I'm Still Swinging
| I'm Still Swinging | ||||
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| Studio album by The Joe Newman Octet | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | October 3 & 4, 1955 Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 1198 | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
| Joe Newman chronology | ||||
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I'm Still Swinging is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1] The album features cover art by Andy Warhol.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (Irving Berlin) - 2:41
- "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) - 3:33
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 3:38
- "It's Bad for Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:19
- "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 3:15
- "Shameful Roger" (Manny Albam) - 2:46
- "The Daughter of Miss Thing" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:35
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:04
- "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 2:41
- "Slats" (Joe Newman, Wilkins) - 3:51
- "Lament for a Lost Love" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 3:11
- "Perfidia" (Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds) - 2:50
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on October 3 (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8-12) and October 4 (tracks 3-5 & 7), 1955
Personnel[edit]
- Joe Newman- trumpet
- Urbie Green - trombone
- Gene Quill - alto saxophone
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Dick Katz - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Shadow Wilson - drums
References[edit]
- ^ Discogs Album Entry accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ The Early Jazz Album Covers of Andy Warhol accessed November 30, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015