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The Bryan Ferry Orchestra/Bryan Ferry: The Jazz Age *

CD / BMG (distributor) / 2013-02-12

Tracks: Do the Strand; Love Is the Drug; Don't Stop the Dance; Just Like You; Avalon; Bogus Man, The; Slave to Love; This is Tomorrow; Only Face, The; I Thought; Reason or Rhyme; Virginia Plain; This Island ...
Artists: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra/Bryan Ferry

If there was ever a musical icon and a decade destined to come together it is Bryan Ferry and the Roaring Twenties.

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Personnel: Martin Wheatley (guitar, banjo); Victoria Sutherland, Emma Parker (violin); Sarah Chapman, Emma Owens (viola); Katy Cox (cello); Richard White (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, bass...continue...

Jools Holland/Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra: The Golden Age of Song *

CD / Rhino (Label) / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Something's Got a Hold on Me - (featuring Paloma Faith); Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - (featuring Rumer); Lovin' Machine [From "The Hootenanny 2009"] - (featuring Paolo Nutini); Bei Mir Bist du Sch...
Artists: Jools Holland/Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Personnel: Ruby Turner (vocals); Mark Flanagan (guitars); David Smith , Jacqueline Norrie, Marina Solarek, Julia Singleton, Anna Hemery, Kirsten Klingels, Tim Wilford, Jenny Thurston, Sally Herbert (v...continue...

The Bryan Ferry Orchestra/Bryan Ferry: The Jazz Age [Digipak]

CD / BMG Rights Management / 2012-12-04

Tracks: Do the Strand; Love is the Drug; Don't Stop the Dance; Just Like You; Avalon; Bogus Man, The; Slave to Love; This is Tomorrow; Only Face, The; I Thought; Reason or Rhyme; Virginia Plain; This Island ...
Artists: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra/Bryan Ferry

Personnel: Martin Wheatley (guitar, banjo); Victoria Sutherland, Emma Parker (violin); Sarah Chapman, Emma Owens (viola); Katy Cox (cello); Richard White (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, bass...continue...

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys: Jumping from 6 to 6/Dedicated to You *

CD / Floating World / 2012-10-02

Artists: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Rattle Them Bones

CD / SLG Records / 2012-09-04

Tracks: Adventures Of........, The; Diga Diga Do; Jitters, The; Let It Roll Again; It Only Took a Kiss - (featuring Meaghan Smith); She's Always Right (I'm Never Wrong); Why Me?; Devil's Dance; It's Lonely a...
Artists: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Personnel: Scotty Morris (vocals, guitar, banjo); Andy Rowley (vocals, baritone saxophone); Dirk Shumaker (vocals, acoustic bass, upright bass); Karl Hunter (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophon...continue...

Jon Burchfield: Sentimental Over You

CD / CD Baby (distributor) / 2012-04-10

Tracks: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You; I've Got A Crush on You; Autumn Leaves; I'll Be Seeing You; Smile; Tenderly; Unforgettable; Moonlight in Vermont; Mona Lisa; Our Love is here to Stay; Stella by Star...
Artists: Jon Burchfield

Terese Genecco/Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band: Live From the Iridium NYC

CD / Bug:Out:Music / 2012-04-03

Tracks: Lot of Livin' To Do, A; What is This Thing Called Love; Ain't That a Kick In the Head; Universal Truth; You're My Thrill; It Had Better Be Tonight (Meglio Stasera); Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home; T...
Artists: Terese Genecco/Terese Genecco & Her Little Big Band

Roger Cicero: In Diesem Moment *

CD / Warner Music / 2011-11-08

Tracks: Alles Kommt Zurck; Fr Nichts auf Dieser Welt; Keine Halben Sachen; In Diesem Moment; Erste Liebe; Einfach Mal; Der Typ im Spiegel; Adieu & Kuss; Eine Reise; Was Weibt du Schon von Mir; Nicht Fr Mich;...
Artists: Roger Cicero

Two and a half years after his third solo album, Artgerecht, singer Roger Cicero returned with an album that deviates from the successful retro-swing formula of its gold- and platinum-winning predeces...continue...

