The Boilermaker Jazz Band – You
Do Something to Me
2006 Paul Cosentino
The Band:
“The Boilermaker Jazz Band is an
ecstatically fun band performing authentic hot jazz, ragtime, and swing. From concert
halls to dances, festivals to family parties, listeners and dancers agree - with their
infectious beat and enthusiasm this band can make any crowd move!” --- Boilermaker Jazz Band website.
This is a really fun, swingin’ CD
from the Pittsburg band. They specialize in
earlier jazz music and have picked some gems for this recording. Tempos range from 58 beats per minute to 241 bpm. It’s a great dancer’s CD, whether you
Lindy, Bal, Shag or all of the above!
The musicianship is top shelf all the
way from Paul Cosentino’s clarinet to Jennie Luvv’s vocals to the announcer,
Mark Kotishion. Yes, an announcer. The CD gives you a flavor of an old radio show,
including sponsorship from Duquesne Pilsener.
It’s a cute touch to an already impressive set list.
Speaking of, you’re gonna find a
few songs you’ve heard of (or should have!) like East of the Sun and Let’s
Misbehave. However, the band has done
some research to pull out gems from the 30s that you may not have been familiar with. Nuggets like I’ve Got to be a Rug Cutter,
You Do Something to Me, and All God’s Chillun’ Got Rhythm, a Lindy
favorite that originally featured Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers from the Marx Brother’s
movie, A Day at the Races. There is
also a nice ballad, The One I Love Belongs to Someone Else as well a some Latin, Brazil. So, a smidge of other rhythms just to change it up
a bit.
A must for any dancer’s
collection, this CD captures a bygone era almost forgotten about. And it swings like nobody’s business! Pick it up today for your collection. You aren’t going to be disappointed.
Bottom Line: To
buy or not to buy….. BUY! Here’s
how: http://cdbaby.com/found?artist=boilermaker+jazz+band