The Hard Swing

The Hard Swing is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt's Quartet recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.

Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

 * 1) "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:07
 * 2) "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 3:41
 * 3) "Subito" - 3:57
 * 4) "If I Had You" (Irving King, Ted Shapiro) - 4:08
 * 5) "I'll Remember April" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston) - 4:36
 * 6) "Blues for Lester" - 4:24
 * 7) "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 3:47
 * 8) "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) - 2:41
 * 9) "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 5:03
 * 10) "Presto" - 3:27
 * 11) "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) - 4:07

Personnel

 * Sonny Stitt Quartet
 * Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone (on 7 tracks); tenor saxophone (on 4 tracks)
 * Amos Trice - piano
 * George Morrow - bass
 * Lenny McBrowne - drums
 * Technical
 * Sheldon Marks - art direction
 * Norman Gollin - cover design
 * Tommy Mitchell - cover photography