| Serious Swingers | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 2, 3 & 4, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:17 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C 14031 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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Serious Swingers is an album by saxophonists Bud Shank and Bill Perkins recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label. [1]
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Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic stated: "the co-leaders are in excellent form on six underplayed standards and three group originals. The music swings hard without being overly predictable". [2]
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