I’m Still Swinging is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman’s Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label. The album features cover art by Andy Warhol.
Track listing:
“Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” (Irving Berlin) – 2:41
“You Can Depend on Me” (Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap, Earl Hines) – 3:33
“We’ll Be Together Again” (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:38
“It’s Bad for Me” (Cole Porter) – 3:19
“Exactly Like You” (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 3:15
“Shameful Roger” (Manny Albam) – 2:46
“The Daughter of Miss Thing” (Ernie Wilkins) – 2:35
“Sometimes I’m Happy” (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:04
“Sweethearts on Parade” (Carmen Lombardo, Charles Newman) – 2:41
“Slats” (Joe Newman, Wilkins) – 3:51
“Lament for a Lost Love” (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) – 3:11
“Perfidia” (Alberto Domínguez, Milton Leeds) – 2:50
Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on October 3 (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 8-12) and October 4 (tracks 3-5 & 7), 1955
Personnel:
Joe Newman – trumpet
Urbie Green – trombone
Gene Quill – alto saxophone
Al Cohn – tenor saxophone
Dick Katz – piano
Freddie Green – guitar
Eddie Jones – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums
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Released: 1956
Recorded: October 3 & 4, 1955
Webster Hall, New York City
Length: 37:33
Label: RCA Victor
LPM 1198
Producer: Jack Lewis
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