Rory Hoffman: Swing Expedition [Digipak] *

CD / / 2011-10-18

Tracks: Autumn Leaves; Cantina Band (Imperial March Intro); Obligatory Blues; Begin the Beguine; It's So Easy; Another Night; Oh Lonesome Me; Avalon; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; It's All Right with Me; Shall W...
Artists: Rory Hoffman

Personnel: David Martin (upright bass); Tommy Wells (drums)....continue...

Kid Creole & the Coconuts: I Wake Up Screaming *

CD / Strut / 2011-09-27

Tracks: Stony and Cory; I Wake Up Screaming (In the Tropics); Somebody's Got to Lose; I Do Believe; Long Live the King; Verily Verily Verily; Tudor-Jones; Attitude; This is My Life; We're Rockin' Out Tonight...
Artists: Kid Creole & the Coconuts

Personnel: Elvira Jones (vocals); Thomas Andersson, Mark Anthony Jones (guitar); Edgar Jones (saxophone); Chris Storr (trumpet); Barnaby Dickinson (trombone); Mike Smith , Poul Reimann (keyboards); Cl...continue...

The Deluxetone Rockets/The Deluxtone Rockets: Green Room Blues

1 CD / Brutal Planet / 2011-08-16

Tracks: Broken Hearts; Love Song; Darkest Night; 2-000 Miles; Downslide; Costa Mesa; Redemption; Doing Time; Open Road; Wolftown Blues; Judgement Day
Artists: The Deluxetone Rockets/The Deluxtone Rockets

Deluxtone Rockets: John Brown, Jimmy Van Boxel, Lonnie Pease, Jason Feltman.

Additional personnel: Lee Jeffries (steel guitar); "Green Room" Rob (piano); Frank Lenz (percussion).

It's on...continue...

Jools Holland/Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra: Finding the Keys: The Best of Jools Holland

CD / Rhino (Label) / 2011-06-14

Tracks: Message To My Son - (featuring Solomon Burke); 200lbs of Heavenly Joy - (featuring Tom Jones); Informer [Ash Howes Mix], The - (remix); I'Ve Got News For You; Scorpio Rising; Where In the World - (fe...
Artists: Jools Holland/Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Personnel: Louise Marshall, Rosie Mae (vocals, background vocals); Ruby Turner (vocals); Mark Flanagan (guitar); Derek Nash, Lisa Grahame, Phil Veacock, Michael "Bami" Rose (saxophone); Nick Lunt (bar...continue...

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys: The Best of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

1 CD / Rockbeat Records / 2011-03-22

Tracks: Greatest Story Ever Told; Someone Like You; Have Love Will Travel; Jumping From 6 to 6; Lonely Guy; Loser's Blues; I Can't Believe I'm Saying This to You; Blackberry Wine; Honky Tonk Queen; Oochie Co...
Artists: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys

Personnel: Big Sandy (vocals, acoustic guitar); Ashley Kingman, Adrian Demain (guitar); Lee Jeffriess (steel guitar); David "Cad" Cadison (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bobby Trimble, Brian Ne...continue...

The Hot Club of Cowtown: What Makes Bob Holler [Digipak] *

1 CD / Proper Records / 2011-02-01

Tracks: She's Killing Me; It's All Your Fault; Time Changes Everything; Maiden's Prayer; Oklahoma Hills; Big Ball in Cowtown; Keeper of My Heart; Smith's Reel; Devil Ain't Lazy, The; Along the Navajo Trail; ...
Artists: The Hot Club of Cowtown

Tributee: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.

Personnel: Whit Smith (vocals, guitar); Elana James (vocals, fiddle); Jake Erwin (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Paul Riley.

Recordin...continue...

Pieter Embrechts/The New Radio Kings: Time Is a Thief

CD / Ariola Germany / 2011-01-11

Artists: Pieter Embrechts/The New Radio Kings

The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Comes Alive!

CD / ADA / 2010-10-12

Tracks: Dig That Crazy Santa Claus; Sleigh Ride; Boogie Woogie Santa Claus; Winter Wonderland; Santa Claus Is Back in Town; (Everybody's Waiting For) The Man With the Bag; Stray Cat Strut/You're a Mean One, ...
Artists: The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Personnel: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Eric Morones, Matthew Zebley (flute, alto saxophone); Charlie Peterson (clarinet, baritone saxophone); Jim Youngstrom (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Tim Me...continue...

