Brian Setzer Orchestra - The Ultimate Collection

Artist:

Setzer, Brian

UPC:

640424403522

See Also:

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Description:

Audio Mixers: John Holbrook; Yoshiyasu Kumada.
Liner Note Author: Brian Setzer.
Recording information: Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo, Japan; Festival International De Jazz De Montreal, Montreal, Q.
Though this double-disc set does contain versions of many of the Brian Setzer Orchestra`s best-loved songs, THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION is not, as the title might suggest, a greatest-hits compilation. Rather, the package represents two Setzer concerts--one from the early 1990s in Montreal, Canada and the other in Tokyo, Japan in 2000. As the former leader of rockabilly revivalists the Stray Cats himself notes, the earlier show is rawer and a bit more rocking, while the later concert benefits from the band`s increased experience and musical sophistication.
As promised, just about all of Setzer`s best recorded moments are reprised here, from the Orchestra`s biggest hit, Louis Prima`s "Jump Jive an` Wail," and the Grammy-winning, guitar-driven take on Duke Ellington`s classic "Caravan" to raucous big-band versions of the Stray Cats` signature songs, "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut." The remainder of the discs are filled out with a mix of genre-defining rock & roll standards ("Mystery Train," "Honky Tonk") and exciting, thoroughly re-imagined crowd pleasers, including "The James Bond Theme" and "Rumble in Brighton," during which the city in question is replaced with "Montreal" to the crowd`s rapturous approval.

Track Listing:

DISC 1: I THINK WE`RE ON TO SOMETHING:

1. Intro
2. James Bond Theme (Spies in the Night)
3. Hoodoo Voodoo Doll
4. Good Rockin` Daddy
5. Your True Love
6. My Baby Only Cares for Me
7. Brand New Cadillac
8. Sittin` on It
9. Ghost Radio
10. (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone
11. Rumble in Brighton
12. Route 66
13. Rock This Town
14. As Long as I`m Singin`
15. Honky Tonk

DISC 2: OH YEAH BABY!:

1. Hawaii Five-O
2. This Cat`s on a Hot Tin Roof
3. Dirty Boogie, The
4. Jumpin` East of Java
5. Drive Live Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)
6. Caravan
7. I Won`t Stand in Your Way
8. Mystery Train
9. Gene & Eddie
10. Sleepwalk
11. Stray Cat Strut
12. Jump, Jive, An` Wail
13. Pennsylvania 6-5000
14. Gettin` in the Mood
15. Get Me to the Church on Time
16. Rock This Town

Album Information

Release Date:

06/28/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Swing

Label:

Surfdog Records

Producer:

Brian Setzer; Brian Setzer

Catalog Number:

440352

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Live

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

127 : 56

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