Swingin' Machine Explained

Swingin' Machine
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Mose Allison
Cover:	Swingin' Machine.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	November 8 & 9, 1962 Atlantic Studios in NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:23
Label:	Atlantic SD 1398
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Chronology:	Mose Allison
Prev Title:	I Don't Worry About a Thing
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	The Word from Mose
Next Year:	1964

Swingin' Machine is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison recorded for the Atlantic label in 1962.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with its review by Eugene Chadbourne stating, "adding horns to Allison's band just doesn't work that well. ...All the vocal tracks here are fine... In all, an enjoyable album but a bit disappointing".

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

1. "Swingin' Machine" – 2:31
2. "Do It" – 4:33
3. "Stop This World" – 3:24
4. "Promenade" – 5:10
5. "If You're Goin' to the City" – 3:49
6. "Saritha" – 4:58
7. "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" (Duke Ellington, Don George) – 3:56
8. "So Rare" (Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe) – 5:02

• Recorded at Atlantic Studios in NYC on November 8 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) and November 9 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), 1962

Personnel

• Mose Allison – piano, vocals
• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Jim Reider – tenor saxophone
  • Addison Farmer – bass Frankie Dunlop – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1300-series/#1398 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series
2. http://moseallison.com/?page_id=119 Mose Allison discography