I'm Still Swinging is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label. The album features cover art by Andy Warhol.
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | 3 |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.4
Track listing
- "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (Irving Berlin) - 2:41
- "You Can Depend on Me" (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) - 3:33
- "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 3:38
- "It's Bad for Me" (Cole Porter) - 3:19
- "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 3:15
- "Shameful Roger" (Manny Albam) - 2:46
- "The Daughter of Miss Thing" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:35
- "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:04
- "Sweethearts on Parade" (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) - 2:41
- "Slats" (Joe Newman, Wilkins) - 3:51
- "Lament for a Lost Love" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 3:11
- "Perfidia" (Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds) - 2:50
- Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on October 3 (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8-12) and October 4 (tracks 3-5 & 7), 1955
Personnel
- Joe Newman- trumpet
- Urbie Green - trombone
- Gene Quill - alto saxophone
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Dick Katz - piano
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Eddie Jones - bass
- Shadow Wilson - drums
References
Discogs Album Entry accessed November 30, 2015 http://www.discogs.com/Joe-Newman-Octet-The-Im-Still-Swinging/release/2943789 ↩
The Early Jazz Album Covers of Andy Warhol accessed November 30, 2015 http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_early_jazz_album_covers_of_andy_warhol ↩
Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015 http://www.allmusic.com/album/im-still-swinging-mw0000572031 ↩
Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015 http://www.allmusic.com/album/im-still-swinging-mw0000572031 ↩