Songs for Swingers

Released1959

RecordedNovember 25, 1958

StudioNYC

Songs for Swingers is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Columbia label.^[1]^[2]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

v t e Buck Clayton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (1953) How Hi the Fi (1953–54) Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (1953–54) Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1954–55) All the Cats Join In (1953–56) Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (and Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1958) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buddy Tate, 1960) Goin' to Kansas City (1960) Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Pee Wee Russell, 1960) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (1961) One for Buck (1961)
With others	The Original American Decca Recordings (Count Basie, 1937–39) The Count! (Count Basie, 1962; arranger only) Jazz Spectacular (Frankie Laine, 1955) The High and Mighty Hawk (Coleman Hawkins, 1958) Basie Reunion (Paul Quinichette, 1958) Swinging Like Tate (Buddy Tate, 1958) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)

v t e Buddy Tate
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Swinging Like Tate (1958) Tate's Date (1959) Very Saxy (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buck Clayton, 1960) Tate-a-Tate (and Clark Terry, 1960) Groovin' with Buddy Tate (1961) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (with Buck Clayton, 1961) Unbroken (1970) Buddy Tate and His Buddies (1973) Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand/Buddy Tate Meets Abdullah Ibrahim: The Legendary Encounter (1977) Live at Sandy's (1978) Hard Blowin' (1978)
With Buck Clayton	Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1955) All the Cats Join In (1955) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) One for Buck (1961)
With others	Madison Time (Ray Bryant, 1959–60) Dancing the Big Twist (Ray Bryant, 1960–61) Conversin' with the Elders (James Carter, 1995–96) Live at Sandy's! (Arnett Cobb, 1978) Rockin' Chair (Roy Eldridge, 1951) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)

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