The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Vavoom! (2000)

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For their fourth album, Brian Setzer and his Orchestra add modern nuances to their sound and along the way give Glenn Miller a big band makeover. Female back-up singers, hip-hop beats and loops are used to good effect on “Pennsylvania 6-5000″ while lyrics and a new title (”Getting’ in the Mood”) are added to one of Miller’s most famous instrumental classics (”In the Mood”). Otherwise, it’s business as usual for this rad hep cat as he mixes original jump blues on “Jukebox”, surf in “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)”, and rockabilly on “49 Mercury Blues”, with some more straightforward covers. Tribute is inescapable as Setzer plays it close to the vest with interpretations of Bobby Darin (”Mack the Knife”), Duke Ellington (”Caravan”), and the Cadillacs (”Gloria”).

Tracklist:

01. Pennsylvania 6-5000
02. Jumpin’ East Of Java
03. Americano
04. If You Can’t Rock Me
05. Gettin’ In The Mood
06. Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)
07. Mack The Knife
08. Caravan
09. Footloose Doll
10. From Here To Eternity
11. That’s The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
12. ‘49 Mercury Blues
13. Jukebox
14. Gloria

“Caravan” won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Producers: Peter Collins, David Darling & Glen Ballard.
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California and Village West Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA

Brian Setzer Orchestra: Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar); Ray Herrmann, Tim Misica, Don Roberts, Jim Youngstrom, Matt Zebley (saxophone); Will Murillo, Kevin Norton, Kye Palmer, Kevin Richardson (trumpet); Robbie Hioki, George McMullen, Scot Ray (trombone); Tony Garnier (bass); Bernie Dresel (drums).
Additional personnel includes: Ernie Perez (vocals); Eric Morones (saxophone); Maxi Anderson, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Siedah Garrett, Mike Himmelstein, Dave Bassett, Carmen Twillie, Bobbi Page, Andrea Robinson (background vocals).

Release Date: August 1, 2000
Label: Interscope Records




Other Brian’s releases:
Nitro Burnin’ Funny Daddy (2003, Japanese version)
Live In Japan (2001, DVD video)
The Dirty Boogie (1998)
Guitar Slinger (1996)
Rockabilly Riot - Tribute To Sun Records (2005)
‘68 Comeback Special Ignition! (2001)
Red, Hot & Live! (2007)
Thirteen (2006, Japanese version)
Related links:
STRAY CATS - ‘81-’92 Retrospective
STRAY CATS - Alley Cat Rumble (2006)
Lee Rocker - Racing The Devil (2006)
Lee Rocker - Black Cat Bone (2007)