Album · 1957
A Swingin’ Affair!
- Released
- 6 May 1957
- Label
- Capitol Records
- Catalogue no.
- LCT 6135
- Tracklist
- 15 tracks
- Length
- 45:39
- Country
- GB
“A Swingin’ Affair!” is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1957 on Capitol Records. The original release has 15 tracks with a running time of 45:39. Jazz standards on the record include “At Long Last Love”, “From This Moment On”, “I Got It Bad” and “I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan”. The line-up features Alex Beller (violin), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Bill Miller (piano), Eleanor Slatkin (cello) and Frank Sinatra (vocals).
Who played on A Swingin’ Affair!
- Alex Beller violin all tracks
- Alvin Dinkin viola all tracks
- Bill Miller piano all tracks
- Eleanor Slatkin cello all tracks
- Frank Sinatra vocals all tracks
- Harry “Sweets” Edison trumpet all tracks
- Joe Comfort double bass all tracks
- Maxine Johnson viola all tracks
- Nelson Riddle conductor, orchestrator, arranger all tracks
- Shorty Sherock trumpet all tracks
- Erno Neufeld violin on 14 tracks
- Kathryn Julye harp on 14 tracks
- Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra performing orchestra on 14 tracks
- Nick Bonney guitar on 14 tracks
- Alvin Stoller drums (drum set) on 12 tracks
- Harry Klee alto saxophone on 12 tracks
- Victor Bay violin on 12 tracks
- Ennio Bolognini cello on 11 tracks
- George Roberts bass trombone on 11 tracks
- Joe Koch baritone saxophone on 11 tracks
- Dick Noel trombone on 10 tracks
- Eudice Shapiro violin on 10 tracks
- Lou Raderman violin on 10 tracks
- Vito N. Mangano trumpet on 10 tracks
- Cy Bernard cello on 9 tracks
- Felix Slatkin violin on 9 tracks
- Marshall Sosson violin on 9 tracks
- Paul Shure violin on 9 tracks
- Dave Sterkin viola on 8 tracks
- Ed Kusby trombone on 8 tracks
- Ray Linn trumpet on 8 tracks
- Wilbur Schwartz alto saxophone on 8 tracks
- Conrad Gozzo trumpet on 7 tracks
- David Frisina violin on 7 tracks
- Edgar Lustgarten cello on 7 tracks
- George Arus trombone on 7 tracks
- James Williamson tenor saxophone on 7 tracks
- Juan Tizol trombone, valve trombone on 7 tracks
- Nathan Ross violin on 7 tracks
- Victor Arno violin on 7 tracks
- Alex Murray violin on 6 tracks
- Kurt Dieterle violin on 6 tracks
- Mischa Russell violin on 5 tracks
- Dick Nash trombone on 4 tracks
- Gerald Vinci violin on 4 tracks
- Henry Hill violin on 4 tracks
- Jacques Gasselin violin on 4 tracks
- Pete Candoli trumpet on 4 tracks
- Pullman “Tommy” Pederson trombone on 4 tracks
- Skeets Herfurt alto saxophone on 4 tracks
- Ted Nash tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
- Ted Nash tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
- Buck Skalak tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
- Dominic Mumolo alto saxophone on 3 tracks
- Don Raffell tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
- Harold Dicterow violin on 3 tracks
- Irv Cottler drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
- Jack Dumont alto saxophone on 3 tracks
- James Arkatov cello on 3 tracks
- Joseph Stepansky violin on 3 tracks
- Jules Kinsler tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
- Lou Kievman viola on 3 tracks
- Murray McEachern trombone on 3 tracks
- Robert Lawson baritone saxophone on 3 tracks
- Stanley Harris viola on 3 tracks
- Walter Edelstein violin on 3 tracks
- Arnold Belnick violin on 1 track
- Champ Webb tenor saxophone on 1 track
- Chuck Gentry baritone saxophone on 1 track
- George van Eps guitar on 1 track
- Harry Bluestone violin on 1 track
- Helen Hutchinson harp on 1 track
- Irving “Babe” Russin tenor saxophone on 1 track
- Jimmy Priddy trombone on 1 track
- Manny Klein trumpet on 1 track
- Milt Bernhart trombone on 1 track
Tracklist
- A1 Night and Day standard — Cole Porter 4:03
- A2 I Wish I Were in Love Again standard — Richard Rodgers 2:32
- A3 I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ — George Gershwin 3:13
- A4 I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans standard — Arthur Schwartz 2:26
- A5 Nice Work If You Can Get It standard — George Gershwin 2:25
- A6 Stars Fell on Alabama standard — Frank Perkins 2:41
- A7 No One Ever Tells You 3:29
- A8 I Won’t Dance — Jerome Kern 3:27
- B1 Lonesome Road standard — Nathaniel Shilkret 3:58
- B2 At Long Last Love standard — Cole Porter 2:27
- B3 You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To standard — Cole Porter 2:07
- B4 I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good standard — Duke Ellington 3:25
- B5 From This Moment On standard — Cole Porter 3:56
- B6 If I Had You standard 2:40
- B7 Oh! Look at Me Now standard — Joe Bushkin 2:50
Production
- Voyle Gilmore producer
More albums by Frank Sinatra
Frequently asked questions
Who played on A Swingin’ Affair!?
The line-up of A Swingin’ Affair! includes Alex Beller (violin), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Bill Miller (piano), Eleanor Slatkin (cello), Frank Sinatra (vocals), Harry “Sweets” Edison (trumpet), Joe Comfort (double bass) and Maxine Johnson (viola).
Which label released A Swingin’ Affair!?
A Swingin’ Affair! was released in 1957 on Capitol Records (LCT 6135).
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