The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Don't Mess with a Big Band: Live! [Digipak]

CD / ADA / 2010-07-20

Tracks: Batman; Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder); '49 Mercury Blues; Good Rockin' Daddy; Your True Love; Dirty Boogie, The; Sleepwalk; Honey Man; This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof; Summertime Blues; Runa...
Artists: The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Personnel: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Julie Reiten (vocals); Eric J. Morones, Tim Messina, Matthew Zebley, Jim Youngstrom (saxophone); Kevin Norton , Sean Billings, Steve Reid , Jamie Hovorka (tru...continue...

Nick Curran & the Lowlifes/Nick Curran: Reform School Girl *

1 CD / Eclecto Groove Records / 2010-02-16

Tracks: Tough Lover; Reel Rock Party; Reform School Girl; Kill My Baby; Psycho; Sheena's Back; Baby You Crazy; Ain't No Good; Lowlife, The; Dream Girl; Flyin' Blind; Lusty L'il Lucy; Filthy; Rocker
Artists: Nick Curran & the Lowlifes/Nick Curran

2010 release. Nick Curran is back and sounding better than ever with his new band The Lowlifes, which recalls his earlier R&B inspired work for...continue...
Personnel: Nick Curran (vocals, guitar); Dan Torosian (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jon Doyle (tenor saxophone); Derek Bossanova (piano, background vocals); Nikki K (drums, percussion, backgr...continue...

Alain Jean-Marie/Pierre Boussaguet: Still Dukish

CD / CD Baby (distributor) / 2009-11-03

Tracks: Still Dukish; Warm Valley; Black And Tan Fantasy; I Can't Get Started (With You); I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good); In A Sentimental Mood; Take the A Train; I Let A Song Out of My Heart; Blues In O...
Artists: Alain Jean-Marie/Pierre Boussaguet

Squirrel Nut Zippers: Lost at Sea [Digipak] *

1 CD / Southern Broadcasting / 2009-10-26

Tracks: Memphis Exorcism; Good Enough for Grandad; It Ain't You; Prince Nez; Put a Lid on It; Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter; Danny Diamond; Suits Are Picking Up the Bill; My Drag; Happens All the Time; Bad Bu...
Artists: Squirrel Nut Zippers

After a nine year break from releasing albums, the Squirrel Nut Zippers return in 2009 with their first ever live release titled Lost At Sea....continue...
Personnel: Will Dawson, Will Dawson (vocals, guitar, alto saxophone, keyboards); Katharine Whalen (vocals, tenor guitar, percussion); Stuart Cole (vocals, bass guitar); Gabriele Pelli (violin); Je Wid...continue...

Brian Setzer: Songs from Lonely Avenue [Digipak]

1 CD / Surfdog/Warner / 2009-10-13

Tracks: Trouble Train; Dead Man Incorporated; Kiss Me Deadly; Gimme Some Rhythm Daddy; Lonely Avenue; King of the Whole Damn World; Mr. Jazzer Goes Surfin'; Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'; My Baby Don't Love Me Blu...
Artists: Brian Setzer

2009 release from the Rock guitarist, Big Band leader and former Stray Cats mainman. A Soundtrack To An Unwritten Film -That's the idea that brought...continue...
Personnel: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Julie Reiten (vocals); Eddie Nichols (spoken vocals); Al Hershberger, Nina Evtuhov, Henry Gronnier, Christine E. Frank, Ralph Morrison III, Agnes Gottschewski...continue...

Lavay Smith: Miss Smith to You [Digipak] *

1 CD / Fat Note Records / 2009-09-22

Tracks: Miss Brown to You; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Daddy; With My Man; I'm Not Evil; 'Deed I Do; I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues; Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong); On the Sunny Si...
Artists: Lavay Smith

Personnel: Lavay Smith (vocals).

Audio Mixer: Dan Feiszli.

Photographer: Manolo Santana.

Arranger: Chris Siebert.

With her vintage dresses and unabashedly sexy posturing, L...continue...

Patrick Cleandenim: Orange Moonbeam Floorshow [Slipcase] *

1 CD / Broken Horse / 2009-09-15

Tracks: Hotel Gansevoort; In Your Mind; Stage Fright; Heart Attack; Telephone Song; Kandi's Door; City Lights; Little Baby Party; Motorik; Show, The
Artists: Patrick Cleandenim

2009 sophomore album from the talented New York-based singer/songwriter. Just under two years since the release of Baby Comes Home, a sweeping Orchestral Pop classic...continue...
Lyricist: Patrick Cleandenim.

