Sure, a dozen swinging, rocking Setzer-ized tunes inspired by the most popular themes in classical music seems a little silly--but it also sounds great. As the ex-Stray Cats guitarist blazes his way across the fretboards, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 becomes "Take the 5th," and Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King" morphs into "One More Night with You," complete with lyrics that lust both for the joy of rock and the chorus of colleens who sing along with Setzer. The horns play foil to Setzer's ebullient six-string antics, which zing with humor and virtuosity, archly taking on Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik," transformed into the finger-popping title track, or rippling through the finger-busting cartoon-speed solos of "Honey Man," a rockabilly rave-up based on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee." Guitar buffs will also appreciate the variety of tones Setzer employs. He's trad-jazz clean in "1812 Overdrive," rabidly surfy for Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance," and sweetly pure on nylon-string guitar in "For Lisa," his gypsy swing twist on Beethoven's "Für Elise." This may be a lowbrow take on highbrow music, but Setzer keeps his standard lofty, and the results are a blast. --Ted Drozdowski
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Claro que una docena de melodías de estilo Setzer inspiradas en los temas más populares de la música clásica parecen un poco tontas, pero también suenan muy bien. Mientras el ex guitarrista de Stray Cats se abre paso a través de los diapasones, la Sinfonía No. 5 de Beethoven se convierte en "Take the 5th", y el "Hall of the Mountain King" de Grieg se transforma en "One More Night with You", con letras que desean tanto la alegría del rock como el coro de colegas que cantan junto a Setzer. Las trompetas tocan el papel de aluminio en las exuberantes travesuras de seis cuerdas de Setzer, que bullen de humor y virtuosismo, tomando con fuerza la "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" de Mozart, transformada en el tema del título, o en los solos a velocidad de caricatura de "Honey Man", un delirio rockabilista basado en "El vuelo del abejorro" de Rimsky-Korsakov. Los aficionados a la guitarra también apreciarán la variedad de tonos que emplea Setzer. Es un trad-jazz limpio en "1812 Overdrive", rabiosamente surfy para "Sabre Dance" de Khachaturian, y dulcemente puro en la guitarra de cuerdas de nylon en "For Lisa", su giro de swing gitano en "Für Elise" de Beethoven. Esta puede ser una toma de la música culta, pero Setzer mantiene su estándar elevado, y el resultado es una explosión. --Ted Drozdowski
Tracks:
01. Take The 5th (based on Beethoven's 5th symphony)
02. One More Night With You (based on Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King")
03. Wolfgang's Big Night Out (based on Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
04. Honey Man (based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Flight of the Bumblebee")
05. Yes We Can Can (based on Offenbach's "Can-Can")
06. Swingin' Willie (based on Rossini's "William Tell Overture")
07. Sabre Dance (based on Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance")
08. For Lisa (based on Beethoven's "Für Elise")
09. Here Comes The Broad (based on Wagner's "Lohengrin" and Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
10. 1812 Overdrive (based on Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture")
11. Some River In Europe (based on Strauss's "Blue Danube")
12. Take A Break Guys (based on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen")
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Vince Trombetta
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Mark Visher
Art Direction, Design – Matt Taylor
Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Charlie Peterson (4)
Bass – John Hatton (2)
Bass Trombone – Robbie Hioki
Drums, Percussion – Bernie Dresel
Engineer [Assistant] – Charlie Paakkari, Jon Diederich, Peter Anderson
Engineer, Mixed By – John Holbrook
Guitar, Banjo, Vocals – Brian Setzer
Leader [Musical Director], Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Tim Messina
Management [For Dave Kaplan Management, Inc.] – Dave Kaplan, Niels Schroeter
Mastered By – Tom Baker (3)
Photography By – Russ Harrington
Producer – Brian Setzer, Dave Darling
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Jim Youngstrom
Trombone – Greg Varlotta, Jason Thor, Jeremy Levy (2)
Trumpet – Dennis Farias, Kevin Norton (3), Sal Cracchiolo, Steve Reid (6)
Violin – Sid Page
Vocals – Julie Reiten, Leslie Spencer-Smith
Label: Surfdog Records – 2-211388
Released: 2007
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Classical
Style: Rock & Roll, Classical, Rockabilly, Swing
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