I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Nick Dedina awarded the album four stars and said that the album "is an invigorating mix of up-tempo swing and hard-hitting rhythm & blues...a must-have for fans of classic pop and vocal jazz". It was the last album Sammy Davis, Jr recorded for Decca Records.
Track listing "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23 "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04 "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19 "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30 "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37 "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51 "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01 "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23 "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06 "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) - 2:49
Personnel Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals George Rhodes - piano Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - arranger, conductor The Count Basie Orchestra: John Anderson, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet Benny Powell, Al Grey, Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers - trombone Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone Freddie Green - guitar Ed Jones - double bass Sonny Payne - drums Personnel as listed in the liner notes.
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