A Harold Arlen Showcase is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside Records subsidiary Judson label.^[1] The album was rereleased on CD by Milestone Records as a compilation with its companion album A Harry Warren Showcase as Kenny Drew Plays the Music of Harry Warren and Harold Arlen in 1995.

Reception

The Allmusic review called the compilation "melodic, tasteful and lightly swinging... a nice set if not all that essential".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:43
2. "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) - 3:24
3. "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) - 3:12
4. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:20
5. "As Long as I Live" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:48
6. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen, Harburg, Billy Rose) - 2:15
7. "Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) - 3:00
8. "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:19
9. "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:36
10. "Ill Wind" (Arlen, Koehler) - 3:02
11. "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer) - 2:42
12. "Get Happy" (Arlen, Koehler) - 2:47

Personnel

• Kenny Drew - piano
• Wilbur Ware - bass

References