| I Gotta Right to Swing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 15, 1955 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 37:02 | |||
| Label | Decca DL 78981[1] | |||
| Sammy Davis Jr. chronology | ||||
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I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Nick Dedina awarded the album four stars and said that the album "is an invigorating mix of up-tempo swing and hard-hitting rhythm & blues...a must-have for fans of classic pop and vocal jazz".[2]
Track listing
- "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
- "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04
- "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46
- "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19
- "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37
- "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51
- "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01
- "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23
- "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06
- "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) - 2:49
Personnel
- Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals
- George Rhodes - piano
- Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - arranger, conductor
- The Count Basie Orchestra:
- John Anderson, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
- Benny Powell, Al Grey, Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers - trombone
- Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
- Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
- Freddie Green - guitar
- Ed Jones - double bass
- Sonny Payne - drums
- Personnel as listed in the liner notes.[3]
References
- ↑ "I Gotta Right to Swing at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 Dedina, Nick. "I Gotta Right to Swing". Allmusic. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ↑ Barnes, Ken (1998). It's All Over but the Swingin' & I Gotta Right to Swing (album liner notes). Universal Records.
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