Serious Swingers is an album by saxophonists Bud Shank and Bill Perkins recorded in 1986 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Serious Swingers
Studio album by Bud Shank and Bill Perkins
Released	1987
Recorded	December 2, 3 & 4, 1986
Studio	Berkeley, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:17
Label	Contemporary C 14031
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Bud Shank Quartet at Jazz Alley (1986) Serious Swingers (1987) Quiet Fire (1987)
Bill Perkins chronology
Remembrance of Dino’s (1986) Serious Swingers (1987) Right Chemistry (1987)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic stated: "the co-leaders are in excellent form on six underplayed standards and three group originals. The music swings hard without being overly predictable".[2]

Track listing

1. "Nictation" (Alan Broadbent) - 4:47
2. "As Sure as You're Born" (Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 6:49
3. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis) - 6:46
4. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 7:47
5. "Blazing Paddles" (Bud Shank) - 4:20
6. "Nu Blues for B B" (Bill Perkins) - 4:02
7. "C.T.A." (Jimmy Heath) - 5:10
8. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 5:02
9. "Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 5:21
10. "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) - 8:13 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone
• Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone
• Alan Broadbent - piano
• John Heard - bass
• Sherman Ferguson - drums

References