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New Sounds in Swing

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Released
  
1956

Label
  
Jazztone J-1217

New Sounds in Swing (1956)
  
Salute to Satch (1956)

Release date
  
1956

Recorded
  
1956 New York City

Producer
  
George T. Simon

Artist
  
Joe Newman

Genre
  
Jazz

Similar
  
Joe Newman albums, Jazz albums

New Sounds in Swing (also released as Byers' Guide) is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman and trombonist Billy Byers recorded in 1956 for the mail order Jazztone label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "Byers wrote most of the music for the date and the solos remain very fresh. The performances are comparable to other musicians' better-known dates that have had the benefit of better promotion by their record labels and wider exposure through reissues".

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Byers except as indicated

  1. "Whoo's Cool?" - 6:18
  2. "Byers' Guide" - 3:56
  3. "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 4:19
  4. "Fingernails on the Windowpane" - 4:09
  5. "April's Delight" (Judy Spencer) - 6:36
  6. "Gin and Catatonic" - 5:12
  7. "Dialogue in F" (Spencer) - 4:17
  8. "Tribute to the West" - 4:18
  9. "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose) - 2:24
  10. "Which One Is Sali" - 7:31

Personnel

  • Joe Newman- trumpet
  • Billy Byers - trombone, arranger
  • Gene Quill - alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Lou Stein - piano
  • Milt Hinton - bass
  • Osie Johnson - drums

    • References

    New Sounds in Swing Wikipedia
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