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| 1. | Introduction/Diga Diga Doo
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| 2. | 'Deed I Do
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| 3. | Chinatown
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| 4. | I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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| 5. | Ida Red
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| 6. | Pennies from Heaven
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| 7. | Crazy 'Cause I Love You
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| 8. | The Girl I Left Behind Me
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| 9. | After You've Gone
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| 10. | Exactly Like You
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| 11. | My Window Faces the South
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| 12. | Orange Blossom Special
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| 13. | I Can't Believe You're in Love With Me [*]
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| 14. | [Untitled Hidden Track]
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Jazz
The Hot Club of Cowtown - Arranger
Elana Fremerman - Group Member, Violin, Vocals
Jake Erwin - Group Member, String Bass, Vocals
Whit Smith - Group Member, Guitar, Vocals
* Adam Odor - Engineer
* Diesel - Assistant Photographer
* Fred Remmert - Mastering
* Geoff Peveto - Design
* John J. Moore - Assistant Engineer
* John Silva - Assistant Engineer
* Lloyd Maines - Producer
* Lori Turk - Assistant Photographer, Stylist
* Lynne Cook - Assistant Photographer
* Paul Fucik - Design
* Senor McGuire - Photography
As its name implies, Austin, TX-based retro trio Hot Club of Cowtown attempts to be a cross between Django Reinhardt's Quintet of the Hot Club of France and Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, playing stripped-down Western swing in an acoustic jazz style using just violin, guitar, and bass. On record, the band's repertoire has reflected its hybrid taste, though 2002's Ghost Train contained a complement of originals by principals Elana Fremerman (violin) and Whit Smith (guitar). (The bass-playing third member has changed during the trio's history; here it is Jake Erwin.) The band's approach is one that practically begs for a live recording, and on this one, captured at the Continental Club in Austin on May 10-12, 2003, the Hot Club of Cowtown demonstrates that it is not running out of ideas for old songs; of the 14 selections, all of them covers, only three have been on the group's previous albums. It's no surprise that they cast back to the first half of the 20th century for their material, particularly the 1920s, and particularly tunes from the pen of Jimmy McHugh, who is tapped, along with lyricist partner Dorothy Fields, for the opening instrumental, "Diga Diga Doo," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby," and "Exactly Like You." Those are nominally show tunes, but the trio hears them as early jazz and as platforms for fast improvising. The same holds true for country standards like "Ida Red" and "Orange Blossom Special." The group also can do justice to a ballad, however, as proven by a reading of "Pennies from Heaven." Winning as a live album is from a group that clearly makes its mark in concert, however, Continental Stomp also suggests that Hot Club of Cowtown may have shot its bolt in terms of recordings, unless it can develop its songwriting further. In that sense, the album is a holding action, but it is also the one fans may want to own as a souvenir of an enjoyable show.
--- William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
The Hot Club of Cowtown
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Western Swing Revival, Retro Swing
Western swing revivalists Hot Club of Cowtown formed in San Diego in 1996; originally a duo pairing singer/violinist Elana Fremerman and singer/guitarist Whit Smith, a subsequent move to Austin, TX made room for the addition of bassist Billy Horton. Signing to HighTone, the trio issued their debut album Swingin' Stampede! in the fall of 1998; the follow-up, Tall Tales, appeared a year later. New bassist Matt Weiner joined Smith and Fremerman for 2000's Dev'lish Mary. 2002's Ghost Train came two years later, and it showed the group focusing more on original material and cutting back on the amount of covers.
---Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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