''Inverted Image'' is an album by
jazz
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pianist
Chris Anderson which was recorded in 1961 and released on the
Jazzland label.
Chris Anderson discography (Japanese)
accessed May 4, 2016
Reception
The Allmusic
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site awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
All compositions by Chris Anderson except where noted.
# "Inverted Image" - 5:55
# "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere
Bernice Petkere (August 11, 1901 – January 7, 2000) was an American songwriter. She was dubbed the "Queen of Tin Pan Alley" by Irving Berlin.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, she began performing in vaudeville as a child. "St ...
, Joe Young) - 4:50
# "My Funny Valentine
"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart coming of age musical ''Babes in Arms'' in which it was introduced by teenaged star Mitzi Green. The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed ...
" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...
, Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bo ...
) - 4:22
# "See You Saturday" - 4:31
# " Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz (November 25, 1900 – September 3, 1984) was an American composer and film producer, widely noted for his songwriting collaborations with Howard Dietz.
Biography
Early life
Schwartz was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New ...
, Howard Dietz
Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist, best remembered for his songwriting collaboration with Arthur Schwartz. According to historian Stanley Green, Dietz and Schwartz were "most cl ...
) - 4:28
# "Only One" - 3:30
# "I Hear a Rhapsody
"I Hear a Rhapsody" is a 1941 pop song that became a jazz standard, composed by George Fragos, Jack Baker, and Dick Gasparre. Written in 1940, in 1941 it was a top 10 hit for three separate artists, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy Dorsey and Dinah Shore.
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" (George Fragos, Jack Baker, Dick Gasparre) - 5:03
# "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1943 film '' Something to Shout About'', where it was introduced by Janet Blair and Don Ameche. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original S ...
" (Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...
) - 5:43
Notes
*Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City on June 28, 1961 (tracks 4, 7 & 8) and at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on November 8, 1961 (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6).
Personnel
* Chris Anderson - piano
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* Bill Lee - bass
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*Walter Perkins Walter Perkins may refer to:
* Walter Perkins (musician)
Walter "Baby Sweets" Perkins (February 10, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois – February 14, 2004 in Queens, New York) was an American jazz drummer.
Starting out in Chicago, Perkins began his pr ...
- drums
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(tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
*Philly Joe Jones
Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American Jazz drumming, jazz drummer.
Biography Early career
As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio stat ...
- drums
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...
(tracks 4, 7 & 8)
References
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1961 albums
Chris Anderson (pianist) albums
Jazzland Records albums
Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews