This Time I'm Swingin'! is an album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records. The sessions yielding this album's songs were recorded in May 1960. While thirteen tracks were recorded during the three sessions, only twelve of them made it onto the album when it was released October 3, 1960. "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" was recorded during those sessions (May 10) but not released. The backing orchestra was conducted and arranged by Nelson Riddle. The original album consisted of twelve songs, many with prominent brass arrangements.
1997 EMI/Capitol combined This Time I'm Swingin! with Pretty Baby (from 1957). Catalog Number 7243 8 54546 2 9. (in MONO !)
2005 Collectors' Choice Music reissue added four more tracks to the twelve tracks on the original Capitol LP. Catalog Number WWCCM06052. (STEREO - Bonustracks in MONO)
17-May-1960 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A
Conte Candoli, Dale McMickle, Cappy Lewis, Shorty Sherock (tpt); Russell Brown, Dick Noel, Tom Shepard (tbn); Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, Willie Schwartz (sax); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Dan Lube, Marshall Sosson, Victor Arno (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn (via); Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin, Jacques Gasselin (vlc); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Comfort (b); Alvin Stoller (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).
Tracks 3, 6, 7, 10,
10-May-1960 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A
Conte Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Cappy Lewis, Shorty Sherock (tpt); Russell Brown, Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Tom Shepard (tbn); Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, Willie Schwartz (sax); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Gerald Vinci, Dan Lube, Marshall Sosson, Felix Slatkin (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn (via); Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Comfort (b); Alvin Stoller (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).
Tracks 4, 5, 8, 9,
09-May-1960 (Monday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A
Conte Candoli, Don Fagerquist, Cappy Lewis, Shorty Sherock (tpt); Russell Brown, Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Tom Shepard (tbn); Buddy Collette, Plas Johnson, Harry Klee, Joe Koch, Ronnie Lang (sax); Harry Bluestone, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Gerald Vinci, Dan Lube, Jacques Gasselin (vln); Stanley Harris, Paul Robyn (via); Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Bill Miller (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Comfort (b); Irving Cottler (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).