Jazz:swingin, groovin modern big band recordings.


Hey folks...looking for wild, crazy, zany horn filled big band orgasm! Modern version of Woody Herman, Basie, Duke,etc....great recording a plus!
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Jet Set Six, "Livin' It Up"
The Love Dogs, "Heavy Petting"
The Mighty Blue Kings, "Meet Me in Uptown", "Come One, Come All"
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Body & Soul
Ernie Krivda & the Fat Tuesday Big Band, Americatone Records, 2005
Wayne Bergeron (Tpt) has released 2 stellar CD's: "Plays Well With Others" & "You Call This A Living?". The dude's been around forever, used to be Maynard Ferguson's lead trpt player (which speaks volumes if your familiar with Maynard). A real studio playa on the west coast, he's played with everybody and anybody (pretty sure he's in Goodwin's Phat band). Treat yourself and do what I did, buy both his records at once, it's like getting a spectacular Big Band double album!!;)
Another vote for Gordon Goodwin's Phat Band. They have a new CD out that comes with a cool DVD.
These are all well recorded: Robbie Williams "Swing when you're winning" - stellar recording. ToP Oakland Zone, Strokeland Superband - anything. Santa Fe Fat City Horns (a bit schmultzy for my taste), Phat Phuncktion (great modern stuff - good bass player). Zuchero Fornaciari - The Blues (awesome stuff from the land of great food). For zany - try Dirty Dozen Brass Band (less polished but awesome for simple raw realism and dynamics and less studio engineering polish).
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