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A Swingin' Affair - Wikipedia

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A Swingin' Affair

Studio album by

Dexter Gordon

Released

Early October 1964

Recorded

August 29, 1962

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Genre

Jazz

Length

38:27

Label

Blue Note
BLP 4133

Producer

Alfred Lion

Dexter Gordon chronology

Our Man in Paris
(1963)

A Swingin' Affair
(1964)

One Flight Up
(1965)

A Swingin' Affair is a 1962 album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded two days after Go! with the same line-up, but not released for two years.^[1]

Recording and music

The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on August 29, 1962.^[2] Gordon's quartet contained pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins.^[2] Of the six compositions, three are standards, two were written by Gordon, and one was contributed by Warren.^[1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

A Swingin' Affair was released in early October 1964.^[5] The Penguin Guide to Jazz picked "You Stepped Out of a Dream" as the album's highlight, but described the session as a "not altogether riveting date."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Soy Califa"	Gordon	6:27
2.	"Don't Explain"	Arthur Herzog Jr. Billie Holiday	6:06
3.	"You Stepped out of a Dream"	Nacio Brown Gus Kahn	6:34

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Backbone"	Butch Warren	6:48
2.	"Until the Real Thing Comes Along"	Sammy Cahn Saul Chaplin L.E. Freeman Mann Holiner Alberta Nichols	6:49
3.	"McSplivens"	Gordon	5:43

Personnel

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jurek, Thom. "Dexter Gordon: A Swingin' Affair". AllMusic. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Dexter Gordon Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 581. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 87. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Billboard Oct 17, 1964

v t e Dexter Gordon
1940s and 1950s	Dexter Rides Again (1945–47) The Hunt w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Chase w/ Wardell Gray (1947) The Duel w/ Teddy Edwards (1947) Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) Dexter Blows Hot and Cool (1955)
1960s	The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (1960) Doin' Allright (1961) Dexter Calling... (1961) Go (1962) A Swingin' Affair (1962) Our Man in Paris (1963) One Flight Up (1964) Cheese Cake (1964) I Want More (1964) It's You or No One (1964) King Neptune (1964) Love for Sale (1964) Clubhouse (1965) Gettin' Around (1965) Setting the Pace w/ Booker Ervin (1965) The Squirrel: Live at Montmartre (1967) Take the "A" Train (1967) A Day in Copenhagen w/ Slide Hampton (1969) The Tower of Power! (1969) More Power! (1969)
1970s	Some Other Spring w/ Karin Krog (1970) Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux w/ Junior Mance (1970) The Panther! (1970) The Chase! w/ Gene Ammons (1970) The Jumpin' Blues (1970) Ca'Purange (1972) Tangerine (1972) Generation (1972) All Souls (1972) The Apartment (1974) Something Different (1975) Bouncin' with Dex (1975) Swiss Nights Vol. 1-3 (1975) Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (1976) True Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Silver Blue w/ Al Cohn (1976) Biting The Apple (1976) Sophisticated Giant (1977) Manhattan Symphonie (1978)
1980s	Gotham City (1980) American Classic (1982) Round Midnight (1986) The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986) Both Sides of Midnight (1988)
Posthumous releases	Live at Carnegie Hall (1998) The Rainbow People w/ Benny Bailey (2002)
Related articles	Edward L. Baker, Jr. (grandfather) Round Midnight (1986 film) Lars Ulrich

v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets/My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)

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