Songs for Hip Lovers

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AllMusic	[2]

Songs for Hip Lovers is a 1957 vocal album by the jazz bandleader Woody Herman, arranged by Marty Paich.^[2]

Reception

Ken Dryden reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that "Herman is a swinging, friendly singer heard doing such time-tested standards as the humorous "Makin' Whoopee," a more upbeat than typical "Willow Weep For Me," and "I Won't Dance." The musicians from each of the two sessions provide strong accompaniment: "Sweets" Edison, Charlie Shavers, and Ben Webster are outstanding and Marty Paich's arrangements fit Herman's style rather well".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:26
2. "I Won't Dance" (Dorothy Fields, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:39
3. "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 2:51
4. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 3:37
5. "Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 2:32
6. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:24
7. "Comes Love" (Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias) – 3:27
8. "Ev'rything I've Got" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:02
9. "Alone Together" (Dietz, Schwartz) – 3:07
10. "Bidin' My Time" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:27
11. "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 3:21
12. "Louise" (Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) – 3:22

Personnel

• Woody Herman – clarinet, vocals
• Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
• Bill Harris – trombone
• Charlie Shavers, Harry Edison – trumpet
• Barney Kessel, Billy Bauer – guitar
• Jimmy Rowles, Lou Stein – piano
• Joe Mondragon, Milt Hinton – double bass
• Jo Jones, Larry Bunker – drums
• Marty Paich – arranger

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