Swinging Down in New Orleans

by Doc Cheatham

Overview

Although it has not gotten the publicity that his Columbia and Verve CDs received, this is one of the finest of all Doc Cheatham albums. Age 88 at the time, Cheatham had not lost a thing and plays miraculously well. He is teamed up with clarinetist Brian O'Connell, pianist Butch Thompson, Les Muscutt (doubling on guitar and banjo), Bill Huntington (on bass and guitar), bassist Peter Badie and drummer Ernest Elly. Cheatham plays melodic, swinging and frequently exciting solos, taking personable and whispery vocals on such likeable numbers as "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "You're Lucky to Me," "Never Swat a Fly," "I Would Do Anything for You" and "I've Got the World on a String." This somewhat overlooked CD is highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/1995
Label:	Jazzology
UPC:	0762247623328
Rank:	145173

Tracks

1. Swinging Down in New Orleans
2. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
3. I Want a Little Girl
4. You're Lucky to Me
5. Never Swat a Fly
6. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
7. Memories of You
8. Avalon
9. Love Will Find a Way
10. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?
11. Mandy
12. I Would Do Anything for You
13. My Ideal
14. World on a String
15. Swing That Music
16. Orignial Jelly Roll Blues
17. Strutting With Some Barbecue

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Doc Cheatham   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Butch Thompson   Piano
Bill Huntington   Bass,Guitar
Peter Badie   Bass
Les Muscutt   Banjo,Guitar
Brian O'Connell   Clarinet
Ernest Elly   Drums

Technical Credits

Judy Cooper   Cover Photo
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Eubie Blake   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Noble Sissle   Composer
Richard A. Whiting   Composer
Newell Chase   Composer
Abe Lyman   Composer
Al Jolson   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Clarence Gaskill   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Billy Moll   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Vincent Rose   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Horace Gerlach   Composer
Murray Mencher   Composer
Dick Cary   Composer
Craig Wroten   Engineer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Liner Notes
Jon P. Pult   Liner Notes,Production Coordination
Parker Dinkins   Mastering