Another Monday Night is the fourth effort from the Manhattan based Swingadelic outfit which can range from eight to eleven pieces depending on the gig or other variables of the present day music business. Of the dozen tunes performed, seven of them are instrumentals while the remaining five are vocals presumably from keyboardist John Bauers (slideman Neal Pawley picks up a resonator guitar and sings “Early Morning Special.”)  Save for a fairly obscure Duke Ellington number, “The Gal From Joe’s,” the material is fresh, it and the charts coming from mostly within the band.  The title of the disc springs from Paul Carlon’s original “Another Monday Night at Maxwell’s,” a nightspot in Hoboken where the unit has been holding court for over four years.  The only highly visible name present would be that of veteran saxophonist Buddy Terry, who contributed a two tenor winner featuring him and Carlon in “Buddy’s Thang” and has been with the group for eight years.  Altough Swingadelic can sometimes be a little too far on the commercial side for these tases, this one should suit followers of the big band sound to a tee.

-Cadence Magazine

Another Monday Night

Swingadelic has become a frequent Monday night presence at Maxwell’s in Hoboken.  On their fourth album, Another Monday Night (MediaMix - 1004), they play a cross section of their small big band take on swing with an R&B flavor.  With one exception, Duke Ellington’s “The Gal from Joe’s,” the selections are composed by band members.  Things kick off with a Latin-tinged “Burrito Malo,” written and arranged by trombonist Rob Susman.  Tenor saxophonist Paul Carlon was the source for “Another Monday Night at Maxwell’s,” an easy swing piece with a late night feeling.  “And Suddenly You Were Gone” is a lovely ballad penned by Neal Pawley, another trombone section member.  Buddy Terry has been contributing his sax mastery to Swingadelic for many years, and on “Buddy’s Thang” he provides a funky piece that grabs a groove and does not let go.  “Busy Body Blues” is a Basie-ish number from trumpeter Carlos Francis.  Leader and bassist Dave Post goes gospel on “The Deacon’s Daughter,” a tune that brings New Orleans funeral parades to mind, with a hint of Horace Silver added.  Pianist and vocalist John Bauers provided words and music for “Dance With You” and “Back in New York City,” two new songs that sound like they have been around for more than a while.  Pawley grabs a resonator guitar and sings his country blues in “Early Morning Special” with backing by two saxes and the rhythm section.  Carlon and Bauers collaborated on the music and wry lyric for “Come Back Home,” with a vocal from Bauers.  Things close out with Post’s “Big Band Blues,” with Bauers telling the Swingadelic story.  These guys are versatile, talented and swinging.  What more could you need?

-Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz

Swingadelic - Another Monday Night

An amazing eleven (sometimes twelve) musicians band, with the original sound of the thirties, forties and fifties big bands and, this time, with a more jazzy oriented songs than on their previous cd. Swingadelic tastefully combine big bands jazz and swing elements as Duke Ellington’s or Count Bassie’s orchestras did, with an skilful faultless instrumental sound quality they have got along their weekly shows at Club Maxwell’s in Hoboken, New Jersey. Besides, Swingadelic give a personal unique vision of the special jazz they play because, although they do it on the classic way, they also include contemporary concepts and elements that help to enrich the music and make it sound different and original. Dave Post is band founder, leader and bass player, plus song writer of various tracks included on the cd but overall he is the real driving force of this ambitious project. The cd includes seven instrumental and five vocal songs. Original classic tunes combine with extreme good taste, while musicians produce high quality solos with a virtuoso mastery performing that will not let you indifferent. An excellent record that will satisfy every jazz lover. GREAT.

-Vincente Zumel, La Hora Del Blues, Barcelona

Another Monday Night - December 07 Review in Austria’s “Concerto” (5 stars)

“New Jersey’s greatest little big band” with their fourth release. In a manner that’s hard to come by these days, these men, with up to eight horns, swing through a horn heavy repertoire of excellent quality. For seven instrumental and five vocal tracks long, the listener can’t keep his mouth shut, out of sheer surprise. Straight or swinging, jazzy or bluesy, the tightly woven sound carpet of Swingadelic is unique in its own way. With a razor sharp production, this time it is New Orleans that is getting the attention, either with ” The Deacon’s Daughter” from the pen of bandleader Dave Post, or with “The Gal from Joe’s” from Duke Ellington. The former seems to pay homage to the Gospel genre as well. Vocal duties are taken care of by pianist John Bauers and trombonist as well as guitarist Neal Pawley, whereby Bauers, with his original composition “Back in New York City” contributes a great piece to the genre that we commonly call American Songbook. Totally timeless and smart !. A little bit of Latin can’t fail either, instrumental with “Burrito Malo” or vocal with “Early Morning Special”. Big Band Horn Sound for every taste. No collection should be without it! -DiHo-