Recording information: New York, NY (2008-2009)....continue...

The Hot Club of Cowtown: Wishful Thinking

CD / Proper Records / 2009-06-23

Tracks: Can't Go on This Way; Reunion; If You Leave Me; Cabiria; Heart of Romain; Georgia; What You Meant to Me; Carry Me Close; Long Way Home, The; Magic Violin, The; (Intro) One Step Closer; One Step Close...
Artists: The Hot Club of Cowtown

Personnel: Whit Smith (vocals, guitar); Elana James (vocals, violin); Damien Llanes (drums); Jake Erwin (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Mark Hallman.

Recording information: The Congres...continue...

Yalloppin' Hounds: The Great Recession [PA] *

1 CD / Chambermusik Records / 2009-06-16

Tracks: Swing Your Soul - (featuring Leigh Vaiano); Great Recession - (featuring Peter Hartmann); Can You Make It Swing for Me? - (featuring Lord Sledge/Leigh Vaiano); Lost in a Dream - (featuring Leigh Vaia...
Artists: Yalloppin' Hounds

Personnel: G-Clef (vocals, alto saxophone); Lord Sledge (vocals, trumpet); Peter Hartmann (vocals, bass instrument); Leigh Vaiano, Peter Hartman (vocals); David Luther (tenor saxophone); Roy Dunlap (p...continue...

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway

1 CD / Big Bad / 2009-04-21

Tracks: Come on with the "Come On"; Calloway Boogie; Call of the Jitterbug, The; Hey Now, Hey Now; Jumpin' Jive, The; How Big Can You Get?; Old Man of the Mountain, The; Ghost of Smokey Joe, The; Reefer Man;...
Artists: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

2009 release. Cab Calloway was a legendary fireball of talent, whose infectious 'hi-de-hi's', 'ho-de-ho's', scattin' and jivin' became the spirited cry of people wanting to...continue...
Adapters: Joshua Marc Levy; Tom Peterson.

Tributee: Cab Calloway.

Tributee: Cab Calloway.

Personnel: Scotty Morris (vocals, guitar); Andy Rowley (vocals, baritone saxophone); Dirk...continue...

Shout Sister Shout/Shout Sister Shout: Hit That Jive Jack

1 CD / Mc / 2009-04-07

Tracks: Slow Down; Shout Sister Shout!; Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying; No Sale; Moonlight In Vermont; It's A Sin To Tell A Lie; Carolina Moon; Miss Otis Regrets; Never Missed My Baby; God Bless The Chil...
Artists: Shout Sister Shout/Shout Sister Shout

Personnel: Joshua Davis (vocals, guitars); Joe Wilson (vocals, steel guitar, trombone); Dominic John Suchyta (vocals, upright bass); Rachael Davis (vocals); Andy Wilson (harmonica, trumpet, flugelhorn...continue...

Brian Setzer: Christmas Rocks! The Best Of Collection

1 CD / Surfdog Records / 2008-10-07

Tracks: Jingle Bells; Gettin' In the Mood (For Christmas); Boogie Woogie Santa Claus; Nutcracker Suite, The; You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch; Dig That Crazy Santa Claus; Winter Wonderland; Man With the Bag; An...
Artists: Brian Setzer

Way back when his neo-rockabilly band Stray Cats crashed MTV with a greasy, tattooed image, no one could have predicted that Brian Setzer would age into such a crack big-band leader. His Brian Setzer ...continue...

Brian Setzer: The Ultimate Christmas Collection [CD/DVD]

1 CD / Surfdog Records / 2008-10-07

Tracks: Jingle Bells; Gettin' In The Mood (For Christmas); Boogie Woogie Santa Claus; Nutcracker Suite, The; You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch; Dig That Crazy Santa Claus; Winter Wonderland; Man With The Bag; An...
Artists: Brian Setzer

Way back when his neo-rockabilly band Stray Cats crashed MTV with a greasy, tattooed image, no one could have predicted that Brian Setzer would age into such a crack big-band leader. His Brian Setzer ...continue...

