Gigi in Jazz

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

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]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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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

Personnel

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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. 1 2 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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