Selections from Lerner and Loewe's... is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1957 and released on the RCA Victor subsidiary label Vik.[1][2][3] The album features jazz interpretations of show tunes from Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musicals My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Paint Your Wagon.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, the review by Scott Yanow stating: "One of the rarest of all Art Blakey records... Despite some of the musicians' unfamiliarity with the songs, this date is quite successful".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
- "I Could Have Danced All Night" - 4:16
- "On the Street Where You Live" - 9:02
- "There But for You Go I" - 4:34
- "They Call the Wind Maria" - 4:56
- "I Talk to the Trees" - 8:58
- "Almost Like Being in Love" - 4:50
Personnel
- Art Blakey - drums
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Sam Dockery - piano
- Spanky DeBrest - bass
References
- ^ Art Blakey discography accessed June 4, 2013
- ^ Art Blakey chronology accessed June 4, 2013
- ^ RCA Vik Record Label Discography, accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott, Allmusic Review, accessed June 4, 2013.
