Our Review
The Boilermaker Jazz Band's Swingin' The Season is a sweet set of big band renditions of pop Christmas tunes (and one Hanukkah song). The styles range from ragtime, to almost pure jazz, to swing, most of it presented with a New Orleans flavor, with Jennie Luvv's nasally-inflected vocals giving the swing numbers a somewhat post-modern edge.
The song selection was apropos to the style, and I particularly enjoyed Santa Baby which featured, in addition to Jennie Luvv's sultry vocals, one of the best saxophone and clarinet breaks of the entire set. As someone more accustomed to Ray Benson's "western swing" style, I enjoyed this east coast version of Boogie Woogie Santa Claus, featuring Paul Cosentino's clarinet and vocals.
This is an entertaining big band jazz ensemble. There is a lot of fun to be had here for jazz enthusiasts as well as plain old Christmas listeners of every stripe.
--Richard Banks
(Reviewed in 2007)
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From the liner notes: Paul Cosentino, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, vocals Dan Davisson, banjo, vocals Gerry Gagnon, trombone, backing vocals Mark Kotishion, piano, vocals Jennie Luvv, vocals Ernest McCarty, bass Rich Strong, drums, congas, vocals
The Boilermaker Jazz Band
Swingin' the Season,
A Spirited Collection of Holiday Favorites
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Label: Paul Cosentino
Length: 56 minutes
Genre: Swing
Release: 2007
Track List
| Song Title |
|---|
| I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm |
| Let It Snow |
| We Three Kings |
| Winter Wonderland |
| Blue Christmas |
| Feliz Navidad |
| Home For The Holidays |
| Jingle Bells |
| Santa Baby |
| Boogie Woogie Santa Claus |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas |
| Holly Jolly Christmas |
| Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah |
| What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? |
| It Came Upon A Midnight Clear |
| White Christmas |