The Subterraneans - André Previn, Gerry Mulligan, Carmen McRae

 

Bread And Wine

The Subterraneans

André Previn, Gerry Mulligan, Carmen McRae and Others

A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Presentation of an Arthur Freed Production

Cover Photograph by Joe Smith, Hollywood, California

MGM Records SE3812ST

1960

Soloists in this album include the following

Piano - André Previn, Russ Freeman

Vocals - Carmen McRae (Courtesy Kapp Records)

Bass - Red Mitchell, Buddy Clark

Drums - Dave Bailey, Shelly Manne (Appears by arrangement with Contemporary Records)

Trombone - Bob Enevoldsen

Baritone Sax - Gerry Mulligan

Trumpet - Art Farmer (Courtesy of United Artists Records), Jack Sheldon

Alto Sax - Art Pepper (Appears by arrangement with Contemporary Records)

Sax - Bill Perkins

From the back cover: Here is an album that showcases the many talents of André Previn, composer-conductor-arranger-and-pianist. His versatility, further extends into the performance fields where he is just as much at home with jazz, the blues, popular music and with the classics. One week, André many be heard playing jazz in a swank night club; the following week, he will be performing with one of the great symphony orchestras; and a little later on, you will find him conducting for a top Hollywood motion-picture score. He is familiar to television viewers because of his guest appearances with Dinah Shore, Dean Martin, Steve Allen, Ernie Ford, Ernie Kovacs, Rosemary Clooney and others. André has won Motion Picture Academy Awards for Gigi and for Porgy And Bess. He also won a Grammy Award for his work with David Rose on the MGM record "Like Young", a song which Mr. Previn composed.

Another award-winner spotlighted in the album is Gerry Mulligan who has won the international Jazz Critics Award as the best baritone saxophone player for 1957, 1958 and 1959. Gerry also plays a feature acting role in "The Subterraneans."

The long-playing record is a collection of Previn's original compositions (except for "Coffee Time" and for "Should I)" from the sound track of Arthur Freed's Production "The Subterraneans" played by small, medium and large orchestras with solos by some of the foremost jazz artists in the country. This album was assembled by Jesse Kaye.

From Billboard - July 11, 1960: This is a very exciting score and one that will appeal strongly to both pop and jazz fans. Much of it was written by André Pervin and it features such key names as Previn himself on piano, Carmen McRae on vocals, and Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, Art Farmer, Art Pepper and others. The music has a few tunes that could become pop hits, especially "Why Are We Afraid." Strong wax, and the cover is most attractive.

Why Are We Afraid

Guido's Blackhawk

Two By Two

Bread And Wine

Coffee Time

A Rose And The End

Should I

Look Ma, No Clothes

Things Are Looking Down

Analyst 

Like Blue

Raising Caen