I Love John Frigo...He Swings

I Love John Frigo...He Swings was the debut album of jazz violinist Johnny Frigo for Mercury Records.^[1] Despite the high caliber of Frigo's collaborators, the album was more or less ignored on its release.^[1] It would be decades later that he would get the chance to record as a leader again, in the interim performing mainly as a bassist rather than a violinist.^[1]

I Love John Frigo...He Swings
Studio album by Johnny Frigo
Released	December 12, 1957
Recorded	1957
Genre	Jazz, swing
Length	31:24
Label	Mercury
Producer	Bryan Koniarz
Johnny Frigo chronology
I Love John Frigo...He Swings Live from Studio A in New York City

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

The material is varied, encompassing "lush instrumentals", "impressionistic pieces", and "soft duets with pianist Mike Simpson".^[3] On "Big Me-Little Me", Frigo duets with himself, playing both violin and bass.^[3]

Track listing

1. "What a Diff'rence a Day Made" – 2:31
2. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" – 4:19
3. "Blow Fiddle Blow" – 2:50
4. "Blue Orchids" – 3:02
5. "Gone with the Wind" – 3:04
6. "Squeeze Me" – 3:37
7. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" – 2:58
8. "Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:17
9. "If Love Is Good to Me" – 3:33
10. "Big Me-Little Me" – 2:13

Personnel

• Johnny Frigo – violin, double bass
• Cy Touff – trumpet
• Dick Marx – piano, celesta
• Herb Ellis – guitar
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Norm Jeffries – drums