Frank Sinatra • Count Basie ♫ It Might as Well Be Swing ♫ RARE 1964 1st Vinyl LP

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It Might as Well Be Swing by  ReleasedAugust 1964 ()
October 1986 ()RecordedJune 9–12, 1964, , Length27:22
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It Might as Well Be Swing is a 1964  by , accompanied by  . It was Sinatra's first studio recording arranged by .

The recording of "" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular. This was Sinatra and Basie's second collaboration after 1962's .

Sinatra's cover version of "Hello Dolly" on the album features a new second verse improvised by Sinatra, which pays tribute to , who had topped the  with his own version of the song earlier in 1964.

It Might as Well Be Swing is a reference to the title of the well known jazz standard "".

Track listing No.TitleWriter(s)Length1." (In Other Words)"2:302."", , Albert Beach2:563.""2:214."", , , 3:055.""3:006.""2:457."", Sadie Vimmerstedt2:258."", 3:109."", Jack Reardon2:3010."", 2:50