Doin' The New Lowdown

Reviewed: 2018-03-19
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: delightful swing sextet with dazzling musicianship and (often) tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Half the tunes are originals. Nary a dull moment!
If You Like: Hot Club of France, Hot Sardines, Leon Redbone, Django Reinhart, Tal Farlow, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Mt. Baker Bounce (2:36) – drums/trumpet start > uptempo jam> guitar solo> trumpet solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ When Day Is Done (2:42) – drums start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo song> trumpet solo> guitar solo> trombone solo> uptempo song> crescendo end
3/ The Shape Song (2:47)) – trumpet starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> guitar solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*4/ Big Butter and Egg Man (2:30) - trumpet starts> uptempo song> trumpet solo> banjo solo> bass solo> song> quick stop
*5/ Doin’ The New Lowdown (3:00) - > midtempo jam> midtempo song> trumpet solo> drum solo> uptempo song> quick stop
*6/ Indifference (3:34) – horns start> midtempo waltz with eastern European vibe> guitar solo> midtempo waltz> guitar solo> midtempo jam> fade
*7/ Ice Cream Headache (3:20) – Good Humor truck bells start> midtempo song>trombone solo> guitar solo> midtempo song> quick fade
*8/ It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (2:32) – guitar starts> uptempo jam & song> guitar solo> muted trumpet solo> uptempo song> quick stop
9/ A Good Reuben (3:56) – muted trumpet start> midtempo song> muted trumpet solo> bass solo> guitar solo> midtempo song> quick fade
*10/ 8.9.10 (3:26) – bass starts> midtempo song with intricate harmonies & a fun chorus> trumpet solo> sax/guitar duet> midtempo jam> song>
11/ Tutta Bella Stomp (2:38) – horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> guitar solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*12/ Whatever The Weather (1:56) – trombone starts> uptempo song> slow fade