It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

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It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964 studio album by Frank Sinatra, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra. It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by Quincy Jones.

The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".

The initia lRecord World review stated that "Frank and Count Basie make a stunning combination", continuing "and along with Quincy Jones arrangements, they can't be bettered. The sound is brassy and upbeat." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbmALZV9DBA&list=PLph8hEsdeSe09HJhCFf58pTIrQPQniViW

#FrankSinatra #CountBasie #QuincyJones #BigBand #Jazz #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

Ella and Basie! is a 1963 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Count Basie and his orchestra, with arrangements by Quincy Jones.

Fitzgerald and the Basie band had recorded together once before, on the 1957 album One O'Clock Jump.

This album is revered alongside Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961), Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960), Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and Ella in Hollywood (1961) as one of Ella's greatest recordings. The album was rated the 175th best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0phdQAa-Sg&list=OLAK5uy_mrfCJ_RvgkKc94_s4MKiZstO_GQ1pukwI

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Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

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Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First Review by Richard S. Ginell

The long-awaited first collaboration between two icons, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra, did something unique for the reputations of both. For Basie, the Sinatra connection inaugurated a period in the '60s where his band was more popular and better-known than it ever was, even in the big-band era. For Sinatra, Basie meant liberation, producing perhaps the loosest, rhythmically free singing of his career. Propelled by the irresistible drums of Sonny Payne, Sinatra careens up to and around the tunes, reacting jauntily to the beat and encouraging Payne to swing even harder, which was exactly the way to interact with the Basie rhythm machine -- using his exquisite timing flawlessly...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK_xmmB_L9E&list=PL3QK-FeOu2ccjMxb9tguET3nuc_Dv6vte&index=1

#CountBasie #NealHefti #FrankSinatra #Jazz #BigBand #Swing #VocalJazz #Music

I Love the Life I Live is an album by the American musician Mose Allison, released in 1960.

Allison became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings. - Wikipedia

I Love the Life I Live Review by Mark Allan

When this album was recorded in 1960, this laconic Mississippian wasn't the brilliant lyricist he would later become. But he had great taste. The title track, written by Willie Dixon, sure sounds like a Mose song; "Fool's Paradise" is another gem. Mose's four tunes are instrumentals. The production by Teo Macero makes it feel like you're perched on one end of the piano bench.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzTYOJQsw-Q&list=RDYzTYOJQsw-Q&start_radio=1

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I Love the Life I Live is an album by the American musician Mose Allison, released in 1960.

Allison became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to New York in 1956, he worked primarily in jazz settings, playing with jazz musicians like Stan Getz, Al Cohn, and Zoot Sims, along with producing numerous recordings. - Wikipedia

I Love the Life I Live Review by Mark Allan

When this album was recorded in 1960, this laconic Mississippian wasn't the brilliant lyricist he would later become. But he had great taste. The title track, written by Willie Dixon, sure sounds like a Mose song; "Fool's Paradise" is another gem. Mose's four tunes are instrumentals. The production by Teo Macero makes it feel like you're perched on one end of the piano bench.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzTYOJQsw-Q&list=RDYzTYOJQsw-Q&start_radio=1

#MoseAllison #WillieDixon #TeoMacero #Jazz #Blues #Music #JazzPiano #VocalJazz