The Swingin'est

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The Swingin'est
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Studio album by
Bennie Green and Gene Ammons
Released1958
RecordedNovember 12, 1958
Studio Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre Jazz
Length63:26
Label Vee-Jay
Producer Sid McCoy
Bennie Green chronology
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(1958)		The Swingin'est
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(1958)		The Swingin'est
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The Swingin'est is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green and saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1958 and released on the Vee-Jay label. [1] The album has also been released under the title Juggin' Around.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2 stars and stated "The emphasis is on the blues and very basic chord changes on this relaxed jam session... Due to the similarity of the material plus three alternate takes that have been added to augment the original program, it is advisable to listen to this CD in small doses". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Juggin' Around" (Frank Foster) – 6:31
  2. "Going South" (Foster) – 10:44
  3. "Jim Dog" (Gene Ammons) – 7:05
  4. "Sermonette" (Nat Adderley, Jon Hendricks) – 4:19
  5. "A Little Ditty" (Frank Wess) – 4:01
  6. "Swingin' for Benny" (Bennie Green) – 12:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Juggin' Around" [alternate take] (Foster) – 6:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Jim Dog" [alternate take] (Ammons) – 7:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Sermonette" (Adderley, Hendricks) – 4:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York City on November 12, 1958.

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Gene Ammons discography accessed October 7, 2010
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
  3. ↑ DeMichael, Don (3 March 1960). "Bennie Green: The Swingin'est". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 5. p. 32.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 596. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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