Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 42:34

Size: 97.5 MB

Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1992/2009

Art: Front

[3:37] 1. Serenade In Blue

[4:26] 2. I Only Have Eyes For You

[7:47] 3. Downtown Manhattan

[4:44] 4. Someone To Watch Over Me

[5:43] 5. Falling In Love With Love

[9:58] 6. Blues By Budd

[6:17] 7. Uptown Manhattan

One of tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson's best showcases, Let's Swing! finds him featured in a quintet with his brother Keg Johnson on trombone, pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Charlie Persip. Budd starts off with the ballad feature "Serenade in Blue," then performs three originals, including "Downtown Manhattan" and "Uptown Manhattan," as well as three other veteran standards. Throughout, Johnson sounds both modern, as if he had come of age as one of the "cool school," and timeless, since he was a major player by the mid-'30s. A fine set. ~Scott Yanow

Let's Swing

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