How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway by Big 2024 Bad Voodoo Daddy NEUF

Tracks:
Come on with the "Come On"
Calloway Boogie
The Call of the Jitterbug
Hey Now, Hey Now
The Jumpin Jive
How Big Can You Get?
The Old Man of the Mountain
The Ghost of Smokey Joe
Reefer Man
Minnie the Moocher
Tarzan of Harlem

Performer Notes:

• Adapters: Tom Peterson; Joshua Levy.
• Tributee: Cab Calloway.
• Tributee: Cab Calloway.
• Personnel: Scotty Morris (vocals, guitar); Andy Rowley (vocals, baritone saxophone); Dirk Shumaker (vocals, acoustic bass); Karl Hunter (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Glen "The Kid" Marhevka (trumpet); Joshua Levy (piano); Kurt Sodergren (drums); Anthony Bonsera Jr., Lee Callet, Lee Thornburg, Nick Lane, Tom Peterson, Jim Fox, Brian Swartz, Alex Henderson, Bernie Dresel, Robbie Hioki, Ira Nepus, Scheila Gonzalez.
• Audio Mixers: Scotty Morris; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy; Joshua Levy.
• Recording information: Capitol Studios A&B; Delroy Sound Lab; Santa Barbara Sound Design.
• Arrangers: Tom Peterson; Joshua Levy.
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddys retro-swing approach has its charms, but veteran swing fans may wonder why its necessary to listen to a group of youngsters who take most of their moves from the original masters of the genre. BBVD address that question on HOW BIG CAN YOU GET?: A TRIBUTE TO CAB CALLOWAY. The album is an 11-track homage to one of swings great figures, and the band does an admirable job of capturing the essense of Calloways jumping jive, thanks in large part to the singing of Scotty Morris, who pulls out all the stops with his performances. Evergreen Cab favorites "The Jumpin Jive," "Reefer Man," and, of course, "Minnie the Moocher" are on offer.

Professional Reviews: JazzTimes (p.56) - "[A]s has always been true of this band, the musicianship, particularly that of the brass section, is spot-on."

Producer: Scotty Morris, Joshua Levy, Scotty Morris, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Joshua Levy

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 15 June, 2009

Label: Big Bad

Dimensions: 12.4 x 14.2 x 1.2 centimeters (0.05 kg)