A Grand Night for Swinging

A Grand Night for Swinging
Studio album by Mundell Lowe
Released	1957
Recorded	March 7 and April 10, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:56
Label	Riverside RLP 12-238
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Mundell Lowe chronology
New Music of Alec Wilder (1956) A Grand Night for Swinging (1957) Porgy & Bess (1958)

A Grand Night for Swinging is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "A Grand Night for Swinging will be a real treat for fans unfamiliar with Lowe's earlier work, and a satisfying selection for fans of good jazz guitar". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "It's a Grand Night for Swinging" (Billy Taylor) – 4:22
2. "Blues Before Freud" (Mundell Lowe) – 7:18
3. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:19
4. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:53
5. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:35
6. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) – 5:37
7. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Joseph Meyer) – 6:52

• Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7) April 10 (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 1957

Personnel

• Mundell Lowe – guitar
• Billy Taylor – piano
• Les Grinage – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums
• Gene Quill – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5 & 6)

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 22, 2012
2. Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 912. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.