For this slightly unusual Lp (which has not yet been reissued on CD),
Shorty Rogers and
Andre Previn split the arranging chores in a somewhat competitive fashion.
Rogers arranges a standard and then that is followed by a
Previn original based on the same chord structure. This procedure is followed until the halfway point of the date when they reverse roles. As performed by a nonet featuring
Rogers' trumpet,
Previn's piano, altoist
Bud Shank,
Bob Cooper on tenor, baritonist
Jimmy Giuffre, trombonist
Milt Bernhart and a rhythm section, the result is a dead heat with some fine swinging solos on tunes (and variations) of such songs as "It's DeLovely," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" and "You Do Something To Me." This will be a difficult album to locate.