A Grand Night for Swinging explained

A Grand Night for Swinging
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mundell Lowe
Cover:	A Grand Night for Swinging.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	March 7 and April 10, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:56
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-238
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Mundell Lowe
Prev Title:	New Music of Alec Wilder
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Porgy & Bess
Next Year:	1958

A Grand Night for Swinging is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "A Grand Night for Swinging will be a real treat for fans unfamiliar with Lowe's earlier work, and a satisfying selection for fans of good jazz guitar".^[2]

Track listing

1. "It's a Grand Night for Swinging" (Billy Taylor) – 4:22
2. "Blues Before Freud" (Mundell Lowe) – 7:18
3. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) – 7:19
4. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:53
5. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:35
6. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) – 5:37
7. "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Joseph Meyer) – 6:52

• Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7) April 10 (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 1957

Personnel

• • Mundell Lowe – guitar Billy Taylor – piano
• Les Grinage – bass
• Ed Thigpen – drums
• Gene Quill – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5 & 6)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-238 Riverside Records discography
2. Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012