Swingin' with Pee Wee
1960 studio album by Pee Wee Russell with Buck Clayton
Swingin' with Pee Wee is an album by clarinetist Pee Wee Russell with trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Swingville label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 29, 1960 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:44 | |||
| Label | Swingville SV 2008 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "Russell and trumpeter Buck Clayton make for a perfectly compatible team on the 1960 date ... His playing is much more consistent and comfortable on the mid-tempo material than usual and he mostly gets to avoid the overly hyper Dixieland warhorses. A gem".[3]
Track listing
- "What Can I Say Dear" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 5:00
- "Midnight Blue" (Pee Wee Russell) – 5:38
- "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 4:40
- "Lulu's Back In Town" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) – 5:02
- "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barris, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) – 5:37
- "I Would Do Most Anything for You" (Mack David) – 6:07
- "Englewood" (Russell) – 6:40
Personnel
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed June 30, 2017
- ^ Swingville Label Discography accessed June 30, 2017
- ^ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, Scott. Swingin' with Pee Wee – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1252. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.