Carpenter, Brian/Ghost Train Orchestra / Hothouse Stomp: The Music Of 1920's Chicago And Harlem

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-04-24 Pull Date: 2011-06-26 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Jun 19 Jun 12 May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 1
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 4 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jun 17, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Stop Kidding
4. May 20, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Lucky
2. Jun 07, 2011: broken flowers
Stop Kidding
5. May 13, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
Hot Bones And Rice
3. May 23, 2011: Trainee Special
Blues Sure Have Got Me, Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?, Stop Kidding
6. May 10, 2011: Rebop
Hot Tempered Blues

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2011-04-23
This group of talented musicians infuses modern energy and sound into these classics of jazz & blues. Lots of hot brass keeps things swinging. It’s the kind of music you usually only hear in old recordings full of cracks and pops. Here it’s fresh, clean, and hot.

1. Slow, greasy intro. Leads right into #2
2. A midtempo bounce w/a hint of klezmer & Dixieland.
*3. Playful stomp w/a sweet oom-pah backing & swinging horns.
*4. Lowdown and lazy w/a deliciously sophisticated arrangement.
5. Bright bounce w/lots of cool squeaks and squonks.
6. Tight lowdown blues stomp w/female vocals.
*7. Sweet clarinet leads this down & dirty blues stroll.
8. Quirky and fun toe-tapping stomp w/sweet strings & brass.
*9. Fast and playful, almost cartoon-y w/great energy.
10. Midtempo Depression-era swing w/tight horns.
*11. Bright and lively meander w/some great solos. Yay!
12. Midtempo stroll with a lazy kind of laidback style.
Decca 4/2011

Track Listing
1. Ghost Train Orchestra   7. Hot Bones And Rice
2. Mojo Strut   8. Dixie Stomp
3. Stop Kidding   9. Lucky
4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You?   10. The Boy In The Boat
5. Voodoo   11. Slide Mr. Jelly Slide
6. Blues Sure Have Got Me   12. Hot Tempered Blues