Another Monday Night by Curtis Davenport

I’ve long been of the opinion that Mondays are one of the better nights to find interesting music in the New York/New Jersey area, especially jazz. On Mondays, many Broadway houses are dark and most “weeklong’ at the jazz clubs have ended on Sunday. This leaves a lot of the musicians who make a living in the pit orchestras of the big shows or who pick up work as sidemen when a headliner is short a musician or two, with a free night on their schedule. Many look forward to Mondays as a chance to play the music that is a little bit closer to their hearts. The major NYC jazz clubs invariably feature some type of Monday Night Special, that gives the musicians an outlet, while giving the public a chance to hear something or someone who is unknown, different , or both. Many of these Monday night aggregations have achieved renown on their own right, such as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and the legendary Les Paul’s trio, now at Iridium. Iridium also plays host to the Mingus Big Band which, though it plays on Tuesdays, has a Monday night spirit. With so many musicians who make their living in NYC, living in New Jersey, it’s no surprise that the Monday night tradition has begun to thrive on the other side of the Hudson. Drummer Cecil brooks leads a smoking big band at his own West Orange club, Cecil’s and in Hoboken, at Maxwell’s. an 11 piece “little big band” called Swingadelic, led by bassist Dave Post, plays on alternate Monday nights.
Swingadelic may have more in common with the fabled territory bands of the swing era then they do with their generally less traditional brethren, but they swing hard and have a devoted fan base. Like a few of the New York bands, Swingadelic also records, having just released their fourth disc Another Monday Night on the MediaMix label. The new album consists of a dozen selections, with all but one coming from the pen of one of the band’s members; a departure from their previous discs that relied a bit more heavily on familiar jazz & blues classics. Another Monday Night is split into two parts; the first seven selections are instrumentals and the last five feature vocals, mostly by the group’s keyboard player, John Bauers.
Swingadelic is made up of musicians who are relatively unknown, even to hardcore jazz buffs. the most familiar to contemporary audiences is Spyro Gyra guitarist Julio Fernandez, who sits in on one selection. Then there’s saxophonist Buddy Terry who, in addition to some memorable guest spots on some fine ’60’s dates by pianist Harold Mabern and organist Freddie Roach (A Few miles From Memphis and Soul Book, respectively), released three of his own albums in the early ’70’s that have become sought-after collector’s items. My personal favorite of these is 1973’s Lean On Him, an inventive synthesis of jazz, funk and soul with traditional Black Gospel music and lyrics that was unique until Kirk Whalum’s Gospel According To Jazz discs a few years ago. Bernard Purdie’s drum breaks on Lean On Him are still being sampled by today’s hip-hoppers. Thankfully Mr. Terry is still with us and sounding as vital and soulful as he did 40 years ago. His tenor work on Neal Pawley’s “And Suddenly You Were Gone”, a tribute to the group’s late organist Tommy T-Bone Stinson, is the highlight of the album. The sound of the composition and terry’s beautiful, wistful tone are reminiscent of one of jazz’s great memorial pieces, the original version of ‘Blood Count” as performed by Johnny Hodges and the Ellington Orchestra on …And His Mother Called Him Bill.
Another standout track is “Busy Body Blues” a funky, finger snapping tune, composed by trumpeter Carlos Francis, who also contributes a sly solo, as does Mr. Terry, this time on alto. but this track belongs to Mr. Pawley’s growling trombone, which in just a few bars, manages to steal the show. In addition to his solo work, Terry also contributes a number called “Buddy’s Thang”, a throwback to his ’70’s work, which features a tenor battle between Terry and Paul Carlon. The one non-original is a rare Ellington work, “The Gal from Joe’s”, which the band recorded for “Play It By Ear”, a 2006 independent film. They acquit themselves well, capturing the intended feel of the Cotton club era Duke; kudos to Mr. Post for his evocative arrangement. The vocal tracks feature some very strong writing and arranging, better in many cases than the instrumental tracks; however the performances of the vocalists, while earnest, are in most cases not quite up to the level of the music. There are still some enjoyable performances, such as Bauer’s “Dance With You” which swings infectiously and “Big Band Blues”, Post’s humorous take on some of the challenges faced in trying to keep an aggregation such as Swingadelic going.
Overall, Another Monday Night is a solid album, featuring catchy writing, tight ensemble passages and very good soloists. Whereas their previous discs depended greatly on the compositions of others this disc proves that the group can more than hold their own as writers. If they keep going like this, we’ll soon see Swingadelic on many other nights of the week.

