ABC-Paramount · in the Kissa Kissa racks
My Fair Lady Loves Jazz
| Recorded | Feb 1957 |
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| Label | ABC-Paramount |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 420369 |
The record
One of several late-'50s jazz raids on the Lerner and Loewe songbook, this expanded date dresses up the Broadway hit with a horn-heavy arranging crew. Mulligan's baritone and Jimmy Cleveland's trombone add weight beneath the leader's clean, swinging trio core.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Earl May — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Jim Buffington — french horn
- Al Casamenti — guitar
- Billy Taylor — piano
- Anthony Ortega — tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Jay McAllister — tuba
- Don Elliott — vibraphone, bongos, mellophone, trumpet
- Charlie Fowlkes — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Don Butterfield — tuba
Contemporary reception
“MY FAIR LADY LOVES JAZZ”—Played By The Billy Taylor Trio—Orchestra Conducted By Quincy Jones—ABC-Paramount ABC 177 (1-12" LP) Selections from “My Fair Lady” make another jazz appearance, this time in an ABC-Paramount issue featuring the Billy Taylor Trio plus support from a jazz ork conducted by Quincy Jones. The eight songs (“Show Me,” “With A Little Bit Of Luck,” and “On The Street Where You Live”) have been smartly Taylored for jazz consumption with the aid of such keen jazzmen as Don Elliot (Vibes, Bongo, Mellophone), Gerry Mulligan (Baritone Sax) and Taylor (piano). Fine jazz waxing.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 30 pressings on file.
| 1957 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-177 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1957 | ABC-Paramount |
| 1957 | His Master's Voice · DLP 1181 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album |
| 1957 | W & G · WG-BJN-651 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | ABC-Paramount · A-177 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | W & G · WG-BJN-651 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | Sparton · ABC-177 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Electrola · E60 551 — Vinyl, 10", Album |
| 1957 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-177 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | ABC-Paramount · PEP 2004 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-72 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1963 | Sparton Impulse! Records · A-72 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1963 | Impulse! · A-72 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1965 | Impulse! · AS-72 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
Follow the players
Gerry Mulligan also plays on
Earl May also plays on
Ed Thigpen also plays on