Something to Swing About
1960 studio album by Carmen McRae
Something to Swing About | ||||
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Studio album by Carmen McRae | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | November 10–12, 1959, New York City[1] | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 29:12 | |||
Label | Kapp KL-1169[2] | |||
Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Something to Swing About is a 1960 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Ernie Wilkins.[3]
Reception
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Allmusic | [3] |
The initial Billboard magazine review from January 1960 wrote that "McRae fans are going to like this and the gal can easily make herself new friend with the set. ...This is Miss McRae in top form".[4] Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, but did not review the album.[3]
Track listing
- "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
- "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
- "Comes Love" (Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias)
- "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar)
- "It's Love" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
- "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" (Philip Springer, Carolyn Leigh)
- "You Leave Me Breathless" (Frederick Hollander, Ralph Freed)
- "Love Is a Simple Thing" (Arthur Siegel, June Carroll)
- "I Couldn't Care Less" (Rogers L. Simon)
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
- "That's for Me" (Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Personnel
- Carmen McRae – vocals
- Ernie Wilkins – arranger, musical director
- Vinnie Dean, Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods – alto saxophone
- Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone
- Vinny Victor, Sol Schlinger – baritone saxophone
- Richard Williams, Al Stewart, Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Mickey Gravine, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak – trombone
- Paul Fauline – bass trombone
- Dick Katz – piano
- Tommy Williams – double bass
- Floyd Williams, Don Lamond – drums
References
- ^ Leslie Gourse (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
- ^ "Something to Swing About at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ a b c Something to Swing About at AllMusic
- ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums: Very Strong Sales Potential". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 January 1960. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
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