Tall Tales
From the first visceral instant when Elana Fremerman drags bow across fiddle, you know Tall Tales is already an improvement over Hot Club of Cowtown's fine debut Swingin' Stampede. New producer Dave Stuckey (formerly of the Dave and Deke Combo) charges every scratch, twang, and pop from this swingin' fiddle-guitar-doghouse bass trio with the tactile punch of a live gig. The result is that the band's virtuoso mix of old-time fiddle tunes, hot jazz, Western swing, and early-century Tin Pan Alley--everything from "Sally Goodin'" to the Burke and Van Heusen standard "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"--finally comes off as gritty as it is sweet and, consequently, better than ever. Tall Tales confirms that this Hot Club is the only emerging swing-revival band to compare favorably to the masters of swing. And, most impressively, when the group expands beyond a trio by adding trumpet and piano (particularly on an original torch song called "When I Lost You"), its bright future comes into clear focus. --David Cantwell more
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Track Listing: 1. Draggin' the Bow, 2. Emily, 3. Darling You and I Are Through, 4. I Can't Tame Wild Women, 5. When I... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-06-2006
- Hot Club of Cow Town
I first heard the group "Hot Club of Cow Town" in Aspen some years ago. My friends and I followed them to the Tractor Tavern in Seattle a few years later, keeping this extraordinary group in our sights ever since.Elena Fremerman (sp?)...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-17-2003
- Fun playing, but hold the vocals
Bold, joyous playing, at times precise, at times reckless, make this a treat to listen to. But be prepared for some weak vocals (by two of the three band members). Lovers of old country are not sticklers for staying on key, and know...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-14-2003
- This is the best one
Fun swing music and great group. If you are only going to buy one album, this would be my pick.
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-04-2002
- HC rocks my world!
This CD is awesome! It's by the nicest and best group ever! They were just in my town and I performed with them and they are the coolest! They need to keep turning out spectacular CDs like they already have! HC rocks!
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-06-2006
- Hot Club of Cow Town
I first heard the group "Hot Club of Cow Town" in Aspen some years ago. My friends and I followed them to the Tractor Tavern in Seattle a few years later, keeping this extraordinary group in our sights ever since.Elena Fremerman (sp?)...
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