French Cookin' is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Argo label.[1][2]

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French Cookin'
Studio album by Budd Johnson
Released	1963
Recorded	January 30, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:32
Label	Argo LP/LPS-721
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Budd Johnson chronology
Let's Swing! (1960) French Cookin' (1963) Ya! Ya! (1964)

Track listing

1. "La Petite Valse" (Duke Ellington, Phyllis Claire, Joe Heyne) – 3:06
2. "Le Grisbi" (Jean Wiener, Marc Lanjean, Norman Gimbel) – 5:44
3. "I Can Live with the Blues" (Budd Johnson) – 4:33
4. "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" (Anna Sosenko) – 4:38
5. "Under Paris Skies" (Jean Dréjac, Kim Gannon, Hubert Giraud) – 4:25
6. "Hugues Blues" (Johnson) – 3:50
7. "Je Vous Aime" (Sam Coslow) – 5:00
8. "Je T' Aime" (Harry Archer) – 4:20

Personnel

• Budd Johnson – tenor saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Kenny Burrell, Everett Barksdale – guitar
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Willie Rodriguez – latin percussion
• Osie Johnson – drums
• Joseph Venuto – marimba, vibraphone

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