Something to Swing About

Something to Swing About
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	1959
Recorded	November 10–12, 1959, New York City[1]
Genre	Vocal jazz
Label	Kapp KL-1169[2]
Carmen McRae chronology
When You're Away (1959) Something to Swing About (1959) In London (1959)

Something to Swing About is a 1959 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Ernie Wilkins.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The initial Billboard magazine review from January 1960 wrote that "McRae fans are going to like this and the gal can easily make herself new friend with the set. ...This is Miss McRae in top form".^[4] Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, but did not review the album.^[3]

Track listing

1. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)
2. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
3. "Comes Love" (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias)
4. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
5. "It's Love" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
6. "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" (Carolyn Leigh, Philip Springer)
7. "You Leave Me Breathless" (Ralph Freed, Frederick Hollander)
8. "Love Is a Simple Thing" (June Carroll, Arthur Siegel)
9. "I Couldn't Care Less"
10. "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
11. "That's for Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers)

Personnel

• Carmen McRae - vocals
• Vinnie Dean, Porter Kilbert, Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Vinny Victor, Sol Schlinger - baritone saxophone
• Budd Johnson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Paul Fauline - bass trombone
• Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Mickey Gravine, Urbie Green, Frank Rehak - trombone
• Richard Williams, Al Stewart, Art Farmer, Lennie Johnson, Jimmy Maxwell, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Tommy Williams - double bass
• Dick Katz - piano
• Floyd Williams, Don Lamond - drums
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger

References

1. Leslie Gourse (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
2. "Something to Swing About at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
3. Something to Swing About at AllMusic
4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (25 January 1960). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.