Swing Your Big Head
Label | Pony Boy Records – PB50110 2 |
Format | CD, Enhanced |
Barcode | 0060325011020 |
Country | US |
Released | 1997 |
Genre | Jazz |
Greg Williamson & the Big Bad Groove Society is a hard hitting jazz sextet, formed in 1991 by a drummer known for his straight ahead drive. The musicians all come from the training ground of hard road travel with big bands (Woody Herman, Dorsey, Miller), where slamming the music home is the appassioned priority. The all-original arrangements employ the harmony and swing of a big band, the depth of a philharmonia, and the attitude of Rhythm & Blues. Their widely acclaimed 1994 release "Live at Kellys" on Pony Boy Records captures their live energy at an institute of jazz heritage. This CD, "Swing Your Big Head", (enhanced for multi-media computer play) finds them recording live in the studio - complete with an audience. The musical material and playing stretch both ends of the harmonic and textural spectra, while grooving hard.
1 | Dig | 4:27 |
2 | Rose Hips | 5:14 |
3 | Duke's Jungle | 4:22 |
4 | Outside N'Orleans | 3:50 |
5 | Sideshow | 5:03 |
6 | Lush Life | 6:55 |
7 | Jazz March | 5:58 |
8 | Ode To Three Mice Without Tails | 3:10 |
9 | Three And One | 3:43 |
10 | Ricky's Manhattan Mambo Calypso | 3:37 |
11 | Out Of Joe's Bag | 5:07 |
12 | Willy's Ballad | 2:18 |
13 | Baby Weener Dog Walk | 2:42 |
14 | When I Fall In Love | 3:44 |
15 | Willy Ride (Do The) | 5:48 |
Arranged By – Greg Williamson
Art Direction – Karen Hansen
Drums – Greg Williamson
Engineer – Reed Ruddy
Mastered By – Mark Guenther
Piano – Larry Fuller
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Bryan Dickerson
Trombone, Euphonium [Double Bell] – Dan Marcus
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Paul Mazzio