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Swingin' Machine

Swingin' Machine is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison recorded for the Atlantic label in 1962.

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Swingin' Machine
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedNovember 8 & 9, 1962
StudiosAtlantic Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length33:23
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Mose Allison chronology
I Don't Worry About a Thing
(1962)
Swingin' Machine
(1963)
The Word from Mose
(1964)

Swingin' Machine is an album by American pianist, vocalist and composer Mose Allison recorded for the Atlantic label in 1962.12

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star3

Allmusic awarded the album 212 stars with its review by Eugene Chadbourne stating, "adding horns to Allison's band just doesn't work that well. ...All the vocal tracks here are fine... In all, an enjoyable album but a bit disappointing".3

Track listing

All compositions by Mose Allison except as indicated

  1. "Swingin' Machine" – 2:31
  2. "Do It" – 4:33
  3. "Stop This World" – 3:24
  4. "Promenade" – 5:10
  5. "If You're Goin' to the City" – 3:49
  6. "Saritha" – 4:58
  7. "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" (Duke Ellington, Don George) – 3:56
  8. "So Rare" (Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe) – 5:02
  • Recorded at Atlantic Studios in NYC on November 8 (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) and November 9 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8), 1962

Personnel

References

References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 25, 2015
  2. Mose Allison discography accessed September 25, 2015
  3. Chadbourne, Eugene. Swingin' Machine – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2015.