Released 1959 Release date 1959 Label Original Jazz Classics | Length 43:27 Producer Lester Koenig Genre Jazz | |
 | ||
Recorded April 15 and July 26, 1958
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Bells Are Ringing
(1958) Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn
(1959) Artists André Previn, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne Similar Shelly Manne albums, Jazz albums | ||
Just in time dean martin and judy holliday bells are ringing soundtrack stereo lp
Bells Are Ringing (full title Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Bells Are Ringing) is an album by drummer Shelly Manne's group Shelly Manne & His Friends, with pianist André Previn and bassist Red Mitchell, recorded in 1958 and released on the Contemporary label. The album features Manne's jazz interpretations of songs from Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's broadway musical, Bells Are Ringing and followed the success of Manne's 1956 album, My Fair Lady. The album appeared a year prior to the release of the motion picture.
Contents
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "As is always the case with this group, Previn's piano is the lead voice and his virtuosity, good taste, melodic improvising, and solid sense of swing are chiefly responsible for the music's success".
Track listing
All compositions by Jule Styne, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- "I Met a Girl" - 3:20
- "Just in Time" - 3:36
- "The Party's Over" [Ballad Version] - 5:15
- "It's a Perfect Relationship" - 5:48
- "Is It a Crime?" - 3:46
- "I Better Think of Her" - 3:08
- "Independent (On My Own)" - 5:58
- "Muchacha" - 4:26
- "Long Before I Knew You" - 4:11
- "The Party's Over" [Up Tempo Version] - 3:59
Personnel
Songs
1I Met a Girl3:20
2Just in Time3:37
3Independent (On My Own)5:15