Swing's Our Thing


Swing's Our Thing is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and pianist Earl Hines featuring performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label.

Reception

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating, "The jumping tunes are given concise performances, but the musicians take advantage of every second they have on this rather brief album....this is a notable obscurity from some of jazz's all-time greats".

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated.
  1. "Open Ears" - 4:10
  2. "Mean to Me" - 2:28
  3. "Doll Valley" - 4:08
  4. "Can a Moose Crochet?" - 2:58
  5. "One Night in Trinidad" - 2:48
  6. "Night Train to Memphis" - 3:40
  7. "Bustin' with Buster" - 3:24
  8. "Over the Rainbow" - 2:27
  9. "Do It Yourself" - 2:15
  10. "The Cannery Walk" - 2:25

Personnel