A Little Sugar
Reviews
Joseph
Reviewed 2013-04-25
Reviewed 2013-04-25
Roberta Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band
“A Little Sugar”
Label: Motema Music
Joseph
Reviewed 4/25/13
Nice swing vocals by local Bay Area artist and band performing Prohibition era proto-jazz classics.
No FCCs detected
*= favorite cuts
1 – (3:34) Oh Papa. Smooth vocals, mid-tempo shuffle, good horns & piano solo
2 – (2:35) You Got to Swing & Sway. More up-tempo jazzy number
3 – (4:04) Mama’s Gone, Goodbye* Slower, New Orleans-style blues
4 – (5:00) Say It Isn’t So Soft, beautiful cover of Irving Berlin classic. Piano, bass, drum backing
5 – (2:43) I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling Upbeat tempo on this one
6 – (3:51) One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show* Swinging number, variety of horn solos, nice
7 – (4:10) Rocking Chair Slow tempo, pretty rendition of Hoagy Carmichael tune
8 – (3:59) (Tropical) Heatwave Just so-so
9 – (4:41) You Go To My Head Mid-tempo, nice piano solo
10 – (2:37) Sugar Blues Swinging remake of Ella Fitzgerald’s version
11 – (3:49) You’ve Been a Good Ole Wagon* Funny, animated version of the classic. Nicely done
12 – (4:20) (I Want a Little) Sugar in My Bowl Smooth, mid-tempo swing
13 – (4:52) Empty Bed Blues Donnay original, wraps up her trip back in time
“A Little Sugar”
Label: Motema Music
Joseph
Reviewed 4/25/13
Nice swing vocals by local Bay Area artist and band performing Prohibition era proto-jazz classics.
No FCCs detected
*= favorite cuts
1 – (3:34) Oh Papa. Smooth vocals, mid-tempo shuffle, good horns & piano solo
2 – (2:35) You Got to Swing & Sway. More up-tempo jazzy number
3 – (4:04) Mama’s Gone, Goodbye* Slower, New Orleans-style blues
4 – (5:00) Say It Isn’t So Soft, beautiful cover of Irving Berlin classic. Piano, bass, drum backing
5 – (2:43) I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling Upbeat tempo on this one
6 – (3:51) One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show* Swinging number, variety of horn solos, nice
7 – (4:10) Rocking Chair Slow tempo, pretty rendition of Hoagy Carmichael tune
8 – (3:59) (Tropical) Heatwave Just so-so
9 – (4:41) You Go To My Head Mid-tempo, nice piano solo
10 – (2:37) Sugar Blues Swinging remake of Ella Fitzgerald’s version
11 – (3:49) You’ve Been a Good Ole Wagon* Funny, animated version of the classic. Nicely done
12 – (4:20) (I Want a Little) Sugar in My Bowl Smooth, mid-tempo swing
13 – (4:52) Empty Bed Blues Donnay original, wraps up her trip back in time
Recent airplay
Say It Isn't So
12-9-2015 — Dec 09, 2015
Oh Papa
The Iron Skillet — Jun 15, 2013
Mama's Gone, Goodbye
No Cover, No Minimum — May 31, 2013
Mama's Gone, Goodbye
No Cover, No Minimum — May 10, 2013
Mama's Gone, Goodbye
Sunflower Sutra: Momz — May 09, 2013
Oh Papa
The Iron Skillet — May 04, 2013
Charting
2013-04-28 — 2013-06-30
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 16 | 1 |
| Jun 2 | 1 |
| May 12 | 2 |
| May 5 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Oh Papa | ||
| 2. | You Got To Swing And Sway | ||
| 3. | Mama's Gone, Goodbye | ||
| 4. | Say It Isn't So | ||
| 5. | I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling | ||
| 6. | One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | ||
| 7. | Rocking Chair | ||
| 8. | (Tropical) Heatwave | ||
| 9. | You Go To My Head | ||
| 10. | Sugar Blues | ||
| 11. | You've Been A Good Ole Wagon | ||
| 12. | (I Want A Little) Sugar In My Bowl | ||
| 13. | Empty Bed Blues |