Feb/Mar 06 Blues Matters (UK) by Steve Nicholson

One of my favourite styles of Blues is the “Little Big Band” that focuses primarily on th emusic of the Swing Era. Swingadelic is a 14 piece “Little Big Band” from Hoboken NJ, and this album entitles “Big Band Blues” is an excellent example. It is their third album following the sucess of “Organ-ized” and “Boogie Boo”. There are vocals on 8 of the albums 12 tracks, with 3 each from guitarist Fausto Bozza and trombonist Neal Pawley, and 1 each from pianist John Bauers and alto sax player Buddy Terry. The bandleader and bassist, Dave Post writes in the sleeve notes that “it is about having a good time”, and everyone on the album seems to be doing just that, and it makes the album a sucess. Personal choices are “Don’t Do It”, this features baritone sax player John Martin, and an arrangement of Duke Ellington’s “Way Back Blues” with a great alto sax solo from Buddy Terry. I really enjoyed this album, and I am sure that if you are partial to the blues with a swinging facade, you will love this too.

June 06 Cadence Magazine by Frank Rubolino

Swingadelic is a collective of 16 musicians playing the Blues big-band style on (2). The music brims over with good-time fun where everyone gets into the act, including when it comes to the vocalizing assignments. Eight of the 12 tunes feature a band member in the singing role in front of the large cast. The musicians also rotate on most of the arranging tasks; bassist Post takes credit for five of the lively tunes, trombonist Pawley handled two, and guitarist Bozza one other. While structure and tight ensemble playing are fundamental to the music, instrumental soloists are not neglected. Alto saxophonist Terry takes the lead on several of these upbeat pieces, but the group appears to be egalitarian when it comes to stretching out. Pawley, Martin, Riedel, Francis, alvaro, Stinson. Rogers, Rauso, Susman, and Bozza each get a turn or two at bat for short swinging improvisations built around the bluesy arrangements.

The strength of the orchestra, however, is in the combined big-band sound that shows plenty of muscle or sensitivity depending upon the situation. The horns blare with mighty force or they offer restraint and control in providing a rich, mellow backdrop. The musical spirit shows the influence New Orleans has had on the development of the blues, but the impact of the Swing Era also surfaces, such as on “Castle Rock”, where the 1940’s formula for success is re-created. Gospel music also finds a home with this band. Swingadelic is a modern-day representation of the roots of Jazz; the members are articulate an their execution and make the songs cook. Try it on for your next dance party.

