My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) My Fair Lady, recorded by "Shelly Manne & His Friends" and released in 1956 by Contemporary Records, is the first album ever made consisting entirely of jazz versions of tunes from a single Broadway musical. It was an instant hit and became one of the best-selling jazz albums of its day. Shelly Manne & his Friends* (*André Previn and Leroy Vinnegar): modern jazz performances of songs from My Fair Lady, as the full name appeared on the 12-inch LP jacket (Contemporary Records C3527), was begun when drummer Shelly Manne, pianist André Previn, and bassist
The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits spring of 1964, "The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies". This same pairing was also released as two albums on one CD by Sony Music Distribution in 2000. The Collectables CD was included in a box set entitled "Classic Album Collection, Vol. 1", which contains 17 of his studio albums and three compilations and was released on June 26, 2001. "Billboard" magazine wrote, "A sure-fire winner results from the combination of Andy Williams and selections from "My Fair Lady" during the season when the Warner Bros. film treatment of the Broadway hit musical will