''Swingin' for Schuur'' is a 2001
album by American jazz musicians
Diane Schuur and
Maynard Ferguson
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...
, accompanied by his
Big Bop Nouveau big band.
''Swingin’ For Schuur'' was on the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at 23 before falling to 50 on the last week.
Track listing
# "
Just One of Those Things" (
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film.
Born to ...
) – 4:09
# "
Bésame Mucho" (
Sunny Skylar
Sunny Skylar (October 11, 1913 – February 2, 2009) was an American composer, singer, lyricist, and music publisher. He was born Selig Sidney Shaftel in Brooklyn, New York, one of four children, to Sarah and Jacob Shaftel (or Schaftel), Jewish im ...
,
Consuelo Velázquez
Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads ...
) – 5:20
# "
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...
" (
Peter De Rose,
Mitchell Parish) – 6:28
# "
Autumn Leaves" (
Joseph Kosma,
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
,
Jacques Prévert) – 3:33
# "
My Romance" (
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...
,
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
) – 3:52
# "
Love Letters" (
Edward Heyman,
Victor Young) – 4:39
# "
East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (
Brooks Bowman
Brooks Bowman (October 21, 1913 – October 17, 1937) composed the song " East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" which has become a jazz standard.
Biography
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from University School in that city, but ha ...
) – 3:35
# "
Midnight Sun" (
Sonny Burke,
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles M ...
,
Johnny Mercer
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...
) – 5:58
# "
I Fall in Love Too Easily" (
Sammy Cahn,
Jule Styne
Jule Styne (; born Julius Kerwin Stein; December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was an English-American songwriter and composer best known for a series of Broadway musicals, including several famous frequently-revived shows that also became s ...
) – 4:31
# "
Lush Life" (
Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take ...
) – 5:58
# "
Just Friends" (
John Klenner,
Sam M. Lewis) – 4:59
# "
Let's Fall in Love" (
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...
,
Ted Koehler) – 3:45
Personnel
Performance
*
Diane Schuur - vocals, piano
*
Maynard Ferguson
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often served ...
- trumpet
* Paul Armstrong - arranger, trumpet
* Denis DiBlasio - arranger, baritone saxophone
* Pete Ferguson - trumpet
* Patrick Hession - trumpet
* Jeff Lashway - piano
*
Jeff Rupert - tenor saxophone
* Mike Dubaniewicz - alto saxophone
* Brian Stahurski - double bass
* Brian Wolfe - drums
* Tom Garling - arranger
* Chip McNeill
* Reggie Watkins trombone, arranger, musical director
Production
* Glen Barros - executive producer
* John Burk
* Phil Ramone - producer
* William Skip Rose
* Bob Barry - photography
* Dominic Camardella - engineer
* Don Hahn
* Charles Paakkari
* Mark Wilder
* Joseph d'Ambrosio - production coordination
References
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2001 albums
Diane Schuur albums
Maynard Ferguson albums
Albums produced by Phil Ramone
Concord Records albums