Let's Swing!

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AllMusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

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The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised the playing of both Johnsons, but commented that there was little of interest in the musical arrangements used.^[4] Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "One of tenor saxophonist Budd Johnson's best showcases, Let's Swing! finds him featured in a quintet ... Throughout, Johnson sounds both modern, as if he had come of age as one of the "cool school," and timeless, since he was a major player by the mid-'30s. A fine set".^[3]

All compositions by Budd Johnson except where noted.

1. "Serenade in Blue" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) – 3:39
2. "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Warren, Al Dubin) – 4:30
3. "Downtown Manhattan" – 7:50
4. "Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:47
5. "Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:44
6. "Blues by Budd" – 10:01
7. "Uptown Manhattan" – 6:18

• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Keg Johnson – trombone
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• George Duvivier – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums