''Swing'' is the fifteenth
studio album
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by Australian
soul and
R&B singer
Renée Geyer. Geyer told ''
The Sydney Morning Herald'' that ''Swing'' was inspired by
Frank Sinatra
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's 1966 recording with
Count Basie in
Las Vegas, an album she had long admired. But it took the success of
Michael Buble to convince her that she should lend her distinctive voice to a big-band album.
''Swing'' is Geyer's
big band interpretation of classics as well as remakes of two of her own hits, "
Say I Love You" and "
It's a Man's Man's World".
Robert Rigby from FanFare Records said “The album is a collection of wonderful songs delivered by Renee in a tour de force. On this record she had a great deal especially with her great friend
Paul Kelly on a classic
Mel Torme song "
Comin' Home Baby"”.
The album was released on 19 April 2013 and peaked at number 22 on the ARIA Charts.
Geyer toured the album across 2013.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for 'Best Jazz Album', losing to ''Smile'' by
The Idea Of North.
Reception
Cameron Adams from
Herald Sun
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said: "Timeless songs delivered by a timeless voice - sometimes it's that easy. Australian national treasure
Renée Geyer is completely at home in front of a big band, joyfully losing herself in standards. Her mate Paul Kelly shows he can even pull off jazz duetting on the
Mel Torme hit "
Comin' Home Baby". Geyer also uses the opportunity to revisit some of her biggest hits, "
Say I Love You" is injected with a Latin carnival feel that is infectious, while after all the times she's sung it she still causes instant goosebumps on "
It's a Man's Man's World"." adding "
t'sthe kind of album they used to make."
Track listing
# "
Baby Please Don't Go" (
Joe Williams) - 2:55
# "
I Got Rhythm" (
George Gershwin,
Ira Gershwin
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) - 3:37
# "
I Wanna Be Around" (
Johnny Mercer
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, Sadie Vimmerstedt) - 2:19
# "
Fly Me to the Moon" (
Bart Howard) - 2:54
# "
Comin' Home Baby"
(with Paul Kelly) (
Ben Tucker,
Bob Dorough
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) - 3:28
# "
Alfie" (
Burt Bacharach
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,
Hal David) - 3:46
# "
Say I Love You" (
Eddy Grant) - 4:11
# "
What a Wonderful World" (
Bob Thiele,
George David Weiss) - 5:24
# "
My Funny Valentine
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" (
Richard Rodgers
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,
Lorenz Hart
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) - 5:12
# "
Somewhere" (
Leonard Bernstein
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,
Stephen Sondheim
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) - 5:28
# "
It's a Man's Man's World" (Betty Jean Newsome,
James Brown
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) - 5:57
Personnel
* Philip Rex - Acoustic Bass
* Julien Wilson - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
* Lachlan Davidson - Alto Saxophone, Flute
* Tim Wilson - Alto Saxophone, Flute
* Paul Williamson - Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
* David Beck - Drums, Percussion
* Bruce Haymes - Electric Piano, Organ
ammond* Lachlan Davidson - Flute
* Sam Lemann - Guitar
* Sam Keevers - Piano
* Carlo Barbaro - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
* David Palmer - Trombone
* Jordan Murray - Trombone
* Nick Mulder - Trombone
* Simon Scerri - Trombone
ass
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* Eamon McNelis - Trumpet
* Gianni Marinucci - Trumpet
* Greg Spence - Trumpet
* Ross Irwin - Trumpet
* Scott Tinkler - Trumpet
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2013 albums
Renée Geyer albums
Covers albums
Big band albums
Blues albums by Australian artists
Jazz albums by Australian artists