Swingadelic “Big Band Blues”. MediaMix Entertainment 2006. Estos músicos son un auténtico huracán, una verdadera maquinaria de fabricar swing, ‘blues ballads’, jazz y rhythm and blues con tremenda pasión y conocimiento. Swingadelic recrean con fina elegancia y profesionalidad el sonido ‘party dance’ y ‘vintage’ de las orquestas de una época ya lejana en el tiempo, pero que sigue vigente para toda una generación que creció y vivió aquel tiempo y también para las jóvenes generaciones que tengan la oportunidad de descubrirlo. El tercer disco de esta pequeña ‘big band’ consta de doce excelentes números entroncados en la tradición y el sonido de la vieja escuela que va de Count Basie a Duke Ellington pasando por Ray Charles, junto a novedades originales compuestas y arregladas por el fundador y contrabajista del grupo Dave Post, que aúna con esmero y gran dedicación a más de diez músicos en diferentes temas, lo que no es tarea fácil. Sólo con amor, respeto, ilusión y carácter se llega a conseguir el resultado que tengo entre las manos, un DISCO escrito con mayúsculas. Ah!, una vez más el cantante Neal Pawley recrea el estilo vocal de Marylin Monroe en el tema de Percy Mayfield ‘Lost Mind’ con muy buenas maneras y un resultado mas que satisfactorios. ¿No es así amigo Dave?. MUY BUENO. These musicians are a real hurricane, a perfect engine to produce swing, blues ballads, jazz and rhythm & blues with a terrific passion and a huge knowledge. Swingadelic give a professional and elegant playing of that party dance vintage orchestra with an old time sound but still valid for a generation who grew up and lived on that time but also for the young generations who are lucky to have the chance of discover it. The third cd of this small ‘big band’ gives us twelve excellent tracks directly rooted into old tradition and sound, from Count Basie to Duke Ellington and Ray Charles, together with original own songs written and arranged by double bass player and band’s founder Dave Post who leads with great commitment and care more than ten musicians playing together, which is not easy at all. Only with tons of love, respect, enthusiasm and personality can be done such a piece of work like the one i have on my hands, an ALBUM with capital letters. Ah! Once again Neal Pawley tastefully relives Marylin Monroe’s singing style in Percy Mayfield’s ‘Lost Mind’. Isn’t it, Dave? GREAT.

June 06 Jazz Times by Harvey Siders

Swingadelic, a self-labeled “little big band” based in New Jersey, varies from small combo to 14 pieces. This album, its third, makes a great promotional sampler, from the Basie sounding “HayBurner” chart by Sammy Nestico and the Delta-flavored church service of “Happyland”, arranged by leader-bassist Dave Post, to the laid-back traditional jazz of “Way Back Blues.” The group also displays some blues-leaning, blush-inducing lyrics filled with innuendoes such as “Don’t Do It”, straight from the frat house, and “Down Home Girl”, peppered with Blues Brothers riffs. Among the many singers, Buddy Terry is a muscular-voiced standout. He’s also a fine alto player whose basic training included Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Count Basie. The latter explains why Terry’s alto is so reminiscent of Johnny Hodge’s.

March 06 Jazz Review.Com by Veronica Timpanelli

http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-17596.html

February 06 Blewzzman’s Blues CD Reviews #26 by Peter Lauro.

http://www.mary4music.com/CD26.html

From the Feb/Mar 2006 issue of Blues Revue

The third release from NJ’s Swingadelic continues their excellent tradition of horns and organ-heavy R&B. The vocal round robin of trombonist Neal Pawley, guitarist Fausto Bozza, piano man John Bauers and saxophonist Buddy Terry maintains a cool frontline over tracks penned or made famous by Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield, Amos Milburn, T-Bone Walker and various members of the band: the playlist is salted with instrumentals like the high- powered “Castle Rock” and Ellington’s easy going “Way Back Blues.” Buddy Terry’s playing is super-smooth on “Deed I Do”, Ronnie Rauso and Bozza smoke on guitar, and Tom Stinson’s organ simmers and catches fire throughout. Fans of agressive jump blues, or the titular Big Band Blues, get in line. (MediaMix1003)

From October 2005 All About Jazz (online)

Big Band Blues

As its name implies, Swingadelic, a “little big band” from Hoboken NJ, focuses primarily on music from the Swing Era, especially the blues. There are vocals on eight of the album’s twelve tracks, three each by guitarist Fausto Bozza and trombonist Neal Pawley, one by pianist John Bauers, and another by alto saxophonist Buddy Terry.

As bassist/leader Dave Post writes, “It’s all about having a good time,” and in that respect the album is a success, as everyone seems to be doing exactly that. …this listener can report that the band is well-rehearsed (thanks in part to its twice monthly gig at Maxwell’s in Hoboken), the vocals decent, the instrumentals snug and swinging. These include Post’s “Happyland”, AL Sears’ “Castle Rock”, Duke Ellington’s “Way Back Blues”, and Sammy Nestico’s Basie chart “Hay Burner.” Solos are fairly brief but on the whole respectable, with Bozza, Terry, Pawley, tenor player Dan Alvaro, clarinetest John Martin, and pianist/organist Tom “T-Bone” Stinson among those making an impression.

