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Newsletter: Spring 2009, Volume 17 No
1 & 2
THE SWINGFIELD PLAYBOYS
The View From Down Under by
Alan Morgan
Like most lovers of western
swing I enjoy Bob Wills recordings and the revival bands recreating his
tunes. However, sometimes we can get too much of a good
thing. It is refreshing to discover a new recording of a western
swing band with a different approach as did The BeBop Cowboys.
A delightful new CD titled The
Swingfield Playboys – Martini & Western Music For The Refined,
features my favourite steel guitarist, Herb Remington.
The Swingfield Playboys feature seven of Houston's best musicians
performing the music of Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller and other jazz
greats with vocals from guitarist/vocalist, Ron Crick who also composed
five tunes on this CD. Tight, structured orchestrations and
a fresh approach to western swing make this a true gem.
The fourteen tracks include great jazz
standards, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans, Ain't
Misbehavin', After You've Gone, Undecided, Shine, and Skeleton
which is actually Louis Armstrong's early Skeleton In The Closet.
Herb Remington is still swingin' and playing great. On Skeleton
he performs great ghost and haunted house effects to lift a previously
forgotten song to new heights. Herb also performs Shine on
Dobro... not the usual western swing, but a great new
experience.
I obtained my copy on the Internet from
cdbaby.com It is also available
from the band's website
www.swingfieldplayboys.com
WESTERN SWING MUSIC SOCIETY
3565 CAMBRIDGE STREET
VANCOUVER, B.C.
V5K
1M3
Contact – John York
email or phone: 604-299-2301