André Previn Plays Songs by Vernon Duke is a piano solo, jazz album by André Previn

André Previn

André George Previn, KBE is an American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world, and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings. -Early Life:Previn was born in...

. It was meant to be a homage to jazz composer Vernon Duke

Vernon Duke

Vernon Duke was a Russian-American composer/songwriter, who also wrote under his original name Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche, "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y...

. It was released in 1958 under Contemporary Records as C 3558. It was Previn's second album dedicated in its entirety to a famous composer. After its release, other two tribute albums would follow: André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern

André Previn Plays Songs By Jerome Kern

André Previn Plays Songs by Jerome Kern is a solo jazz album by André Previn. It was intended as a homage to famous composer Jerome Kern.-Track listing:# "Long Ago " - 5:27# "Sure Thing" - 3:22# "A Fine Romance" - 2:38...

(1959) and André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen

André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen

André Previn Plays Songs by Harold Arlen is a piano solo, jazz album by André Previn. It was meant to be a homage to famous composer Harold Arlen...

(1960).

Track listing

All pieces composed by Vernon Duke.

1. "Cabin in the Sky" - 4:05
2. "Autumn in New York
   Autumn in New York (song)
   "Autumn in New York" is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray...
   
   " - 3:53
3. " The Love I Long For" - 3:59
4. "Ages Ago" - 3:50
5. "Taking a Chance on Love
   Taking a Chance on Love
   "Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular song by Vernon Duke with lyrics by John Latouche and Ted Fetter, published in 1940 , which has become a standard recorded by many artists. It was introduced in the 1940 show Cabin in the Sky, a ground-breaking Broadway musical with an all black cast, where it...
   
   " - 5:17
6. "What Is There to Say" - 3:58
7. "I Can't Get Started
   I Can't Get Started
   "I Can't Get Started" is a popular song, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Vernon Duke, that was first heard in the theatrical production Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 where it was sung by Bob Hope...
   
   " - 5:26
8. "I Like the Likes of You" - 3:46
9. "Round About" - 4:38
10. "April in Paris
    April in Paris (song)
    "April in Paris" is a song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical, Walk A Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50.Composer Alec...
    
    " - 3:43