A Grand Night for Swinging

A Grand Night for Swinging
A Grand Night for Swinging
Studio album by Mundell Lowe
Released	1957
Recorded	March 7 and April 10, 1957; Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:56
Label	Riverside; RLP 12-238
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Mundell Lowe chronology

A Grand Night for Swinging is an album by American jazz guitarist Mundell Lowe featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "A Grand Night for Swinging will be a real treat for fans unfamiliar with Lowe's earlier work, and a satisfying selection for fans of good jazz guitar".^[2]

Track listing[]

"It's a Grand Night for Swinging" (Billy Taylor) - 4:22
"Blues Before Freud" (Mundell Lowe) - 7:18
"Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 7:19
"It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 2:53
"Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:35
"You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) - 5:37
"Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Joseph Meyer) - 6:52

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7) April 10 (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 1957

Personnel[]

Mundell Lowe - guitar
Billy Taylor - piano
Les Grinage - bass
Ed Thigpen - drums
Gene Quill - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5 & 6)

References[]

^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 22, 2012
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 912. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Riverside Records discography accessed August 22, 2012

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lankford Jr., R. D. Allmusic Review accessed August 22, 2012

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 912. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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