When I posted the Peter Cook & Dudley Moore album 'By Appointment', I mentioned that I was a massive fan of Moore's work as a jazz pianist, and have all of his jazz trio albums on vinyl, even the impossible to find ones. In 1981 he performed a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, which was a tribute to George Gershwin, and it included his trio's interpretations of some of Gershwin's best-loved songs, as well as others performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, and also a couple of collaborations between them both. The concert was filmed, and you can see the whole thing on Youtube, but I wanted to hear just Dudley's contributions on their own, so I've extracted his jazz trio pieces from the concert, and have included one of the orchestral pieces, which is a stunning version of 'Rhapsody In Blue'. Although it's a live recording, I've removed the audience noise wherever possible, but when they applaud a piece that they recognise halfway through a track I've left it in. If you're a fan of jazz and have never heard The Dudley Moore Trio then you don't know what you're missing, and you need to rectify this as quickly as possible.
Track listing
01 It Ain't Necessarily So02 I Loves You Porgy / Bess, You Is My Woman Now03 Swanee / They Can't Take That Away From Me04 Embraceable You / Lady Be Good05 But Not For Me / Someone To Watch Over Me / Love Walked In06 Concerto In F / 'S Wonderful / The Man I Love07 Summertime08 Rhapsody In Blue (with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra)
