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I Love John Frigo...He Swings
Studio album by Johnny Frigo
Released	December 12, 1957
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz, swing
Length	31:24
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bryan Koniarz
Johnny Frigo chronology
I Love John Frigo...He Swings Live from Studio A in New York City

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

I Love John Frigo...He Swings was the debut album of jazz violinist Johnny Frigo for Mercury Records. Despite the high caliber of Frigo's collaborators, the album was more or less ignored on its release. It would be decades later that he would get the chance to record as a leader again, in the interim performing mainly as a bassist rather than a violinist.

The material is varied, encompassing "lush instrumentals", "impressionistic pieces", and "soft duets with pianist Mike Simpson". On "Big Me-Little Me", Frigo duets with himself, playing both violin and bass.

Track listing

1. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" – 2:31
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 4:19
3. "Blow Fiddle Blow" – 2:50
4. "Blue Orchids" – 3:02
5. "Gone with the Wind" – 3:04
6. "Squeeze Me" – 3:37
7. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" – 2:58
8. "Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:17
9. "If Love Is Good to Me" – 3:33
10. "Big Me-Little Me" – 2:13

Personnel

• Johnny Frigo – violin, double bass
• Cy Touff – trumpet
• Dick Marx – piano, celesta
• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Norm Jeffries – drums

References

1. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Johnny Frigo: I Love John Frigo...He Swings". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ Rickert, Dave (July 9, 2004). "Take A Bow: String Jazz". allaboutjazz. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

• 1957 debut albums
• Johnny Frigo albums
• Swing albums
• Mercury Records albums