New Sounds in Swing

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Allmusic	[3]

Writing for AllMusic, Ken Dryden awarded the album four stars, noting "Byers wrote most of the music for the date and the solos remain very fresh. The performances are comparable to other musicians' better-known dates that have had the benefit of better promotion by their record labels and wider exposure through reissues".^[3]

All compositions by Billy Byers except as indicated

1. "Who's Cool?" – 6:18
2. "Byers' Guide" – 3:56
3. "Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 4:19
4. "Fingernails on the Windowpane" – 4:09
5. "April's Delight" (Judy Spencer) – 6:36
6. "Gin and Catatonic" – 5:12
7. "Dialogue in F" (Spencer) – 4:17
8. "Tribute to the West" – 4:18
9. "I Found a Million Dollar Baby" (Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose) – 2:24
10. "Which One Is Sali" – 7:31

• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Billy Byers – trombone, arranger
• Gene Quill – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Lou Stein – piano
• Milt Hinton – bass
• Osie Johnson – drums