Songs for Hip Lovers

Songs for Hip Lovers
Songs for Hip Lovers
Studio album by Woody Herman
Released	1957
Recorded	January–March 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:15
Label	Verve MGV 2069
Producer	Norman Granz
Woody Herman chronology

Songs for Hip Lovers is a 1957 vocal album by the jazz bandleader Woody Herman, arranged by Marty Paich.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	^[4]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in two sessions, in January and March 1957.^[3] The material is standards and the arrangements are by Marty Paich.^[2]

Release and reception

Songs for Hip Lovers was reissued by Verve Records on CD.^[3] Ken Dryden reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "Herman is a swinging, friendly singer heard doing such time-tested standards as the humorous "Makin' Whoopee," a more upbeat than typical "Willow Weep For Me," and "I Won't Dance." The musicians from each of the two sessions provide strong accompaniment: "Sweets" Edison, Charlie Shavers, and Ben Webster are outstanding and Marty Paich's arrangements fit Herman's style rather well".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a delightful set. Herman's singing was enduring and unpretentious, and he made a lyric line swing without manhandling it."^[3] Scott Yanow, in his book Bebop, writes that the album has its "charming moments" but the "horns are missing in its concise performances".^[5]

Track listing

"Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:26
"I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:39
"I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:51
"Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:37
"Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:32
"Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:24
"Comes Love" (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias) – 3:27
"Ev'rything I've Got" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:02
"Alone Together" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 3:07
"Bidin' My Time" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:27
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 3:21
"Louise" (Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) – 3:22

Personnel

Woody Herman – clarinet, vocals
Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
Bill Harris – trombone
Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison – trumpet
Barney Kessel, Billy Bauer – guitar
Jimmy Rowles, Lou Stein – piano
Joe Mondragon, Milt Hinton – double bass
Jo Jones, Larry Bunker – drums
Marty Paich – arranger

References

^ "Woody Herman - Songs for Hip Lovers at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Songs for Hip Lovers at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 693. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (2nd ed.). Virgin. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.
^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 9780879306083. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[Discogs-1] "Woody Herman - Songs for Hip Lovers at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[Allmusic-2] Songs for Hip Lovers at AllMusic

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 693. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Vir-4] Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (2nd ed.). Virgin. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.

[Yanow2000-5] Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop. Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 9780879306083. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

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