…what the band does, it does well, and those who are partial to blues with a swinging facade should find Swingadelic quite entertaining. This, by the way is the band’s third album, following Organ-ized! and Boogie Boo!…..by Jack Bowers

From the October 2003 JazzTimes

Swingadelic, based in the New York City area and lead by acoustic bassist Dave Post, is a working swing and jump blues band that varies in size from 6 to 10 pieces. This album, the groups’ second, incorporates the soulful Hammond B3 sound throughout. (The album is dedicated to the late organists”Brother” Jack McDuff and Charles Earland.) Tom “T-Bone” Stinson and Don Militello split the keyboard duties.

Tunes such as Post’s “BC Boogaloo” and W.C.Handy’s “Loveless Love” (aka “Careless Love”) mine the 60’s soul-jazz groove. But the disc also includes classic blues (Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want To Make Love To You”), classic swing (Basie and “Sweets” Edison’s “Jive At Five”), Latin jazz (Willie Bobo’s “Spanish Grease” and plenty of jump tunes.

The rhythm is infectious on each performance, though the personnel and soloists vary from track to track. The usual instrumentation is alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, organ, bass and percussion. Several instrumentalists also double as vocalists. Alto and tenor saxophonist and vocalist Buddy Terry is an asset in all departments. His Illinois Jacquet-style tenor is perfect on Post’s “Meddlin’ With Edlin.” Trombonist and vocalist Neal Pawley also distinguishes himself, especially with his smooth lead vocal on “Cry To Me.”

Swingadelic seems an excellent party band. It sounds authentic (as opposed to slick and faux retro). Its arrangements and solos make for fun listening as well as dancing. Reviewed by Owen Cordle, JazzTimes

Concerto Magazine, Austria

“The second CD from ‘New Jersey’s greatest little big band’ fits seamlessly with its predecessor “Boogie Boo.”

A danceable sound in between Jump, Jive and a little bit of Jazz. Multiple horn players and the this time very present Hammond organ set the tone, like this the record seems to be dedicated to the deceased B3 greats Jack McDuff and Jimmy McGriff. The opening track, Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want To Make Love To You” turns into an irresistible, tasty “Horns Swing” with excellent vocals. Their own material is also represented, with the 60’s flair tune “BC Boogaloo” from the hand of bandleader and upright bassist Dave Post. With “Cry To Me” and “Spanish Grease”, the groove palette is extended into the South American genre, “Bloodshot Eyes” brings some Rockabilly onto the table. The good thing about Swingadelic is the fact that they deliver excellent party music, but also for them that don’t want to tire their legs and want to listen relaxed, an equal serving.

Although the Blues and Swing boom from the Nineties has ended, with bands like Swingadelic it is here to stay.

La Hora del Blues, Spain

Once again and full of energy comes back this enjoying and dancing band called Swingadelic, to give us joy and happiness with their deep Texas blues and forties and fifties West Coast sound knowledge. The cd sounds compact but, at the same time, lively and full of rhythm, thanks to an effective horn section. Arrangements are really impressive along the thirteen tunes included on the CD that cover a wide range of different compositions, from Duke Ellington, Count Basie or Willie Dixon to Dave Post’s own compositions, who is always very inspired at acoustic bass. A colourful precious recording, full of splendid moments, with the best jive, swing, jump, r&b and other similar styles, that on the hands of these guys and their friends, get a special magical touch that very few musicians can reach. Unbelievable! GREAT.

The band recently got a review in the Dec/Jan edition of Blues Revue. Here goes…..

“Don’t miss “Organ-ized!” (MediaMix 1002) from bassist Dave Post and his assemblage of the greater New York area’s hippest players. Swingadelic mingles blues, jazzy swing, Latin flavor and funky boogaloo, drawn from recordings by Wynonie Harris, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Muddy Waters and Solomon Burke, not to mention killer originals like “BC Boogaloo”, “You Dig? You Dog!” and “Chicken, Beer, and Fifty Dollars.” A happening set. Reviewed by Tom Hyslop

New York Blues & Jazz Society Compilation Volume 1

Swingadelic! - “Meddlin’ With Edlin” from the CD “Organ-ized!”

