4 to Go / Light Fantastic

Andre Previn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B000005Z4Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No Moon At All

2. Bye Bye Blackbird

3. Life Is A Ball

4. It's Easy To Remember

5. You're Impossible

6. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

7. I Know You Oh So Well

8. Intersection

9. Don't Sing Along

10. Nice Work If You Can Get It

11. Isn't This A Lovely Day

12. I Used To Be Color Blind

13. A Foggy Day

14. Not My Girl

15. Light Fantastic

16. A Fine Romance

17. So Near And Yet So Far

18. Puttin' On The Ritz

19. Fascinatin' Rhythm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classy jazz, November 2, 2008

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S J Buck (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 4 to Go / Light Fantastic (Audio CD)

4 to Go was recorded in Hollywood on 18th December 1962 this is a sparkling session with Previn showing once again that he is a great Jazz pianist. With the backing of Shelly Mann on drums and Ray Brown on Bass and Herb Ellis on Guitar you really couldn't ask for a better quartet.

My favourite track is a marvellous version of Bye Bye Blackbird. After a lyrical introduction by Previn, Herb Ellis plays an inspired reading of the tune. Following a short Ray Brown bass solo, Previn finishes the piece with a solo Piano outro. Short beautiful and not a wasted note! However to pick one track is unfair as most of the tracks maintain a very high standard, as well swinging like all good Jazz should. Check out You're Impossible (track 5) as a good example.

The Light Fantastic was recorded a year later and is a tribute to Fred Astaire with Red Mitchell on Bass and Frank Capp on Drums. Perhaps not quite as good as "4 to Go" simply because the instrumental variety that Herb Ellis adds to that is missing. Nevertheless a fine album.