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I Gotta Right to Swing

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Released
  
1960

Length
  
37:02

Release date
  
1960

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

Recorded
  
August 15, 1955

Artist
  
Sammy Davis Jr.

Label
  
Decca Records

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I Gotta Right to Swing (1960)
  
The Wham of Sam! (1961)

Similar
  
Sammy Davis Jr albums, Vocal jazz albums

I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Nick Dedina awarded the album four stars and said that the album "is an invigorating mix of up-tempo swing and hard-hitting rhythm & blues...a must-have for fans of classic pop and vocal jazz".

Track listing

  1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
  2. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04
  3. "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46
  4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19
  5. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30
  6. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37
  7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51
  8. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01
  9. "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23
  10. "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06
  11. "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) - 2:49

Personnel

  • Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals
  • George Rhodes - piano
  • Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - arranger, conductor
  • The Count Basie Orchestra:
  • John Anderson, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
  • Benny Powell, Al Grey, Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers - trombone
  • Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
  • Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Ed Jones - double bass
  • Sonny Payne - drums
  • Personnel as listed in the liner notes.

    • Songs

    1The Lady Is a Tramp4:20
    2I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues3:12
    3Get on the Right Track Baby2:48

    References

    I Gotta Right to Swing Wikipedia
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