All I Wanna Do Is Swing
| All I Wanna Do Is Swing | ||||
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| Studio album by  The Joe Newman Octet  | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | February 8, 1955 Webster Hall, New York City  | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:46 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 1118  | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
| Joe Newman chronology | ||||
 
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All I Wanna Do Is Swing (subtitled The Joe Newman Story) is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Octet recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating | 
| Allmusic | |
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
Track listing
- "Soon" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:42
 - "Limehouse Blues" (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) - 3:25
 - "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn) - 2:36
 - "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) - 2:42
 - "If I Could Be with You" (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) - 3:07
 - "It's a Thing of the Past" (Manny Albam) - 2:46
 - "Pretty Skinny Bunny" (Ernie Wilkins) - 2:29
 - "Leonice" (Joe Newman) - 3:36
 - "Jack's Wax" (Al Cohn) - 2:31
 - "Topsy" (Eddie Durham, Edgar Battle) - 3:17
 - "Captain Spaulding" (Cohn) - 3:29
 - "I Could Have Told You" (Carl Sigman, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:57
 - "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 3:09 Bonus track on CD reissue
 
Personnel
- Joe Newman- trumpet
 - Frank Rehak - trombone
 - Ernie Wilkins - alto saxophone
 - Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
 - Nat Pierce - piano
 - Freddie Green - guitar
 - Milt Hinton - bass
 - Shadow Wilson - drums
 - Manny Albam (tracks 1, 6, 8 & 13), Al Cohn (tracks 2, 5, 9 & 11), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 3, 4, 7, 10 & 12) - arranger
 
References
- ^ Discogs Album Entry accessed November 30, 2015
 - ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed November 30, 2015
 
