Can't Help Swinging
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{{Infobox album
| name = Can't Help Swinging
| type = Studio
| artist = Jimmy Hamilton
| cover = Can't Help Swinging.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1961
| recorded = April 4, 1961
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 39:08
| label = Swingville
SV 2028
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Jimmy Hamilton
| prev_title = It's About Time
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Things Ain't What They Used to Be
| next_year = 1961
}}
Can't Help Swinging is an album by saxophonist Jimmy Hamilton which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Swingville label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-swingville-2000-4000-series/#svlp-2028 Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: Swingville 2000, 4000 series] accessed August 22, 2018[https://www.jazzdisco.org/tommy-flanagan/catalog/#swingville-svlp-2028 Jazzdisco: Tommy Flanagan Catalog] accessed August 22, 2018
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=634}}
}}
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The Can't Help Swingin{{'}} album showcases Hamilton with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Earl Williams in a quartet. Although Hamilton plays some clarinet (most notably on the atmospheric 'Dancing on the Ceiling'), the emphasis throughout both sets is on his rarely heard tenor. He is less bop-oriented and more basic on the bigger horn than on his usual ax, swinging hard and showing just how strong a tenor player he could be. Worth exploring".{{allMusic|first=Scott|last=Yanow|class=album|id=mw0000240154|title=Jimmy Hamilton: Can't Help Swinging – Review|accessdate= August 21, 2018}} All About Jazz said "Jimmy was the sole horn ... The tone is more intimate, showing his sweet side; it would have been perfect on the Moodsville label".AAJ Staff, [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/cant-help-swingin-jimmy-hamilton-prestige-records-review-by-aaj-staff.php All About Jazz Review] accessed August 21, 2018
Track listing
All compositions by Jimmy Hamilton except where noted
- "Panfried" – 7:07
- "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) – 4:36
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 4:39
- "Definite Difference" – 3:13
- "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 6:01
- "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:32
- "Route 9W" – 3:46
- "Town Tavern Rag" – 3:14
Personnel
- Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Earl Williams – drums
References
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Category:Jimmy Hamilton albums
Category:Swingville Records albums