Gigi in Jazz

Gigi in Jazz is an album by American jazz trumpeter and arranger Shorty Rogers performing jazz adaptations of songs composed by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner for the film Gigi which was released by RCA Victor in 1958.[1][2]

Gigi in Jazz
Studio album by
Shorty Rogers and His Giants
Released1958
RecordedJanuary 27 & 30, 1958
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length36:47
LabelRCA Victor
Shorty Rogers chronology
St. Louis Blues
(1958)		 Gigi in Jazz
(1958)		 Afro-Cuban Influence
(1958)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner.

  1. "The Night They Invented Champagne" - 4:04
  2. "I Remember It Well" - 5:00
  3. "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" - 3:32
  4. "She's Not Thinking of Me" - 6:05
  5. "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" - 4:50
  6. "It's a Bore" - 4:54
  7. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" - 3:49
  8. "Gigi" - 4:33
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on January 27, 1958 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7) and January 30, 1958 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)

Personnel

References
  1. Discogs album entry accessed March 23, 2016
  2. Encyclopedia of Jazz: Shorty Rogers discography Archived August 27, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed March 23, 2016
  3. Gigi in Jazz – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1230. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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