Serious Swingers
| Serious Swingers | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 3 & 4, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:17 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C 14031 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Serious Swingers is an album by saxophonists Bud Shank and Bill Perkins recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "the co-leaders are in excellent form on six underplayed standards and three group originals. The music swings hard without being overly predictable".[2]
Track listing
- "Nictation" (Alan Broadbent) - 4:47
- "As Sure as You're Born" (Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 6:49
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) - 6:46
- "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 7:47
- "Blazing Paddles" (Bud Shank) - 4:20
- "Nu Blues for B B" (Bill Perkins) - 4:02
- "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 5:10
- "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:02
- "Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 5:21
- "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) - 8:13 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone
- Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
- Alan Broadbent - piano
- John Heard - bass
- Sherman Ferguson - drums
References
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed June 30, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Serious Swingers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 10, 2015.