The Music Man (album)


The Music Man is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre featuring tunes from Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical, The Music Man which was released on the Atlantic label in February 1958.

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "this particular set finds Giuffre leading a somewhat conventional band, a seven-horn pianoless nonet....The arrangements swing, the beauty and joy of the melodies are brought out, and the leader is in top form. A true rarity".

Track listing

All compositions by Meredith Willson
  1. "Iowa Stubborn" - 3:57
  2. "Goodnight My Someone" - 2:45
  3. "Seventy-Six Trombones" - 3:06
  4. "Marian the Librarian"- 2:40
  5. "My White Knight" - 3:31
  6. "The Wells Fargo Wagon" - 4:02
  7. "It's You" - 3:34
  8. "Shipoopi" - 2:51
  9. "Lida Rose " - 3:32
  10. "Gary, Indiana" - 2:56
  11. "Till There Was You" - 3:27