| I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) | ||||
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| Released | May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | May 1983 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:53 | |||
| Producer | Bernard Brightman | |||
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I'm Hip (Please Don't Tell My Father) is the debut album by American jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Writing two decades after the album's release, Scott Yanow of AllMusic commented that Pizzarelli "never had a strong voice, but his charm and likable personality usually overcame his vocal shortcomings". He concluded the album was "[a]n interesting early effort." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Route 66" | Bobby Troup | 3:17 |
| 2. | "I'm Hip" | Dave Frishberg, Bob Dorough | 2:57 |
| 3. | "A Man with One Million Dollars" | James Cavanaugh, Paul Cunningham, Guy Wood | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | Irving Mills, Nat King Cole | 2:17 |
| 5. | "Popsicle Toes" | Michael Franks | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Like Jersey Best" | Phil Bernardi, Joe Cosgriff | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Have Another One, Not Me" | Joe Mooney | 3:38 |
| 3. | "For Sentimental Reasons" | Deek Watson, William Best | 2:51 |
| 4. | "The River Is Blue" | Pizzarelli | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Here's Looking at You Kid" | Pizzarelli | 2:33 |
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