Something to Swing About
Studio album by
Carmen McRae
Released1960
RecordedNovember 10–12, 1959, New York City[1]
GenreVocal jazz
LabelKapp KL-1169[2]
Carmen McRae chronology
When You're Away
(1959) 		Something to Swing About
(1960) 		Tonight Only!
(1961)

Something to Swing About is a 1960 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Ernie Wilkins.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The initial Billboard magazine review from January 1960 wrote that "McRae fans are going to like this and the gal can easily make herself new friend with the set. ...This is Miss McRae in top form".[4] Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, but did not review the album.[3]

Track listing

  1. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz)
  2. "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote)
  3. "Comes Love" (Sam H. Stept, Lew Brown, Charles Tobias)
  4. "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar)
  5. "It's Love" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
  6. "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" (Philip Springer, Carolyn Leigh)
  7. "You Leave Me Breathless" (Frederick Hollander, Ralph Freed)
  8. "Love Is a Simple Thing" (Arthur Siegel, June Carroll)
  9. "I Couldn't Care Less" (Rogers L. Simon)
  10. "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
  11. "That's for Me" (Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Leslie Gourse (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
  2. ^ "Something to Swing About at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Something to Swing About at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums: Very Strong Sales Potential". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 25 January 1960. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
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