My Favorite Things (Joey Alexander album)

My Favorite Things
Studio album by
Joey Alexander
ReleasedMay 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
RecordedOctober 2014
StudioAvatar Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
LabelMotéma
ProducerJason Olaine
Joey Alexander chronology
My Favorite Things
(2015) 		Countdown
(2016)

My Favorite Things is the first album by the jazz pianist Joey Alexander.[1][2] Released in 2015, it earned Alexander a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[3]

Track listing

Standard edition[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Giant Steps"John Coltrane10:15
2."Lush Life"Billy Strayhorn8:13
3."My Favorite Things"
6:16
4."It Might as Well Be Spring"
  • Rodgers
  • Hammerstein II
5:28
5."Ma Blues"Joey Alexander6:51
6."'Round Midnight"
6:50
7."I Mean You"
4:15
8."Tour De Force"Dizzy Gillespie5:50
9."Over the Rainbow"
4:32
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleLength
10."Footprints"8:53
11."Green Dolphin Street"3:13

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Produced by Jason Olaine
  • Executive Producer: Jana Herzen
  • Recorded by Katherine Miller at Avatar Studio, NYC
  • Assistant Engineer: Nathan Odden
  • Mixed by Katherine Miller (Amnondale Recording)
  • Mastered by Alan Silverman: (Arf Mastering, NYC)
  • Illustration: James Gulliver Hancock
  • Photography/Design: Rebecca Meek

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 59
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[7] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 4

References

  1. ^ "Indonesian Jazz Prodigy Joey Alexander Tops US Billboard Chart". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Joey Alexander's 'My Favorite Things' Tops Billboard 200 Chart". Tempo.Co. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016". New York Times. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b "My Favorite Things (Deluxe Edition) by Joey Alexander on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 May 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Joey Alexander Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "Joey Alexander Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Joey Alexander Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Joey Alexander Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "Joey Alexander Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
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