[Dixielandjazz] Unashamed plug - John Petters Swing Band – Sing Sing Sing – New CD

[John Petters]

Last month, I assembled a hand picked bunch of the finest young swing 
players around. We spent a couple of wonderful days at St John’s Arts 
Centre in Old Harlow, recording a new album which, I think is probably 
my best session to date.

Taking the repertoire from the Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, 
Django Reinhardt and Gene Krupa stables, we have produced an album with 
attitude aimed at both listeners and dancers.

James Evans, (clarinet and saxes), David Blenkhorn, (electric guitar), 
Charles Condy, (piano) and Heather Birt, (double bass), all gave first 
class performances.

James re-arranged Krupa’s Sing Sing Sing for the Quintet, which has 
already received airplay in the USA, by Roger Burt on Radio WSGE in 
North Carolina, before the CD has been released.

Paul Barnes (BBC Eastern Counties) Gold For Grown-ups show, played 
Special Delivery Stomp from the album on Saturday. Hear the show, which 
also features a lot of Boogie Woogie on the BBC’s Listen again facility. 
  The link is:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/norfolk.shtml
then look up Paul Barnes on the list of programmes.

The CD tracks are:
Sing Sing Sing, Special Delivery Stomp,  Original Blues, Seven Come 
Eleven, Frim Fram Sauce, Flyin’n Home, Vision On, One O’ Clock Jump, 
Magic Carpet, Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby, Minor Blues, Airmail 
Special.

Try before you buy. There are five clips on the website which are from 
the first rough mix of the session. Follow the links below:
Sing Sing Sing
http://www.traditional-jazz.com/assets/clips/sing.mp3

Airmail Special
http://www.traditional-jazz.com/assets/clips/airmail.mp3

Special Delivery Stomp
http://www.traditional-jazz.com/assets/clips/special.mp3

Seven Come Eleven
http://www.traditional-jazz.com/assets/clips/seven.mp3

Django’s Minor Blues

http://www.traditional-jazz.com/assets/clips/minor.mp3


Order your copy now – just drop me an e-mail to tjpost at traditiona;-jazz.com

The anticipated release date will be 1st November.

The band will be playing at St John’s Arts Centre, Old Harlow, Essex on 
Thursday 20th December.

-- 
John Petters
www.traditional-jazz.com
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