The Hot Club of Cowtown: The Best of the Hot Club of Cowtown

1 CD / Shout! Factory / 2008-08-19

Tracks: Ida Red - (live); I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me; Forget-Me-Nots; It Stops with Me; Chip Away the Stone; Star Dust; Secret of Mine; Deed I Do - (live); Sleep; Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield...
Artists: The Hot Club of Cowtown

Personnel: Whit Smith (vocals, guitar); Elana James (vocals, violin); Bobby Koeffer (steel guitar); Marty Laster (fiddle); Peter Ecklund (cornet); Joe Kerr (piano); Jake Erwin (upright bass, backgroun...continue...

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Everything You Want for Christmas

1 CD / Vanguard / 2008-08-04

Tracks: Rockabilly Christmas; Merry Christmas Baby; Mr. Heatmiser - (from "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"); Blue Christmas; Last Night (I Went Out With Santa Claus); Christmastime in Tinsel Town; Party for ...
Artists: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

On October 12th, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will release a Christmas album, Everything You Want for Christmas, composed largely of originals like "Last Night I...continue...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Dirk Shumaker (double bass); Scotty Morris, Joshua Levy, Kurt Sodergren, Glen "The Kid" Marhevka, Karl Hunter, Andy Rowley.

Personnel: Scotty Morris (vocals, guitar); Andy...continue...

Jools Holland: Best of Friends

1 CD / Rhino (Label) / 2008-05-13

Tracks: Tuxedo Junction; Where Have All the Good Guys Gone?; Out of This World; Snowflake Boogie; In the Dark; Horse To the Water; To Love a Child; Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think); First Time Ever...
Artists: Jools Holland

21 track CD and five track DVD. His parallel careers have introduced him to every star in the musical firmament, many of whom appear on...continue...
As the host of the BBC's long-running music performance series LATER, former Squeeze keyboardist Jools Holland regularly shares the stage with stars from many musical genres. On the long-expected duet...continue...

Ray Collins Hot Club (Sax): Lord Oh Lord *

1 CD / Crazy Love (USA) / 2007-11-20

Tracks: Hit; Date, The; Right Eye's Jumping; Don't Wait; Chicken Shit; Grind, The; Lord Oh Lord; Give It Up; I Know Your Name; I Wish; Bacon Fat; You Do Something; Hi-Fi Phono; Bechstein Stomp
Artists: Ray Collins Hot Club (Sax)

Recording information: Blueshouse Studio; Brisk-STudios; Foxtail Stounds Studio....continue...

Brian Setzer: Wolfgang's Big Night Out

1 CD / SMD / 2007-09-25

Tracks: Take the 5th, for electric guitar & jazz ensemble (after Beethoven's Symphony No. 5); One More Night with You, for electric guitar & jazz ensemble (after Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King"); Wolfgan...
Artists: Brian Setzer

Take the biggest hit songs on the planet, add some rockin' swing, scorching electric guitar, put it into a blender with an 18-piece Big Band...continue...
As the man who made rockabilly popular with the big-haired, synth-soaked '80s New Wave crowd, and then helped pioneer a big-band swing revival in the grunge-ridden '90s, Brian Setzer is the Miracle Ma...continue...

George Gee/George Gee & the Jump Jive Wailers: If Dreams Come True *

1 CD / GJazz Records / 2007-07-17

Tracks: All the Cats Join In; Gin for Xmas; Shorty George; Sent for You Yesterday; Down South Camp Meeting; If Dreams Come True; Puttin' on the Ritz; It Had to Be You; Ball of Fire; You Can Depend on Me; Lul...
Artists: George Gee/George Gee & the Jump Jive Wailers

Personnel: Walt Szymanski (vocals, trumpet); John Dokes, Carla Cook (vocals); Rick Briskin (guitar); Mark Gross (clarinet, alto saxophone); Daniel Block (clarinet); Lance Bryant, Michael Hashim (tenor...continue...

Pearl Django: Modern Times [Digipak] *

1 CD / Modern Hot Records / 2007-07-17

Tracks: Smile; Missoula Flood; Chutes, No Ladders; Mulholland Bounce; Saskia; Once in a While; Conversation, The; September in the Rain; Sombre Dimanche / Le Rubis; Warm Valley; L'Indifference; Black and Blu...
Artists: Pearl Django

Pearl Django: Neil Andersson (guitar); Michael Gray (violin); David Lange (accordion); Rick Leppanen (bass guitar).

