Firecracker Jazz Band / Explodes
Album: Explodes   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Firecracker Jazz Band   Added:Mar 2007
Label:Euphonian  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-07-01 Pull Date: 2007-09-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 26 Aug 12 Aug 5 Jul 29 Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8
Airplays: 1 2 2 2 2 2 3

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 21, 2013: Music Casserole
Sleepy Head
4. Aug 24, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Sweet Georgia Brown
2. May 10, 2012: Love Den
Sleepy Head
5. Aug 10, 2007: The Cipher Show
Black Bottom Stomp
3. Sep 02, 2007: Crosscurrents
Black Bottom Stomp
6. Aug 07, 2007: At the Cafe Bohemian
Viper Mad

Album Review
Decca
Reviewed 2007-07-01
Classic Dixieland that harkens back to the roaring 20s. Great material, played with energy, style, and obvious love for the songs. Solid playing throughout, wonderful retro vocals & arrangements. Wonderful, wonderful. 1 star each track.

1. Hot, happy, instantly catchy. Impossibly joyous.
2. As lazy as a humid day in the French Quarter. Smooth!
3. Upbeat toe-tapper w/a playful, tripping arrangement.
4. A fast jam where everyone gets a chance to shine.
5. Another toe-tapper w/fun perc/vox/strings.
6. Wacky cartoon-y romp w/a wild, upbeat sound.
7. Midtempo, bright and playful. So good.
8. Upbeat w/esp. good use of the brass.
9. Nicely brassy uptempo jam w/a catchy air.
10. An old chestnut gets a new coat of paint. Mid.
11. Upbeat, brassy, sharp and shiny.
12. Fast, fast classic. Rip-roaring brassy fun.

Decca 6/2007

Track Listing
1. King Chanticleer   7. Strut Miss Lizzy
2. Sleepy Head   8. Happy Feet
3. Black Bottom Stomp   9. Ahma Fonda Rhonda
4. Firecrackers Explode In A Minor Mode   10. Sweet Sue
5. Viper Mad   11. Firecrackers Rule
6. That's A Plenty   12. Sweet Georgia Brown