Released 1959 Something to Swing About
(1959) In London
(1959) Release date 1959 | Label Kapp KL-1169 Artist Carmen McRae Genre Vocal jazz | |
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Recorded November 10–12, 1959, New York City Similar Book of Ballads, Carmen for Cool Ones, By Special Request, After Glow, Birds of a Feather | ||
Something to Swing About is a 1959 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Ernie Wilkins.
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Reception
The initial Billboard magazine review from January 1960 wrote that "McRae fans are going to like this and the gal can easily make herself new friend with the set. ...This is Miss McRae in top form". Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, but did not review the album.
Track listing
- "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
- "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
- "Comes Love" (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias)
- "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
- "It's Love" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
- "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" (Carolyn Leigh, Philip Springer)
- "You Leave Me Breathless" (Ralph Freed, Frederick Hollander)
- "Love Is a Simple Thing" (June Carroll, Arthur Siegel)
- "I Couldn't Care Less"
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
- "That's for Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers)
Personnel
References
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