Editorial Reviews
Swing This, Baby!
Music Review:
Music Review
Now It's on Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
Stravinsky: Concerto For Two Pianos/The Rite Of Spring
Ravel: Piano Concertos; De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Amazon.com
Swing revivalists only occasionally play music that pays more than passing tribute to Ellington or Goodman. Instead their sounds range from big-band territory to jump blues and rockabilly. Swing This, Baby! surveys 15 of these groups, from platinum and gold sellers (the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy) to more obscure outfits such as the New Morty Show. Quality varies wildly, particularly in the area of vocals, but fans of the new stylists will dig this set. --Rickey Wright
People
This compilation includes 15 bands, some of whom ... display more imagination in their names than they do in their music. But despite occasional shortcomings, these bands generally honor the great musical tradition of their Big Band Era forebears.