| My Favorite Things | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 12, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | October 2014 | |||
| Studio | Avatar Studio, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Motéma | |||
| Producer | Jason Olaine | |||
| Joey Alexander chronology | ||||
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My Favorite Things is the first album by the jazz pianist Joey Alexander. [1] [2] Released in 2015, it earned Alexander a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Giant Steps" | John Coltrane | 10:15 |
| 2. | "Lush Life" | Billy Strayhorn | 8:13 |
| 3. | "My Favorite Things" | 6:16 | |
| 4. | "It Might as Well Be Spring" |
| 5:28 |
| 5. | "Ma Blues" | Joey Alexander | 6:51 |
| 6. | "'Round Midnight" | 6:50 | |
| 7. | "I Mean You" |
| 4:15 |
| 8. | "Tour De Force" | Dizzy Gillespie | 5:50 |
| 9. | "Over the Rainbow" | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Footprints" | 8:53 |
| 11. | "Green Dolphin Street" | 3:13 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [5] | 59 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [6] | 1 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [7] | 26 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] | 1 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] | 4 |
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