Thursday, January 9, 2020

Indigo Swing - Red Light!

Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:48
Size: 110,3 MB
Styles: Jump blues, swing
Scans: Full

1. Red Light! (4:07)
2. The Best You Can (2:58)
3. Pop's At The Hop (2:41)
4. Another Day In L.A. (4:14)
5. Love's Gonna Find You (2:54)
6. Hot Pot Boogie (3:03)
7. Big Hair Mama (3:16)
8. Don't Worry So Much (3:46)
9. They Say I Must Be Crazy (2:39)
10. Stayin' Up Late With Sonny (3:28)
11. I Know My Love Is True (2:53)
12. Ruby Mae (4:39)
13. So Far Away From Me (3:56)
14. Guillaume's Pepper Step (3:06)

The retro-swing unit Indigo Swing was formed in San Francisco around the sextet of vocalist Johnny Boyd, guitarist Josh Workman, bassist Vance Ehlers, drummer Big Jim Overton, pianist William Beatty and saxophone player Baron Shul. After kick-starting northern California's new school of swing, the group began touring around America and signed to Time Bomb Recordings in 1997. The group's debut All Aboard was released in July 1998. They followed with Red Light in 1999.

Red Light captures Indigo Swing's energetic update of swing and rockabilly. The album's warm, vintage sound comes not only from the band's healthy respect for musical tradition, but also from where it was recorded, Capitol Studio's Studio B. This attention to detail doesn't hamper Red Light's momentum, however, as dancefloor-friendly tracks like "Right Light," "Pop's at Hop," and "Love's Gonna Find You" prove. /AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

Red Light! mc
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4 comments:

Happymonk said...

Thanks Rooster. You're onna roll.

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Happymonk, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment.

Collective Cy said...

Thanks for the post. I noticed that I neglected to leave a comment for your prior post of All Aboard! I found both of these to be outstanding recordings, ones which I would never have known about but for your fine efforts. Thanks again.

Red Rooster said...

You're most welcome Collective Cy, glad you enjoyed this post and also the one for "All Aboard". Thanks for your comment.