A Swingin' Affair (LP) Hackney Diamonds (Store Exclusive Lithograph+Deluxe CD+Blu-Ray Boxset) MGK moest enkele maanden later

MGK moest enkele maanden later aan diezelfe Travis vertellen dat hij de album titel had veranderd wat een hilarisch filmpje op TikTok opleverde

waarbij de laatste als één van de eerste zogeheten '1-track cd-singles' verscheen

The album also features a stronger emphasis on the individual members' songwriting contributions

Recorded at Trident Studios in Central London in February and August 1971

A Swingin' Affair (LP) Hackney Diamonds (Store Exclusive Lithograph+Deluxe CD+Blu-Ray Boxset) MGK moest enkele maanden laterJust 2 days after saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded his classic album GO! in August 1962 he brought the same quartet with pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins back into Rudy Van Gelders studio to record the equally sublime A Swingin Affair. All the joy and beauty of the great tenor mans music can be found in the irrepressible opener Soy Califa, a Gordon original that moves deftly between Latin and swing rhythms as Dex