Swingadelic, sounding like a burnished Saturday Night Live band at the old Apollo, opens up with “Meddlin’ With Edlin”, a rocking blues by Dave Post. Reviewed by Michael Lydon

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

A groovy mix of inspired reverence, expert chops and big fun that combine in an original gumbo of jump blues, rockin’ rhythms, jazz and soul that avoids the current fad of recycled Gap commercial cliche’s. The song selection and arrangements are evidence of a deep knowledge and love of the music that gave birth to rock’n'roll in both spirit and energy with playing that is loose, flammable and completely swinging, baby! Reviewed by Dennis Katsanis

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

(will someone please interpret this for us?)

Auch Swingadelic! haben sich als New Jersey’s greatest little big band dem Swing, Jump und Jive mit Haut und Haar verschrieben. Also gibt man in der Besetzung Stand-up Bass, Gitarre, Vocals, Drums, Hammond und bis zu funt Blasern. Neben Eigenam interpretiert man songs von Duke Ellington uber BB King bis Ray Charles. Das klingt zwar etwas konventioneller als die Mischung auf “Swing This” ist aber uberaus konsequent umgesetzt. “Acid Lounge” nennen die Jungs ihren Stil, und das ist was dran. Jazzige Grooves beleben die Platte, verbinden sich mit R’n'R-Rhythm, jumpendem Blues und Cha-Cha. Da steckt viel Enthusiasmus und - insbesondere in den Instrumentals - auch viel Liebe zum Detail im Engagement. Erfreulich, dass Bands wie Swingadelic! diesen Stil hoch und frisch halten. Reviewed by Dieter Hochmer, Concerto.

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

A great little big band led by arranger, bassist Dave Post. Cutting edge sound of ‘acid lounge’ sporting a blend of classic swing, jump blues and soul. Hot licks from Neal Pawley (trombone & vocals) and Fausto Bozza & Andy Riedel (guitar), John Berry and Ken Fradley (trumpet) Gerard Guida and Andy Burton (keys), Joey Stann, Ed Manion and Jeff Levine (reeds) & more top musicians. A dancin’ & listenin’ Swingadelic pleasure! Reviewed by Bo Lewis, Big Band Dance Party

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

Swingadelic fuses swing, jump blues with a touch of funk for a sound that really works well. The title track gives the listener a taste for Swingadelic’s mastery of the jump blues/jive sound with a highly syncopated tune. Other standouts include jump blues classic “The Honeydripper” completely redone adding an organ. Great blues guitar, organ soloing and strong horns and vocals make this a CD and a group to check out. Reviewed by www.AnySwingGoes.com

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

Very professional musicians, good arrangements, great imagination and talent, powerful sound. Although they are only a combo, they sound as a real big band. Jump, swing, jive, forties west coast sound, Louis Jordan, Eddie Vinson, Big Joe Turner and even Marilyn Monroe. Yes, yes, and if you do not believe on the Marilyn influences only listen to “Exactly Like You”. At first sight they could seem only as Roomful of Blues imitators, this is not true, they have their own sound, their particular style and enough personality to give in their songs in their own distinctive way. Swingadelic will give you joy, will make you dance and will give you happiness again and again. Reviewed by Vicente Zumel, La Hora del Blues

Swingadelic! - Boogie Boo!

Led by Hoboken musical Mafia mainstay Dave Post, this wonderful mix of swingin’ juke joint jive and “acid lounge” misses the joke yet delivers the punch line on a project that could have been a humorless exercise in shallow silliness. Rather than jump on the current (no pun intended) big band wagon and offer up tired recycled cliche’s and imitation Gap commercial swing - these groovin’ cats craft and balance reverence, chops and a big ole dash of fun into an original gumbo of jump blues, rockin’ rhythms, jazz and soul. Did I mention fun? A smooth running Rocket 88 powers the Swingadelic rhythm section, the horns, guitars and Hammond organ are firing on all cylinders while the singer takes every turn’ on two wheels. Whew! The fine-tuned song selection and arrangements are evidence of a deep knowledge and love of the music that gave birth to rock ‘n’ roll in both spirit and energy. A capital idea indeed! Basie, Ellington, Brother Ray and Bob Wills are well represented here but the fact that these guys pay homage to Georgie Fame and Prez Prado lifts this product to the status of art. If Austin Powers wore a fedora and smoked the mezz he’d be at the Kottonmouth Klub in a Swingadelic mood 7-24. Swing-a-delic Baby, Swing-a-Freakin’ Delic! Jump on this one. Reviewed by David Strange, MusicHead Magazine