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It Might As Well Be Spring
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It Might As Well Be Spring
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by Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, and Quincy Jones
Sales Rank: 204808
Price:$8.99
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Frank Sinatra and Count Basie's second collaboration, It Might as Well Be Swing, was a more structured, swing-oriented set than Sinatra-Basie, and in many ways the superior album. The album consists of then-recently written songs, arranged as if they were swing numbers. The results work splendidly, not just because arranger/conductor Quincy Jones found the core of each of the songs, but because Basie and his band were flexible. Adding a string section to their core band, Basie plays a more standard swing than he did on Sinatra-Basie, but that doesn't mean It Might as Well Be Swing is devoid of jazz. Both Basie and Sinatra manage to play with the melodies and the beat, even though the album never loses sight of its purpose as a swing album. However, what makes It Might as Well Be Swing more successful is the consistently high level of the performances. On their previous collaboration, both Sinatra and Basie sounded a bit worn out, but throughout this record they play with energy and vigor.
1 Fly Me to the Moon
2 I Wish You Love
3 I Believe in You
4 More [Theme from Mondo Cane]
5 I Can't Stop Loving You
6 Hello, Dolly!
7 I Wanna Be Around
8 The Best Is Yet to Come
9 The Good Life
10 Wives and Lovers
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It Might As Well Be Spring
by Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, and Quincy Jones
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