Songs for Swingers

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Songs for Swingers
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Studio album by
Buck Clayton
Released1959
RecordedNovember 25, 1958
StudioNYC
Genre Jazz
Length45:32
Label Columbia
CL 1320
Buck Clayton chronology
Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton
(1958)		Songs for Swingers
(1959)		 Newport Jazz Festival All Stars
(1959)

Songs for Swingers is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Columbia label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "Everyone is in fine form on four of Clayton's originals and four swing standards (including "Mean to Me" and "Sunday"). Even though these middle-aged musicians were thought of by some as being a bit passé, they were all actually still in their musical prime at the time and were enthusiastic about their brand of small-group swing". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Buck Clayton except where noted.

  1. "Swinging at the Copper Rail" – 3:28
  2. "Outer Drive" – 4:46
  3. "Swingin' Along Broadway" – 6:46
  4. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington) – 6:46
  5. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 6:14
  6. "Buckini" – 5:24
  7. "Moonglow" (Will Hudson, Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange) – 6:53
  8. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger, Ned Miller, Jule Styne) – 5:15

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Watts, R. and Eyries, P. Columbia Main Series, Part 9: CL 1300–1399 (1959–1960). Retrieved June 28, 2017
  2. ↑ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Songs for Swingers – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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