Is this the band?
http://tomcunningham.com/
Yep that's the one.
Is this the band?
http://tomcunningham.com/
If the Hunks have broken up (even if only into smaller Hunks), that's too bad. I love their work. My favorites are Fingerbustin', the sax CD featuring Ronald Heitmaijer, and Kodachrome, the Ray Scott orchestral set.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers are worth a listen.
Does Brian Setzer fit in here? Not swing, not 20s nor 30s nor 40s, but entertaining fusion of rock and roll and big band orchestration.
The Stray Cats and Brian Setzer's later efforts definitely fall in this category.
Sounds promising then. Can you guys give some recommendations as to songs or albums to check out?
La Puente has a nicer sound to it, but that takes place over the line in "City of Industry" (Workman Temple Homestead Museum, homesteadmuseum.org)Dean Mora............
.........yearly at the Ticket to the Twenties summer event in La Puente.
La Puente has a nicer sound to it, but that takes place over the line in "City of Industry" (Workman Temple Homestead Museum, homesteadmuseum.org)
I'd say that's a fair assessment; it's probably more accurate to say Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Squirrel Nut Zippers, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra are influenced by the big band/swing music of the 40s and 50s. When I want to hear the real deal I listen to the 30s-40s station on XM radio.OK, I'm gonna nitpick.
I don't consider Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Squirrel Nut Zippers or Brian Setzer "authentic" golden age style bands. Don't get me wrong - they're good musicians and entertainers. They are, however, swing revival or jazz-influenced musicians. Not authentic the same way Mora's Modern Rhythmists or Vince Giordano is.