Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Prestige Swing Festival album)
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| Studio album by The First Annual Prestige Swing Festival | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | April 14 and May 19, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 79:00 | |||
| Label | Swingville SV 4001 (SVLP 2024/25) | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Al Sears chronology | ||||
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| Jimmy Hamilton chronology | ||||
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| Years Ago Cover | ||||
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Things Ain't What They Used to Be is an album by the First Annual Prestige Swing Festival featuring two all-star groups, one including Coleman Hawkins, Hilton Jefferson, Jimmy Hamilton and Joe Newman and the other led by Al Sears with Buddy Tate, Pee Wee Russell and Joe Thomas which was recorded in 1961 and first released on the Swingville label as a double album before being reissued as two single discs with Hawkin's name displayed prominently; Things Ain't What They Used to Be and Years Ago.[1][2] All tracks were also reissued as Jam Session in Swingville which was credited to Hawkins and Russell.
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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The music, which is performed by two all-star groups with arrangements by either Jimmy Hamilton or Al Sears, is generally modern swing ... Nothing all that memorable or innovative occurs, but the performances are enjoyable".[3]