Standard Eyes (Andy LaVerne album)

Standard Eyes is an album by pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1990 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.[1][2][3]

Standard Eyes
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedOctober 1990
GenreJazz
Length64:23
LabelSteepleChase
SCS 1280
ProducerNils Winther
Andy LaVerne chronology
Severe Clear
(1990)
Standard Eyes
(1991)
Pleasure Seekers
(1991)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated "LaVerne is simply superb throughout, with a rather abstract samba arrangement of "Autumn Leaves" and a very lyrical, understated take of "Just One of Those Things." Recommended".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 7:24
  2. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 7:01
  3. "There'll Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 7:01
  4. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 7:28
  5. "You're My Everything" (Warren, Mort Dixon, Joe Young) – 5:49
  6. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 6:24
  7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Washington) – 8:24
  8. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 5:42
  9. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Washington) – 9:05

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 16, 2017
  2. ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed March 16, 2017
  3. ^ Andy LaVerne discography, accessed March 16, 2017
  4. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Andy LaVerne: Standard Eyes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 870. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.