Artist: Brian Setzer Release Date: Apr 1996
Format: CD Record Label: Interscope (USA)
Genre: Rock UPC: 606949005122
Sub-Genre: Big Band & Swing Duration: Album


Track listing
1. House Is Rockin', The
2. Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
3. Town Without Pity
4. Rumble in Brighton
5. Man With the Magic Touch, The
6. (The Legend Of) Johnny Kool
7. Ghost Radio
8. (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone
9. Buzz Buzz
10. My Baby Only Cares for Me
11. Hey, Louis Prima
12. Sammy Davis City


Details
Producer: Phil Ramone
Distributor: Universal Distribution
Recording type: Studio
Recording mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: n/a


Album notes
Brian Setzer Orchestra: Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals); George Shelby (alto saxophone, clarinet); Steve Fowler (alto saxophone); Michael Acosta, Bob Sandman (tenor saxophone); Don Roberts (baritone saxophone); Dan Fornero, Jon Fumo, Stan Watkins, Sal Cracchiola, Charlie Biggs (trumpet); George McMullen, Michael Vlatkovich, Maril Jones (trombone); Robbie Hioki (bass trombone, tuba); Roger Burn (piano, vibraphone); Bob Parr (bass); Bernie Dresel (drums); Tom Bahler, Carmen Twille, Alexandra Brown, Lynda Lawrence (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, Dan Niggins, Ray Hermann.
Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, California and Record One, Sherman Oaks, California.
Personnel: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); George Shelby (clarinet, alto saxophone); Michael Acosta (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Steve Fowler (alto saxophone); Bob Sandman (tenor saxophone); Don Roberts (baritone saxophone); Dan Fornero, Charlie Biggs, Stan Watkins, Sal Cracchiolo (trumpet); Michael Vlatkovitch, Mark Jones, George McMullen (trombone); Robbie Hioki (bass trombone, tuba); Roger Burn (piano, vibraphone); Bernie Dresel (drums); Alexandra Brown, Tom Bahler, Carmen Twillie (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Allen Sides.
Recording information: Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, CA; Record One, Sherman Oaks, CA.
Photographers: Michelle Laurita; Nick Egan.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Dan Higgins; Ray Hermann; Wayne Bergeron.
Arrangers: Michael Acosta; Bob Sandman; Patrick Williams; Bennett Salvay; Brian Setzer.
On his second Orchestra album and fourth solo album overall, Brian Setzer extends the genre exercise in jump blues he first tackled on The Brian Setzer Orchestra album. Of course, Setzer, best known as the singer/guitarist from the Stray Cats, is no stranger to retro stylings, and the guitar-dominated, yet horn-filled arrangements of the orchestra are not all that far removed from the Cats' rockabilly update, especially given Setzer's fervent singing and characteristic lead work. (A new version of the Cats' "Rumble in Brighton" fits right in.) And he's not shy, leading off with a Stevie Ray Vaughan cover, "The House Is Rockin'," swaggering his way through the Gene Pitney chestnut "Town Without Pity," and collaborating with ex-Clash leader Joe Strummer on the set-ending "Sammy Davis City." Like Joe Jackson, who tried this kind of thing with his excellent Jumpin' Jive album, Setzer takes this music seriously and turns in a credible version of it through a combination of craft and conviction. ~ William Ruhlmann


Editorial reviews
...guitarist Setzer connects the worlds of '50s big bands, jump blues, and Stray Cats rockabilly. By offering salutes to Louis Prima and Sammy Davis Jr. along the way, Setzer stirs his rock with a swizzle stick. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (05/03/1996)

...guitarist Setzer connects the worlds of '50s big bands, jump blues, and Stray Cats rockabilly. By offering salutes to Louis Prima and Sammy Davis Jr. along the way, Setzer stirs his rock with a swizzle stick. - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (05/03/1996)

THIS CD WAS USED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND IS STILL VERY GOOD CONDITION IT COMES WITH CASE AND ALL THE ARTWORK.

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