Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet

Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet is an album by American organist Bill Doggett released by the King label in 1957.[1][2][3]

Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedDecember 16, 1953, May 19, 1954, January 12 & December 21, 1956, February 12, May 9 & July 17, 1957
StudioChicago, Illinois; New York City, New York; Cincinnati, Ohio
Length31:38
LabelKing
King 557
Bill Doggett chronology
A Salute to Ellington
(1957)
Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet
(1957)
Candle Glow
(1958)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]

AllMusic reviewer Bill Dhal stated "Doggett's fatback organ cooks in tandem with Butler's licks and Scott's sax".[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "Soft" (Tiny Bradshaw) – 2:33
  2. "And the Angels Sing" (Ziggy Elman, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
  3. "Ding Dong" (Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Clifford Scott) – 3:06
  4. "Honey" (Seymour Simons, Haven Gillespie, Richard A. Whiting) – 2:31
  5. "Easy" (Doggett, Danny Small) – 2:33
  6. "Hammer Head" (Doggett, Scott, Shep Shepherd) – 2:58
  7. "Ram-Bunk-Shush" (Jimmy Mundy, Lucky Millinder) – 2:36
  8. "Chloe" (Niel Moret, Gus Kahn) 2:57
  9. "Hot Ginger" (Doggett, Scott) – 2:47
  10. "King Bee" (Doggett) — 2:42
  11. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) – 2:57
  12. "Shindig" (Henry Glover) – 2:24

Personnel edit

Source:[3]

  • Bill Doggett – organ
  • Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, French horn (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 & 12)
  • Percy France – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 10, & 11)
  • Irving "Skinny" Brown – tenor saxophone (track 4)
  • Clifford Bush (track 4), Billy Butler (tracks 1, 3, 6-9, 11 & 12), Jerry Lane (tracks 2, 5 & 10) – guitar
  • Abie Baker (tracks 3, 6 & 9), Edwyn Conley (track 7), Al Lucas (track 11), Clarence Mack (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 10), Johnny Pate (tracks 1 & 12), Carl Pruitt (track 9) – bass
  • Shep Shepherd – drums
  • Thomas "Bean" Bowles (tracks 1 & 12), Leslie Johnakins (tracks 3, 6 & 9) – baritone saxophone
  • Ray Barretto, Elwood Frazier – percussion (track 9)

References edit

  1. ^ Both Sides Now: King/Federal/DeLuxe Discography, Part 2: Main LP Series 500-599, Bsnpubs.com, accessed July 3, 2019
  2. ^ LP Discography: Bill Doggett, Lpdiscography.com, accessed July 3, 2019
  3. ^ a b King Records Discography: King LP557, accessed July 5, 2019
  4. ^ a b Dahl, Bill. Bill Doggett: Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 1, 2019.