| Something to Swing About | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | November 10–12, 1959, New York City [1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 29:12 | |||
| Label | Kapp KL-1169 [2] | |||
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Something to Swing About is a 1960 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Ernie Wilkins. [3]
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| Allmusic |    [3] |
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". [4] Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, but did not review the album. [3]
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