The Street Swingers

The Street Swingers
Studio album by Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney
Released	1957
Recorded	December 13 & 16, 1957 Coastal Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	World Pacific PJ 1239
Producer	Richard Bock
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Jazz Concerto Grosso (1957) The Street Swingers (1957) Kansas City Revisited (1958)
Jim Hall chronology
Jazz Guitar (1957) The Street Swingers (1957) Jazz Abstractions (1960)
Jimmy Raney chronology
2 Guitars (1957) The Street Swingers (1957) Two Jims and Zoot (1964)

The Street Swingers is an album by jazz trombonist and pianist Bob Brookmeyer with guitarists Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney recorded in late 1957 for the World Pacific label.^[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The tunes are fairly basic and all of the cool-toned musicians are up-to-par on the lightly swinging material".^[5]

Track listing

1. "Arrowhead" (Jim Hall) - 8:59
2. "Street Swingers" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 6:20
3. "Hot Buttered Noodling" (Jimmy Raney) - 6:01
4. "Musicale du Jour" (Brookmeyer) - 8:49
5. "Raney Day" (Hall) - 5:24
6. "Jupiter" (Raney) - 5:06

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano
• Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Bill Crow - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed November 27, 2015
2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed November 27, 2015
3. Bill Crow discography, accessed November 27, 2015
4. Berry, S. C., A Jim Hall discography, accessed November 27, 2015
5. Yanow, Scott. The Street Swingers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2015.