''Swingin' Down Yonder'' is the first full-length, 12-inch
album
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recorded by
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
for Capitol Records during three sessions in September and October 1954 and February 1955. According to the original sleeve notes, all the songs have a "common geographical root: the American South." In 1963, Capitol Records re-released ''Swingin' Down Yonder'' under the titled ''Southern Style''.
The 1991 Capitol Records CD reissue added eight bonus tracks which for the most part uphold the Dixieland sound. By contrast, the 2005
Collectors' Choice reissue selected four bonus tracks of dubious connection to the American South, including "Under the Bridges of Paris".
Track listing
LP
Capitol T-576
Side A
Side B
7" EP Set (Same credits as LP)
Capitol F1-576
Side A
Side B
Capitol F2-576
Side A
Side B
Capitol F3-576
Side A
Side B
Compact Disc
1991 Capitol CD, Catalog Number CDP 7 94306 2 (original album plus eight more tracks)
2005 Collectors' Choice Music CD, Catalog Number WWCCM05992 (original album plus four more tracks)
Personnel
*Dean Martin: Vocals
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Dick Stabile
Richard Dominic Stabile (May 29, 1909 – September 18, 1980) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
Career
He was born in Newark, New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, United States. The son of a band leader and violinist, Sta ...
: Leader
*Vincent Terri: Guitar
*Phil Stephens: Bass
*Ray S. Toland: Drums/Contractor
*Louis Brown: Piano
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Gus Bivona: Saxophone (Sessions 3538 and 3544)
*Charles O. Butler: Saxophone (Session 3690)
*Edward R. Miller: Saxophone (Sessions 3538 and 3544)
*Edward 'Ed' Rosa: Saxophone (Session 3690)
*Milton Bernhardt: Trombone (Session 3690)
*Francis L. 'Joe' Howard: Trombone
*Thomas 'Tom' Pederson: Trombone (Sessions 3538 and 3544)
*George M. Roberts: Trombone (Session 3544 and 3690)
*Lloyd Ulyate: Trombone
*Virgil P. Evans: Trumpet
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Conrad Gozzo
Conrad Joseph Gozzo (February 6, 1922October 8, 1964) was an American trumpet player. He was a member of the NBC Hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death.
Early life
Gozzo was born in New Britain, Connecticut on February 6, 1922, ...
: Trumpet (Session 3690)
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Emanuel 'Mannie' Klein: Trumpet (Sessions 3538 and 3544)
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Charles E. Teagarden: Trumpet
References
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Dean Martin albums
1955 albums
Capitol Records albums
Albums produced by Voyle Gilmore