Andre Previn was a celebrated German/American pianist, composer and conductor, whose long career – he died in 2019 at the age of 89 – encompassed movie music, jazz and classical music. He composed or arranged music for more than 50 films, and was music al director and conductor for many top symphony orchestra as well as composing classical art music. This collection focuses on his early career as a jazz pianist. His family, who were Jewish, left Berlin for Paris and then the USA in 1938, and when he graduated from high school in Los Angeles in 1946, started working at MGM studios. However, by then he was already playing jazz piano in Hollywood clubs and had made his first records. This 66-track 3-CD collection comprises most of his recordings from these early years as a solo pianist, with small groups and with strings, released on the Sunset, V-Disc, Monarch, RCA-Victor and Tops labels. It includes the titles from his “Andre Previn Plays George Gershwin” and “Andre Previn Plays Fats Waller” albums. He was especially noted for his recordings with his trios, and this set features trio and quartet recordings with Irving Ashby, Red Callender, Lee Young, Al Viola, Charles Parnell, Jackie Mills, Bob Bain, Ralph Collier, Lloyd Pratt, Art Shapiro, Irv Cottler, Al Hendrickson Buddy Clark and Shelly Manne. Among his remarkable musical accomplishments, he was a brilliant pianist, and even at this early stage of his career, his playing is fast, fluent and imaginative, and this collection offers a fine showcase for those talents.
CD 1
1. CALIFORNIA CLIPPER The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset) 1945
2. GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 100-57) 1945
3. BLUE SKIES The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 100-57) 1945
4. MULHOLLAND DRIVE The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset) 1945
5. TAKE THE "A" TRAIN The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 7563) 1946
6. I GOT IT BAD The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 7563) 1946
7. SUBTLE SLOUGH [JUST SQUEEZE ME] The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 7565) 1946
8. WARM VALLEY The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 7565) 1946
9. MAIN STEM The Andre Previn Trio (Sunset 7564) 1946
10. SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR Andre Previn (Sunset 7564) 1946
11. I COVER THE WATERFRONT The Andre Previn Trio 1946
12. HOW HIGH THE MOON Andre Previn (Monarch MO-LP203) 1947
13. BODY AND SOUL Andre Previn (Monarch MO-LP203) 1947
14. VARIATIONS ON A THEME Andre Previn (Monarch MO-LP203) 1947
15. INDIANA The Andre Previn Trio (Modern 20-651) 1947
16. AIRMAIL SPECIAL The Andre Previn Trio (Modern 20-651) 1947
17. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE The Andre Previn Trio (Modern 20-652) 1947
18. LADY BE GOOD The Andre Previn Trio (Modern 20-652) 1947
19. BUT NOT FOR ME The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3040) 1947
20. MAD ABOUT THE BOY The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3042) 1947
21. THIS CAN'T BE LOVE The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3041) 1947
22. SHOULD I ? The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3043) 1947
CD 2
1. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3043) 1947
2. MY SHINING HOUR The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3041) 1947
3. HALLELUJAH The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3040) 1947
4. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3042) 1947
5. INDIANA The Andre Previn Trio (Victor 20-0146) 1947
6. BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3617) 1949
7. I'M OLD FASHIONED The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3618) 1949
8. WHO? The Andre Previn Quartet (Victor 20-3619) 1949
9. THE GYPSY IN MY SOUL Andre Previn (Victor 20-3584) 1949
10. ANYTHING GOES Andre Previn (Victor 20-3617) 1949
11. YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME Andre Previn (Victor 20-3617) 1949
12. YOU'RE THE TOP Andre Previn (Victor 20-3618) 1949
13. SKYLARK Andre Previn (Victor) 1949
14. WHO CARES Andre Previn (Victor 20-3619) 1949
15. GET HAPPY Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LJM3001) 1949
16. THREE LITTLE WORDS Andre Previn (Victor EPA291) 1950
17. WHO'S SORRY NOW Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1356) 1950
18. THINKING OF YOU Andre Previn (Victor EPA291) 1950
19. LULLABY OF BROADWAY Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4351) 1950
20. I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4351) 1950
21. THIS HEART OF MINE Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4352) 1950
22. SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4352) 1950
23. I KNOW WHY AND SO DO YOU Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4353) 1950
CD 3
1. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4353) 1950
2. I'LL STRING ALONG WITH YOU Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4354) 1950
3. JEEPERS CREEPERS Andre Previn (RCA-Victor 20-4354) 1950
4. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY The Andre Previn Trio (RCA-Victor EPA513) 1953
5. NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT The Andre Previn Trio (RCA-Victor EPA513) 1953
6. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU The Andre Previn Trio (RCA-Victor EPA513) 1953
7. THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1011) 1953
8. MAYBE Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1011) 1953
9. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON ? Andre Previn (RCA-Victor EPA513) 1953
10. LOVE WALKED IN Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1011) 1953
11. STRIKE UP THE BAND Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1011) 1953
12. THEY ALL LAUGHED Andre Previn (RCA-Victor LPM1011) 1953
Tracks 4-12 from the album “Andre Previn Plays George Gershwin” (RCA-Victor LPM 1011)
13. AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
14. STEALIN' APPLES Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
15. I'VE GOT A FEELING I'M FALLING Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
16. SQUEEZE ME Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
17. HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
18. OH ! YOU SWEET THING Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
19. THAT'S WHERE THE SOUTH BEGINS Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
20. FAT STUFF Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
21. BLACK AND BLUE Andre Previn Trio (Tops L1593) 1953
Tracks 13-21 from the album “Andre Previn Plays Fats Waller” (TOPS L1593)
