Big City Rhythms

The Allmusic review by Jonathan Widran awarded the album 4 stars and said the pairing of Feinstein and Ferguson "such a rousing success that it's surprising the two didn't think of it before". ==Track listing==

• "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) - 2:57 • "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) - 5:29 • "Let Me Off Uptown" (Earl Bostic, Redd Evans) - 3:34 • "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 5:07 • "You Can't Lose 'Em All" (Marshall Barer, David Ross) - 4:33 • "One Day at a Time" (Charles DeForest) - 3:54 • "The Rhythm of the Blues" (Michael Feinstein, Lindy Robbins) - 5:52 • "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 5:25 • "Ev'rything You Want Is Here" (Murray Grand) - 4:29 • "Johnny One Note" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:27 • "Swing Is Back in Style" (Feinstein, Ray Jessel, Cynthia Thompson) - 2:38 • "Love Is Nothin' But a Racket" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, André Previn) - 3:27 • "Lullaby in Rhythm" (Benny Goodman, Walter Hirsch, Clarence Profit, Edgar Sampson) - 3:25 • Medley: "When Your Lover Has Gone"/"The Gal That Got Away" (Einar Aaron Swan)/(Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin) - 4:59 • "New York, New York" (Leonard Bernstein, Comden, Green, John Kander) - 3:38 • "How Little We Know" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 2:43 ==Personnel==

• Michael Feinstein - vocals, piano • The Maynard Ferguson big band: • Maynard Ferguson - bandleader, flugelhorn, producer, trumpet • Tom Garling - arranger, trombone • Brian Stahurski - double bass • Albie Berk - drums • Dave Throckmorton - drum set • Bobby Shew - flugelhorn, trumpet • Dennis Budimir - guitar • Larry Bunker - percussion • Earl MacDonald - piano • Matt Catingub - alto saxophone • Mike Dubaniewicz - alto saxophone • Gary Foster • Sal Lozano - baritone saxophone • Jim Brenan - tenor saxophone • Dan Higgins • Alexander Iles - trombone • Reggie Watkins - trombone • Bryant Byers - bass trombone • Adolfo Acosta - trumpet • Wayne Bergeron • Brian Ploeger - trumpet • Jim Self - tuba • Alan Broadbent - arranger, conductor • Eddie Karam • Mort Lindsey • Patrick Williams ;Production • Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer • Dann Thompson • Albert Treskin - design • Alexis Davis - director, production coordination • Leslie Ann Jones - engineer, mixing • Ken DiMaio - Live Sound Engineer • Glen Barros - executive producer • Antonio Branco - stylist • Roger Dong - portrait photography • Shay Ashula - hair stylist, make-up • Paul Stubblebine - mastering • Bill Hughes - music contractor, music preparation • Bruce Burr - photography • John Burk - producer • Allen Sviridoff ==References==