date is quite successful".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
- "I Could Have Danced All Night" - 4:16
- "On the Street Where You Live" - 9:02
- "There But for You Go I" - 4:34
- "They Call the Wind Maria" - 4:56
- "I Talk to the Trees" - 8:58
- "Almost Like Being in Love" - 4:50
Personnel
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