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My Fair Lady Loves Jazz

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Released
  
1964

Artist
  
Billy Taylor Trio

Label
  
Impulse! Records

Length
  
32:57

Release date
  
1964

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
January 8 & 22, 1957 and February 5, 1957

Cross Section (1956)
  
My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (1957)

My Fair Lady Loves Jazz (1957)
  
The Billy Taylor Touch (1957)

Jazz albums
  
Nat King Cole Sings My Fair L, My Fair Lady, The Billy Taylor Touch, The Billy Taylor Trio with Can, Taylor Made Jazz

My Fair Lady Loves Jazz is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor featuring performances of show tunes from the musical My Fair Lady recorded in 1957 and originally released on the ABC-Paramount label and rereleased Impulse! label in 1964 following the release of the film.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "one of the very best jazz interpretations of the classic score... Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
  1. "Show Me" - 4:46
  2. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" - 3:42
  3. "With a Little Bit of Luck" - 4:31
  4. "The Rain in Spain" - 3:02
  5. "Get Me to the Church on Time" - 4:15
  6. "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" - 5:01
  7. "I Could Have Danced All Night" - 4:00
  8. "On the Street Where You Live" - 3:40
  • Recorded in New York City on Jersey on January 8 (track 2), January 22 (tracks 3, 6 & 8) and February 5 (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 7), 1957

    • Personnel

  • Billy Taylor – piano
  • Ernie Royal - trumpet
  • Don Elliott - trumpet, mellophone, vibes, bongos
  • Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
  • Jim Buffington - French horn
  • Don Butterfield (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7), Jay McAllister (tracks 3, 6 7 8) - tuba
  • Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 8)
  • Al Casamenti - guitar
  • Earl May – bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor

    • Songs

    1Show Me4:50
    2I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face3:46
    3With a Little Bit of Luck4:35

    References

    My Fair Lady Loves Jazz Wikipedia
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