I Gotta Right to Swing

I Gotta Right to Swing
Studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Released	1960
Recorded	August 15, 1955
Genre	Vocal jazz R&B[1] swing[1]
Length	37:02
Label	Decca DL 78981[2]
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
Sammy Awards (1960) I Gotta Right to Swing (1960) The Wham of Sam (1961)

I Gotta Right to Swing is a 1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, minus Count Basie himself.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Nick Dedina awarded the album four stars and said that the album "is an invigorating mix of up-tempo swing and hard-hitting rhythm & blues...a must-have for fans of classic pop and vocal jazz".^[3]

Track listing

1. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 4:23
2. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:04
3. "Get On the Right Track Baby" (Titus Turner, Ray Charles) - 2:46
4. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:19
5. "I Got a Woman" (Charles, Renald Richard) - 4:30
6. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 2:37
7. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:51
8. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Charles) - 2:01
9. "Till Then" (Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Guy Wood) - 3:23
10. "Face to Face" (Bob Ralske, Ben Weisman) - 3:06
11. "Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegün) - 2:49

Personnel

• Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals
• George Rhodes - piano
• Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - arranger, conductor
• The Count Basie Orchestra:
  • John Anderson, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet
  • Benny Powell, Al Grey, Henry Coker, Henderson Chambers - trombone
  • Marshall Royal, Frank Wess, Eric Dolphy - alto saxophone
  • Frank Foster, Billy Mitchell - tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Ed Jones - double bass
  • Sonny Payne - drums
• Personnel as listed in the liner notes.^[4]

References