It Might as Well Be Swing
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.
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| Released | August 1964 (LP) October 1986 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | June 9–12, 1964, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 27:22 | |||
| Label | Reprise FS 1012 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Burke | |||
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular. This was Sinatra and Basie's second collaboration after 1962's Sinatra-Basie.
Sinatra's cover version of "Hello Dolly" on the album features a new second verse improvised by Sinatra, which pays tribute to Louis Armstrong, who had topped the Billboard charts with his own version of the song earlier in 1964.
It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "It Might as Well Be Spring".
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