I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)

I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) is the debut album by American jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli.

I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father)
Studio album by John Pizzarelli
Released	May 1983 (1983-05)
Recorded	May 1983 (1983-05)
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:53
Producer	Bernard Brightman
John Pizzarelli chronology
I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) (1983) Hit That Jive, Jack! (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Writing two decades after the album's release, Scott Yanow of AllMusic commented that Pizzarelli "never had a strong voice, but his charm and likable personality usually overcame his vocal shortcomings". He concluded the album was "[a]n interesting early effort."

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Route 66"	Bobby Troup	3:17
2.	"I'm Hip"	Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough	2:57
3.	"A Man with One Million Dollars"	James Cavanaugh, Paul Cunningham, Guy Wood	2:58
4.	"Straighten Up and Fly Right"	Irving Mills, Nat King Cole	2:17
5.	"Popsicle Toes"	Michael Franks	3:31

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Like Jersey Best"	Phil Bernardi, Joe Cosgriff	4:16
2.	"Have Another One, Not Me"	Joe Mooney	3:38
3.	"For Sentimental Reasons"	Deek Watson, William Best	2:51
4.	"The River Is Blue"	Pizzarelli	3:17
5.	"Here's Looking at You Kid"	Pizzarelli	2:33

Personnel

Musicians

• John Pizzarelli – guitar, vocals
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Russ Kassoff – piano
• Jerry Bruno – bass guitar

Production

• Bernard Brightman – executive producer
• Gary Pozner – engineer
• Bill Farrar – liner notes

References

Bibliography

• I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) (CD insert). John Pizzarelli. U.S.: P-Vine Records. 2002. 2332.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)