Mutant Mosquitoes From New Jersey

About the Artist
When Big Swing Face was founded by Ben Vinci and Nick Corvino, their goal was to incorporate musicality throughout all of their originals and arrangements. Currently the band performs in the Philadelphia and Atlantic City area. Along with Big Swing Face's original material and arrangements the band also features music from artists such as Basie, Ellington, and Sinatra, to current new swing artists. Since Big Swing Face has such versatile musicians, they are able to do many different styles such as straight-ahead jazz and smooth jazz, to Motown classics, R&B and party music.

Mutant Mosquitoes From New Jersey,BIG SWING FACE

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Average customer rating: Mixing the Old With the New

Mutant Mosquitoes From New Jersey ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MNUF Release Date: 2001-06-21

Tracks:

1. Mutant Mosquitoes From New Jersey
2. Gentle Rain
3. Hit That Jive Jack
4. All The Way
5. There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
7. Solar Eclipse
8. A Blues Serenade
9. Bemsha Swing
10. Sam Meets James
11. LOL

Customer Reviews:

Mixing the Old With the New.......2002-07-23

What can you expect from a CD named Mutant Mosquitoes from New Jersey by a band sharing a name with one of the hardest swingin' albums ever recorded? I'll tell you: Music that is representative of the title. A great playing band that swings hard playing great tunes standard and original. Listening to their music you'd think you were listening to professionals who've been in the business for years, but upon further investigation you will find the average age to be somewhere in the early to mid twenties! The energy is amazing. The opener which is the title track by Trumpeter Nick Corvino is a throw-back to Sing Sing Sing with a modern sound and feel. The solos are melodic and the arrangement fresh. We hear a lot from a young female vocalist named Meg Clifton whose voice is amazing. Her singing is reminiscent of Ella and Diane Reeves, but with a style all her own. I really enjoy the eclectic mix of tunes on this CD. There's everything from "All the Way" made famous by Sinatra and played beautifully here by Ben Vinci, sax player and Leader/Arranger to a modern jazz original "Sam Meets James" dedicated to the birth of bassist Bob Colligan's newborn son. "Solar Eclipse" has a real west coast feel and is written by the group's amazing pianist Judy Glover. That's only a few of the tunes on the CD, buy it yourself and check out the rest, I promise you won't be disapointed. And if you are in Philly anytime soon you will want to check and see if you can catch them live!

Jazz Music:

1. Never Too Late
2. One for My Baby
3. Oscar Peterson+Harry Edison+Eddie Cleanhead Vinson
4. Out of the Blue
5. Pick Up The Pieces
6. Remembrance of Dino's [Live]
7. Samba Importado
8. Shalimar
9. Song of the Golden Lotus
10. Sonny Rollins on Impulse! [Original recording remastered]

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