NY City's premier swing orchestra gives the unique Swingadelic treatment to big band blues of Ellington, Basie, etc.

''The blues have a lot of different meanings to a lot of different folks. Are they the acoustic blues of Bukka White, the electric blues of Muddy Waters, or the sophisticated sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington or Ray Charles? It could be more like a state of mind, like the mood and atmosphere created by Red Garland's beautifully mellow LP 'Red In Bluesville'. Here's a collection of tunes we do at concerts and dances, in bands both large and small that all evoke a blues attitude. Oftentimes Jazz people call us a blues band, and Blues people call us a jazz band. It's a mixed up, nebulous world we inhabit and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'd like to thank all the fantastic musicians that regularly play with us, and also the management and staff at Swing 46, a dinner/dance venue in NYC's theater district who have kept us working on our weekly Monday night big band engagement for years. Here's my two cent tour of the tunes...''

Dave Post

1. The Late, Late Show. (vocal) Ripping off Count Basie's (the ultimate blues band) Atomic Basie, with both vocal and instrumental versions of this wonderful song. Joe Williams and Nat King Cole both sung this with Basie. We've got John Bauers to sing it and Bryan Davis on the trumpet solo. Arranged by Rob Edwards, who is responsible for doing a stellar job on a ton of our repertoire.

2. I Love The Life I Live. An Englishman goes to Chicago, brings back this Muddy Waters song and gives it the Swingadelic treatment. Neal Pawley sings, Bill Easley & Kyle Koehler swing. Bill has played with Ruth Brown, George Benson, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy McGriff,..ah forget it, I could go on all day here. An instant arrangement by Neal.

3. Harlem Nocturne. We are a full seventeen piece big band here, with Audrey Welber on alto & Boo Reiners wailing on lap steel on this classic Earle Hagen arrangement.

4. Mary Ann. John sings one of my favorite Ray Charles tunes, Trombone by Alex Jeun & guitar by Senor Blues, Joe Taino.

Dave Post

Track Listing

• The Late, Late Show (vocal)
• I Love the Life I Live
• Harlem Nocturne
• Mary Ann
• What's Your Story, Morning Glory
• Parchman Farm
• Lonely Avenue
• El Blues Esa Mujer
• I Don't Know
• Riff'n on McGriff'n
• Fool's Paradise
• The Mooch
• You're Humbuggin' Me
• The Late, Late Show (instrumental)

Additional Details

Label: Zoho

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 57 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/22/20

UPC: 880956200729