Let's Swing

• Artist: Budd Johnson
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• Release Date: December 02, 1960
• Total Time: 42:24
• Genre: Jazz

Review

This CD reissue brings back one of tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson's best showcases. Featured in a quintet with his brother Keg Johnson on trombone, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Charlie Persip, Budd starts off with a ballad feature ("Serenade in Blue") and performs three originals (including "Downtown Manhattan" and "Uptown Manhattan") as well as three other veteran standards. Throughout, Johnson sounds both modern, as if he had come of age as one of the "cool school," and timeless, since he was a major player by the mid-'30s. A fine set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Serenade in Blue	Mack Gordon, Harry Warren	Budd Johnson	(3:39)
I Only Have Eyes for You	Al Dubin, Harry Warren	Budd Johnson	(4:30)
Downtown Manhattan	Budd Johnson	Budd Johnson	(7:50)
Someone to Watch over Me	George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Budd Johnson	(4:47)
Falling in Love With Love	Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart	Budd Johnson	(5:44)
Blues by Budd	Budd Johnson	Budd Johnson	(10:01)
Uptown Manhattan	Budd Johnson	Budd Johnson	(6:18)

Credits

Joe Goldberg (Liner Notes), Tommy Flanagan (Piano), Keg Johnson (Trombone), Charlie Persip (Drums), Phil DeLancie (Digital Remastering), George Duvivier (Bass), Rudy Van Gelder (Engineer), Phil DeLancie (Remastering), Budd Johnson (Sax (Tenor)), Esmond Edwards (Supervisor)