| Songs for Hip Lovers | ||||
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | January–March 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:15 | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 2069 [1] | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
| Woody Herman chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz |  [4] |
Songs for Hip Lovers is a 1957 vocal album by the jazz bandleader Woody Herman, arranged by Marty Paich.
The album was recorded in two sessions, in January and March 1957. [3] The material is standards and the arrangements are by Marty Paich. [2]
Songs for Hip Lovers was reissued by Verve Records on CD. [3] Ken Dryden reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "Herman is a swinging, friendly singer heard doing such time-tested standards as the humorous "Makin' Whoopee," a more upbeat than typical "Willow Weep For Me," and "I Won't Dance." The musicians from each of the two sessions provide strong accompaniment: "Sweets" Edison, Charlie Shavers, and Ben Webster are outstanding and Marty Paich's arrangements fit Herman's style rather well". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a delightful set. Herman's singing was enduring and unpretentious, and he made a lyric line swing without manhandling it." [3] Scott Yanow, in his book Bebop, writes that the album has its "charming moments" but the "horns are missing in its concise performances". [5]
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