I Gotta Right to Swing explained

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.^[3]

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".^[3]

Track listing

1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
2. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04
3. "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46
4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19
5. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30
6. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37
7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51
8. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01
9. "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23
10. "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06
11. "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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Harcourt, Nic . 2005 . Music Lust. The Rat Pack. . Seattle . 176–177. 1570614377.
2. Web site: I Gotta Right to Swing at Discogs . discogs.com. 10 February 2016.
3. Web site: Dedina. Nick. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=i-got-a-right-to-swing-r61160|pure_url=yes}} I Gotta Right to Swing]. Allmusic. February 10, 2011.
4. Barnes, Ken. It's All Over but the Swingin' & I Gotta Right to Swing. album liner notes . . 1998.