''Swinging Kicks'' is a 1957 album by the jazz arranger Buddy Bregman. The album was released as ''I Love Listening to Buddy Bregman'' by HMV in the United Kingdom.

Reception

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reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that it was "Because many of the selections are brief (seven are under two minutes) and due to the intriguing titles, this seems a bit like a soundtrack to a film that was never made. However, few of the tracks seem truncated and there are some excellent solos along the way, particularly from Ben Webster, Conte Candoli, Herb Geller, Bud Shank, and Paul Smith. ...Bregman uses some of the top West Coast jazz players and various musicians who were on Verve at the time, with Stan Getz making a guest appearance on "Honey Chile". Recommended".

Track listing

# "Wild Party" – 3:22 # "Melody Room" – 1:24 # "Bada Blues" – 2:56 # "Kicks Swings" – 2:11 # "Melody Lane" – 1:51 # "Lost Keys" – 1:51 # "Go Kicks" – 1:25 # "Gage Flips" – 2:13 # "Derek's Blues" – 2:49 # "Mulliganville" – 1:35 # "Terror Ride" – 2:15 # "The Flight" – 3:46 # "Tom's Idea" – 2:02 # "Melodyville" – 1:56 # "Honey Chile" – 2:33 # "End of Party" – 1:18 # "Kicks Is In Love" – 3:18

Personnel

* Buddy Bregman –

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

conductor Conductor or conduction may refer to: Music * Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra. * ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas * Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...

* Bud Shank, Herb Geller –

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* Jimmy Giuffre –

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

* Al Hendrickson – guitar * Ben Webster, Bob Cooper, Georgie Auld,

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

– tenor saxophone * Frank Rosolino, George Roberts,

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, Milt Bernhart – trombone * Conrad Gozzo, Conte Candoli,

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 ...

, Pete Candoli,

Ray Linn :''Not related to actor-singeRay Linn Jr.(1914–1994)''. Ray Linn (October 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois – 4 November 1996 in Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz trumpeter. Linn's first major engagements came in the late 1930s, playing ...

– trumpet *

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

Paul Smith Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to: Music * Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer * Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist * Paul Smith (rock vocalist) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of ...

– piano * Joe Mondragon – double bass * Alvin Stoller,

Stan Levey Adolph Stanley Levey known professionally as Stan Levey (April 5, 1926 – April 19, 2005) was an American jazz drummer. He was known for working with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the early development of bebop during the 1940s, and i ...

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 1957 albums Albums arranged by Buddy Bregman Albums produced by Norman Granz Albums recorded at Capitol Studios Buddy Bregman albums Verve Records albums