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Swing's the Thing

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Illinois Jacquet

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
34:16

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Clef Records

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Recorded
  
October 16, 1956 Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA

Swing's the Thing (1956)
  
Illinois Jacquet Flies Again (1959)

Similar
  
Illinois Jacquet albums, Jazz albums

Swing's the Thing is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in late 1956 and originally released on the Clef label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "the magic is in the performances, so to speak with Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Jones and Ray Brown in the party... This is essential Jacquet".

Track listing

  1. "Las Vegas Blues" (Roy Eldridge) - 6:17
  2. "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) - 4:31
  3. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 6:42
  4. "Achtung" (Illinois Jacquet) - 5:06
  5. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:56
  6. "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) - 5:44

Personnel

  • Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
  • Roy Eldridge - trumpet
  • Jimmy Jones - piano
  • Herb Ellis - guitar
  • Ray Brown - bass
  • Jo Jones - drums

    • Songs

    1Las Vegas Blues6:17
    2Harlem Nocturne4:32
    3Can't We Be Friends?6:43

    References

    Swing's the Thing Wikipedia
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