All I Wanna Do Is Swing
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Studio album by The Joe Newman Octet | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | February 8, 1955 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:46 | |||
Label | RCA Victor LPM 1118 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
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All I Wanna Do Is Swing (subtitled The Joe Newman Story) is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:42
- "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 3:25
- "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn) - 2:36
- "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) - 2:42
- "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 3:07
- "It's a Thing of the Past" (Manny Albam) - 2:46
- "Pretty Skinny Bunny" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:29
- "Leonice" (Joe Newman) - 3:36
- "Jack's Wax" (Al Cohn) - 2:31
- "Topsy" (Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle) - 3:17
- "Captain Spaulding" (Cohn) - 3:29
- "I Could Have Told You" (Carl Sigman, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:57
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
[edit]- Joe Newman- trumpet
- Frank Rehak - trombone
- Ernie Wilkins - alto saxophone
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Nat Pierce - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Milt Hinton - bass
- Shadow Wilson - drums
- Manny Albam (tracks 1, 6, 8 & 13), Al Cohn (tracks 2, 5, 9 & 11), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 12) - arranger
References
[edit]- ^ Discogs Album Entry accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015