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Serious Swingers

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Released
  
1987

Length
  
58:17

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Contemporary C 14031

Recorded
  
December 2, 3 & 4, 1986, 1987 Berkeley, California

Serious Swingers is an album by saxophonists Bud Shank and Bill Perkins recorded in 1987 and released on the Contemporary label.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic said "the co-leaders are in excellent form on six underplayed standards and three group originals. The music swings hard without being overly predictable".

Track listing

  1. "Nictation" (Alan Broadbent) - 4:47
  2. "As Sure as You're Born" (Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 6:49
  3. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) - 6:46
  4. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 7:47
  5. "Blazing Paddles" (Bud Shank) - 4:20
  6. "Nu Blues for B B" (Bill Perkins) - 4:02
  7. "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 5:10
  8. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:02
  9. "Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 5:21
  10. "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) - 8:13 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

  • Bud Shank - alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
  • Alan Broadbent - piano
  • John Heard - bass
  • Sherman Ferguson - drums

    • References

    Serious Swingers Wikipedia
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