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Swing's The Thing

Acoustic Sounds Vinyl
Artist: 
Illinois Jacquet
€39,99

Release date: 21 November 2025

Originally recorded for the Clef label in 1956, "Swing’s The Thing" features the tenor great in a stellar sextet with Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Jimmy Jones (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass) and Jo Jones (drums). While Jacquet’s sessions as a leader may have been infrequent during this time, this session hits a magical mark with the six-song set being highlighted by the tracks "Las Vegas Blues," "Harlem Nocturne," and "Achtung."

VERVE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES: mastered fully analogue from the original tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, QPR pressing (180 g), firm tip-on gatefold (Stoughton Printing), padded inner sleeve.

 

Tracklisting:

A1. Las Vegas Blues
A2. Harlem Nocturne
A3. Can't We Be Friends?
B1. Achtung
B2. Have You Met Miss Jones?
B3. Lullaby Of The Leaves