Swingin' for Schuur

Swingin' for Schuur is a 2001 album by American jazz musicians Diane Schuur and Maynard Ferguson, accompanied by his Big Bop Nouveau big band.

Swingin’ For Schuur was on the charts for 9 weeks and peaked at 23 before falling to 50 on the last week.

Track listing

1. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) – 4:09
2. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) – 5:20
3. "Deep Purple" (Peter De Rose, Mitchell Parish) – 6:28
4. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 3:33
5. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:52
6. "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 4:39
7. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 3:35
8. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 5:58
9. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:31
10. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 5:58
11. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:59
12. "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:45

Personnel

Performance

• Diane Schuur - vocals, piano
• Maynard Ferguson - trumpet
• Paul Armstrong - arranger, trumpet
• Denis DiBlasio - arranger, baritone saxophone
• Pete Ferguson - trumpet
• Patrick Hession - trumpet
• Jeff Lashway - piano
• Jeff Rupert - tenor saxophone
• Mike Dubaniewicz - alto saxophone
• Brian Stahurski - double bass
• Brian Wolfe - drums
• Tom Garling - arranger
• Chip McNeill
• Reggie Watkins trombone, arranger, musical director

Production

• Glen Barros - executive producer
• John Burk
• Phil Ramone - producer
• William Skip Rose
• Bob Barry - photography
• Dominic Camardella - engineer
• Don Hahn
• Charles Paakkari
• Mark Wilder
• Joseph d'Ambrosio - production coordination

References