Additional personnel: Ron Peters, Pete Krebs, Robin Nolan, Greg Ruby (guitars...continue...

Big Rude Jake: Butane Fumes and Bad Cologne

CD / Big Rude / 2007-05-22

Tracks: 7th. Avenue; Front Street Belvedere; Hard Deep Junction Blues; Summer Haze; Chill Bean's Final Carouse; Magpie; Three Wishes; Blue Jake Jump; Mad Palomino; Schiela's Going Downtown; When My Number Co...
Artists: Big Rude Jake

Swing-revivalist impresario Big Rude Jake is a big man, but far from rude. On Butane Fumes and Bad Cologne, he and his Gentleman Players serve up a smoky and sassy set of neo-swing tunes they proudly ...continue...

Various Artists: Next Generation of Swing, Vol. 2

2 CD / Beast Records / 2007-03-28

Tracks: White Wedding (Rebel Yell) Medley - New Morty Show; Daddy-O - Hipster Daddy-O and the Handgrenades; All of Me - Wally's Swing World; Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Big Daddy Orchestra; Business End of the Ba...
Artists: Various Artists

Various Artists: Swing This, Baby!, Vol. 2

1 CD / Beyond Records / 2007-02-27

Tracks: Jump, Jive an' Wail - The Crescent City Maulers; Rocco's Joint - Vanguard Aces; Work That Skirt - Blue Plate Special; Spanish Fly - The Atomic Fireballs; Tossin' and Turnin' - Cigar Store Indians; De...
Artists: Various Artists

Swing This, Baby!, Vol. 2 concentrates on the sort of ironic swing-with-a-smirk that made up a not inconsiderable portion of that particular mid- to late-'90s retro craze. It does have "Jump, Jive An'...continue...

Various Artists: Swing This, Baby!

1 CD / Beyond Records / 2007-02-27

Tracks: Jumpin' Jack - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Ding Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line - Cherry Poppin' Daddies; Night Out - Blue Plate Special; That Mellow Saxophone, (Every Time I Hear) - The Brian Setzer Orchestr...
Artists: Various Artists

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...continue...
Includes liner notes by Aaron Seymour.

The late-'90s swing revival came as an unexpected phenomenon. Before anyone knew it, ballrooms everywhere where crowded with hipsters dancing to the horn-...continue...

Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires: Keep Honkin'

CD / Q & W Music / 2007-02-22

Tracks: Keep Honkin' I'm Reloading; Sway; How Can I Miss You; Undecided; Let the Good Times Roll; Island of Romance; I Want You to Be My Baby; Goody Goody; Voodoo Queen; Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphire ...
Artists: Bombay Jim and the Swinging Sapphires

Full performer name: Bombay Jim & The Swinging Sapphires.

Bombay Jim & The Swinging Sapphires: Bombay Jim Porcella (vocals); Jon Wheatley (guitar); Arnie Krakowsky (tenor saxophone); Dick Lowel...continue...

Cherry Poppin' Daddies: Kids on the Street

CD / Space Age Bachelor Pad Records / 2007-01-30

Artists: Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Personnel: John Fohl (guitar, lap steel guitar); Jason Moss (guitar); Rex Trimm, James Phillips (alto saxophone); Adrian Baxter, Sean Flannery (tenor saxophone); Dana Heitman (trumpet, trombone); Chri...continue...

The Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special/Brian Setzer: Ignition!: Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special

1 CD / JVC Victor / 2006-10-24

Tracks: Ignition; 5 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days; Hell Bent; Hot Rod Girl; 8-Track; 59; Rooster Rock; Santa Rosa Rita; (Legend of) Johnny Kool Pt. 2; Get 'Em on the Ropes; Who Would Love This Car But Me?; Blue Ca...
Artists: The Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special/Brian Setzer

Includes the bonus tracks "Mystery Train" (live), "Gene & Eddie" (live) and "Rumble In Brighton" (live)....continue...
Full performer name: Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special.

Brian Setzer '68 Comeback Special: Brian Setzer (vocals, gutiar); Mark W. Winchester (upright bass); Bernie Dresel (drums).

Additi...continue...

