Let's Swing! is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.[1][2]
| Let's Swing! | ||||
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| Studio album by The Budd Johnson Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Swingville SVLP 2015 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| DownBeat |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised the playing of both Johnsons, but commented that there was little of interest in the musical arrangements used.[4] Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "One of tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson's best showcases, Let's Swing! finds him featured in a quintet ... Throughout, Johnson sounds both modern, as if he had come of age as one of the "cool school," and timeless, since he was a major player by the mid-'30s. A fine set".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Budd Johnson except where noted.
- "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:39
- "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:30
- "Downtown Manhattan" – 7:50
- "Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:47
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:44
- "Blues by Budd" – 10:01
- "Uptown Manhattan" – 6:18
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series. Retrieved July 6, 2017
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Swingville Label Discography, accessed July 6, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Let's Swing! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Welding, Pete (August 17, 1961). "Budd Johnson: Let's Swing". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 17. p. 32.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 783. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.