Double Play!

Double Play! is a 1957 jazz album featuring pianists Russ Freeman and André Previn. It was recorded and released in 1957 on Contemporary Records, and re-released and remastered in 1993 on Original Jazz Classics.

Together with drummer Shelly Manne, the album includes eight baseball-themed original compositions by Freeman and Previn along with the standard Take Me Out to the Ball Game. It is notable for the unusual two-piano instrumentation, and indeed was advertised at the time as the first time that two pianists recorded "modern jazz" together.

Track listing

1. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" - 3:04
2. "Who's on First?" (Previn) - 3:37
3. "Called on Account of Rain" (Previn) - 5:11
4. "In the Cellar Blues" (Previn/Freeman) - 5:01
5. "Batter Up" (Freeman) - 3:58
6. "Double Play" (Freeman) - 4:58
7. "Safe at Home" (Freeman) - 6:03
8. "Fungo" (Freeman) - 5:42
9. "Strike Out the Band" (Previn) - 4:12

Track 1-5 recorded on April 30, 1957; tracks 6-9 on May 11, 1957

Personnel

• Russ Freeman - piano
• André Previn - piano
• Shelly Manne - drums