The Hard Swing Explained

The Hard Swing
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt
Cover:	The Hard Swing.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	February 9, 1959 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve MG V-8306
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Sonny Side Up
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt
Next Year:	1959

The Hard Swing is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt's Quartet recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:07
2. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 3:41
3. "Subito" - 3:57
4. "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 4:08
5. "I'll Remember April" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston) - 4:36
6. "Blues for Lester" - 4:24
7. "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 3:47
8. "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 2:41
9. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 5:03
10. "Presto" - 3:27
11. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) - 4:07

Personnel

Sonny Stitt Quartet

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone (on 7 tracks); tenor saxophone (on 4 tracks)
• Amos Trice - piano
• George Morrow - bass
• Lenny McBrowne - drums

Technical

• Sheldon Marks - art direction
• Norman Gollin - cover design
• Tommy Mitchell - cover photography

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8300-series/#mgv-8306 Verve Records Discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hard-swing-mw0000544506 Allmusic Review