Connor, Kevin And Swing 3po / Doin' The New Lowdown
Album: Doin' The New Lowdown   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Connor, Kevin And Swing 3po   Added:Mar 2018
Label:Self Release  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2018-03-26 Pull Date: 2018-05-28 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: May 27 May 6 Apr 29 Apr 22 Apr 15 Apr 8 Apr 1
Airplays: 1 1 1 2 2 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 22, 2018: Totally A
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
4. Apr 21, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Big Butter And Egg Man
2. May 05, 2018: Old Fart at Play
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
5. Apr 20, 2018: Old Fart at Play
Mt. Baker Bounce
3. Apr 28, 2018: Music Casserole
8.9.10
6. Apr 12, 2018: Totally A
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-03-19
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

Track Listing
1. Mt. Baker Bounce   7. Ice Cream Headache
2. When Day Is Done   8. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
3. The Shape Song   9. A Good Reuben
4. Big Butter And Egg Man   10. 8.9.10
5. Doin' The New Lowdown   11. Tutta Bella Stomp
6. Indifference   12. Whatever The Weather