Count Basie And His Orchestra*It Might As Well Be Swing

Label:

Reprise Records – F 1012

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Swing

Tracklist

A1 Fly Me To The Moon
Written-ByBart Howard
2:30
A2 I WIsh You Love
Written-ByTrenet*
2:56
A3 I Believe In You
Written-ByFrank Loesser
2:21
A4 More
Written-ByOrtolani*
3:05
A5 I Can't Stop Loving You
Written-ByDon Gibson
3:00
B1 Hello, Dolly!
Written-ByJerry Herman
2:45
B2 I Wanna Be Around
Written-ByVimmerstedt*
2:25
B3 The Best Is Yet To Come
Written-ByColeman*
3:10
B4 The Good Life
Written-ByDistel*
2:28
B5 Wives And Lovers
Written-ByBacharach-David*
2:50

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ForBristol Productions

Credits

  • Arranged By, ConductorQuincy Jones
  • BassGeorge Catlett*
  • CelloEdgar Lustgarten (2)
  • DrumsSonny Payne
  • EngineerLowell Frank
  • GuitarFreddie Green
  • Liner NotesStan Cornyn
  • Photography ByTed Allen*
  • PianoCount Basie
  • ProducerSonny Burke
  • ReedsMarshal Royal*
  • TromboneKenny Shroyer
  • TrumpetWallace Davenport
  • Vibraphone [Vibes]Emil Richards
  • ViolaVirginia Majewski
  • ViolinThelma Beach

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 10,339
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 10,340
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped, variant 1): o 10339 1H
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped, variant 1): o 10340 1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped, variant 2): o 10339 1K
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, variant 2): o 10340-F-1012B-1A

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It Might As Well Be Swing (LP, Album, Stereo) Reprise Records FS-1012 US 1964
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It Might As Well Be Swing (LP, Album, Stereo) Ariola S 71 617 IT 1964
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It Might As Well Be Swing (LP, Album, Stereo) Reprise Records R9 1012 UK 1964

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Reviews

  • tvfats's avatar
    tvfats
    Mr. S with some good folks backing him on this Reprise album...He has the Count Basie Band for musical and some crafty arrangements by Quincy Jones..."It Might As Well Be Swing" is a classic Sinatra album from the mid 60's...No better singer using top phrasing on every cut...Good stuff here...

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