That Swing Thing!

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That Swing Thing!
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Live album by
Terry Gibbs Quartet
Released1962
RecordedApril 5 and 8, 1961
VenueShelley's Manne Hole, Los Angeles, CA
Genre 38:26
Label Verve V/V6 8467
Producer Jim Davis
Terry Gibbs chronology
Live at the Summit
(1961)
That Swing Thing!
(1962)
Straight Ahead
(1962)

That Swing Thing! is an album recorded by American jazz vibraphonist and bandleader Terry Gibbs featuring performances recorded in 1961 in California and released on the Verve label. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

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AllMusic stated "Vibraphonist Terry Gibbs has so much energy that even the ballads on this obscure Verve LP seem hyper ... Fun music". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Terry Gibbs except where noted

  1. "Let My People Blow" – 6:43
  2. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) – 8:00
  3. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 6:07
  4. "Three Blind Mice" – 5:20
  5. "Blue Wednesday" – 5:22
  6. "Mannehole March" – 6:54

Personnel

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References

  1. Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed July 31, 2017
  2. Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed July 31, 2017
  3. Terry Gibbs Discography accessed July 31, 2017
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. That Swing Thing – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 31, 2017.