Review by Richard S. Ginell
"You gotta have a gimmick," said a wise old stage mother -- and Matt Catingub (aka Big Kahuna and youngest son of the late singer Mavis Rivers) has chosen his home-state Hawaii as the calling card for yet another new swing band. If you close your eyes, though, Hawaii is hardly in evidence on this rather ordinary recording where the jackhammer new swing/rockabilly beat is juxtaposed with more or less traditional big-band and combo numbers. Occasionally, a Hawaii-related tune like "Pearly Shells," "Blue Hawaii," or the concluding "Hawaiian War Chant" (which Tommy Dorsey beat the Kahuna to by over a half century) pass your way, but the arrangements are strictly mainland style, and most of the remainder of the songs date well before any of the band members were born (the oldest is trumpeter Dave Scott, 35). Catingub delivers the same brand of snazzy, high-energy vocals that you hear all the time in new swing circles, and he plays competent if not particularly individual alto sax. If anything, the factor that separates this band -- if "separates" is the right word -- from many of its competitors is its reversion to older swing era voicings in many of its instrumentals. In other words, let the good times roll, take 127.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hawaiian-swing-mw0000243263
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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell
"Tienes que tener un truco", dijo una vieja y sabia madre escénica - y Matt Catingub (alias Big Kahuna e hijo menor de la difunta cantante Mavis Rivers) ha elegido su estado natal, Hawai, como tarjeta de presentación de otra nueva banda de swing. Sin embargo, si cierras los ojos, Hawái apenas aparece en esta grabación más bien ordinaria, en la que el martilleo del nuevo swing/rockabilly se yuxtapone con números más o menos tradicionales de big-band y combo. De vez en cuando, una melodía relacionada con Hawái, como "Pearly Shells", "Blue Hawaii", o el final "Hawaiian War Chant" (al que Tommy Dorsey le ganó la partida al Kahuna por más de medio siglo) pasan por su camino, pero los arreglos son estrictamente de estilo continental, y la mayoría del resto de las canciones datan de mucho antes de que naciera cualquiera de los miembros de la banda (el mayor es el trompetista Dave Scott, de 35 años). Catingub ofrece el mismo tipo de voces elegantes y llenas de energía que se escuchan constantemente en los círculos del nuevo swing, y toca un saxo alto competente, aunque no especialmente individual. En todo caso, el factor que separa a esta banda - si "separa" es la palabra correcta - de muchos de sus competidores es su vuelta a los antiguos voicings de la era del swing en muchos de sus instrumentales. En otras palabras, que rueden los buenos tiempos, toma 127.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hawaiian-swing-mw0000243263
1 - Come On-A-My House - 2:09
2 - A-Tisket A-Tasket - 3:47
3 - Don't Be That Way/Stompin' At The Savoy - 4:16
4 - The Hukilau Song - 3:41
5 - Pearly Shells - 3:32
6 - In The Copa Room - 3:27
7 - Every Day I Have The Blues - 2:56
8 - Night In Tunisia - 3:49
9 - After Hours - 3:35
10 - Blue Hawaii - 3:15
11 - Love You Madly - 3:09
12 - Them There Eyes - 3:06
13 - Smiles/When You're Smilin' - 3:21
14 - Don Cha Go 'Way Mad - 2:58
15 - I'll Remember You - 4:24
16 - Come On-A-My House (Instrumental Reprise) - 1:15
17 - Hawaiian War Chant - 2:57
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Chad Hollingsworth
Baritone Saxophone – Jennifer Lovejoy
Bass – Mike Parenti
Drums – Steve Moretti
Executive-Producer – Glen Barros, John Burk
Piano, Alto Saxophone, Vocals, Arranged By – Matt Catingub
Producer – Allen J. Sviridoff*, Leslie Ann Jones, Matt Catingub
Recorded By, Mixed By – Leslie Ann Jones
Tenor Saxophone – Dave Wells
Trombone – David Blacker, Doug Beavers
Trumpet – Dave Scott, Jason Ravina, Mike Olmos
Vocals – Linda Harmon
Label: Concord Jazz, Inc. – 4860
Released: 1999
Genre: Jazz
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