Katharine Whalen: Dirty Little Secret *

1 CD / Koch (USA) / 2006-06-06

Tracks: Funnest Game, The; Dirty Little Secret; You-Who; Follow; Meet Me by the Fire; Garden, The; Angel; What You Back; Long; In the Night; Three Blind Mice; Blur
Artists: Katharine Whalen

There was a seven year gap between Dirty Little Secret, Katharine Whalen's sophomore release, and her debut. Perhaps not surprisingly then, the two albums are worlds apart stylistically with the only ...continue...

TRS-80: Shake Hands with Danger

1 CD / File Thirteen Records / 2006-04-18

Tracks: Cliff Evans; Air Mass; Hand Over Fist; Phantom Power; Translocated; Motoki; To Explain Grades of Beef; I Am Energy; Nylon; Don't Mess With Illinois; Get Inside; Ten Speed; Math Basket
Artists: TRS-80

One of chicago's most innovative, TRS-80 mixes breakbeat, IDM, old school hip-hop & electro rhythms w/analogue synths, samples & sounds. Amazingly, they're able to do...continue...
Chicago-based threesome TRS-80 get their kicks out of being a live electronic band named after a lo-tech, Radio Shack computer. The suspiciously electro-seeming early-'80s visual sheen of the band sho...continue...

Brian Setzer: Dig That Crazy Christmas

1 CD / Surfdog Records / 2005-10-18

Tracks: Dig That Crazy Santa Claus; Angels We Have Heard on High; Gettin' in the Mood (For Christmas); White Christmas; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!; 'Zat You Santa Claus?; Hey Santa!; My Favorite ...
Artists: Brian Setzer

Personnel: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Julie Reiten (vocals); Kevin Norton (rap vocals).

Audio Mixers: Chris Lord-Alge; John Holbrook.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywoo...continue...

J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band: Underneath a Brooklyn Moon [Digipak] *

1 CD / Tigerlily Records / 2005-08-09

Tracks: Here Comes Love; One Never Knows; I've Got My Finger on a Star; Ice Cream Song; Underneath a Brooklyn Moon; Small Town; I Still Believe in Some Kind of Love; Someday; Show Biz'ness; Settle Down
Artists: J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band

"There is a clear retro feel about bandleader, pianist, and songwriter JC Hopkins as he goes on the road in support of his debut with...continue...
Personnel: Queen Esther, Lewis Barnes (vocals); Erik Jacobson, Erik Jekabson, Chuck MacKinnon (trumpet); Warren Smith (vibraphone); J.C. Hopkins (vocals, piano); Liberty Ellman (guitar); Cleave E. Guy...continue...

Pearl Django: Chasing Shadows

1 CD / Modern Hot Records / 2005-06-21

Tracks: No. 19 - (featuring Mark Ivester); Bluesette - (featuring David Lange); Samba du Caberet Rouge - (featuring Mark Ivester/David Lange); Tres Palabras - (featuring Patrick Saussois); I Never Knew - (fe...
Artists: Pearl Django

Pearl Django: Michael Gray, Neil Andersson, Rick Leppanen, Greg Ruby.

Personnel: Neil Andersson, Patrick Saussois, Greg Ruby (guitar); Michael Gray (violin); David Lange (accordion); Rick Leppa...continue...

The Frank & Joe Show: 66 2/3 [Digipak]

1 CD / Hyena Records / 2005-06-07

Tracks: It Might as Well Be Spring; My Prayer; Manhattan - (featuring Jane Monheit); Quizas; Sway; Hungarian Dance, No. 5; After Hours; Let It Happen; City Samba; Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orlean...
Artists: The Frank & Joe Show

The Frank & Joe Show: Ken Smith (guitar); Frank Vignola, Gary Mazzaroppi (bass instrument); Chuck Ferruggia, Rick Zukor (percussion); Joe Ascione.

Personnel: Jane Monheit, Janis Siegel (vocals)...continue...

Bellevue Cadillac: Black and White

1 CD / Ardeo Records / 2005-03-08

Tracks: Black and White; Body and Soul; Why Can't We Be; Shoulda Woulda Coulda; Cruisin'; Wind, Rain, And Tears; Short Fuse; Friday Night; Guilty; Stepped On; Lay Your Money Down; Heartbeat
Artists: Bellevue Cadillac

All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.

Born when "Professor" Doug Bell asked "Gentleman" Joe Cooper if he wanted to start an "original" band, Bellevue Cadillac has come ...continue...