The Street Swingers Explained

The Street Swingers
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney
Cover:	The Street Swingers.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	December 13 & 16, 1957 Coastal Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	World Pacific PJ 1239
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Bob Brookmeyer
Prev Title:	Jazz Concerto Grosso
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Kansas City Revisited
Next Year:	1958

The Street Swingers is an album by jazz trombonist and pianist Bob Brookmeyer with guitarists Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney, recorded in late 1957 for the World Pacific label.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "the tunes are fairly basic and all of the cool-toned musicians are up-to-par on the lightly swinging material."

Track listing

1. "Arrowhead" (Jim Hall) - 8:59
2. "Street Swingers" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 6:20
3. "Hot Buttered Noodling" (Jimmy Raney) - 6:01
4. "Musicale du Jour" (Brookmeyer) - 8:49
5. "Raney Day" (Hall) - 5:24
6. "Jupiter" (Raney) - 5:06

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano
• Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Bill Crow - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1200-series/#pj-1239 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. & Callahan, M., World Pacific Album Discography, accessed November 27, 2015
3. http://www.billcrowbass.com/billcrowbass.com/DISCOGRAPHY.html Bill Crow discography
4. Berry, S. C., A Jim Hall discography, accessed November 27, 2015