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Andre Previn died this month. I only knew of him as a composer and conductor of music for film, but he was also a very fine jazz pianist as this performance of “Just in Time” from the Broadway show Bells are Ringing, written by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jule Styne, attests.
Thanks to Counterpuncher Jeffrey St. Clair for pointing out this video,
and thanks to YouTuber lstash
Man, I love his finger action! And his expressions — he makes it looks so easy. No, I did not know that Andre Previn played like that. I am sorry to hear of his passing.