Big Swing Face

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Bruce Hornsby smashes his well-worn, previously cemented image and sound with his eighth album, Big Swing Face. In the debris are 11 layered and daring experiments in funk, trip-hop, New Orleans jazz, pop, and rock with a capital R. His signature poignant, rolling piano has been unexpectedly swapped for fuzzed-out guitars, rhythmic loops, and surprisingly hip samples. Using these new elements results in an irreverent tone, and grants Hornsby the freedom to veer from the socially conscious, lovelorn lyrics of previous hits ("The Way It Is," "Mandolin Rain"). From a litany of insults strung together on "Sticks & Stones" to the possible mission-statement chorus of "Try Anything Once" ("What the hell / Try anything once / Gotta keep an open mind in these crazy times"), Hornsby reveals all sorts of faces we've never seen before--on him or anyone else. --Laura Etling

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Big Swing Face

Average customer rating: A rich program by a rich-sounding band (not to mention a pretty good drummer). Buddy the Great Great, clean sound Tight swinging Rich band Impressive

Big Swing Face Buddy Rich Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mercy, Mercy Swingin' New Big Band The Best Of Buddy Rich: The Pacific Jazz Years The New One! The Roar of '74 ASIN: B000005H3M Release Date: 1996-07-09

Tracks:

1. Norwegian Wood
2. Big Swing Face
3. Monitor Theme
4. Wack Wack
5. Love For Sale
6. Mexicali Nose
7. Willowcrest
8. The Beat Goes On
9. Bugle Call Rag
10. Standing Up In A Hammock
11. Chicago
12. Lament For Lester
13. Machine
14. Silver Threads Among The Blues
15. New Blues
16. Old Timey
17. Loose
18. Apples (aka Gino)

Album Description

Rich's second album, another live affair that swings hard from beginning to end. Newly remixed, it includes nine previously unissued tunes, doubling the amount of music. The band roars with the intensity of Rich's drums and young soloists Ernie Watts and Jay Corre.

Customer Reviews:

A rich program by a rich-sounding band (not to mention a pretty good drummer)........2007-04-07

This album came out a year after I'd caught Rich with Sinatra, a period when, above all, the great drummer wasn't afraid to swing! Beginning in 1968 Rich, like so many other jazz musicians, practically became paranoid of the walking-bass 4/4 swing pattern that had served everyone from Basie to Charlie Parker to Bill Evans so well. A pulse as fundamental to life as a heart beating or a lung breathing was no longer sufficiently "emphatic" to be heard, or understood, by the '60s generation. Rich tried to "connect" with the Beatles-Stones audience by going to a quasi-rock repertory along with the addition of electric bass. Fortunately, this phase lasted for only several years, and by 1974 Rich was once again validating the swing tradition of Basie, Goodman, Dorsey and his own roots.

"Big Swing Face" captures the band at an optimal period, especially for listeners who don't require for every tune the double-eighth-note, on-the-beat, slam-bam feel of much rock-pop music. And a previous reviewer's point about Rich's later incorporation of electric bass is well taken. A recently released DVD video of the Rich band from the late '70s features an all-swing program but retains electric bass (even Dizzy Gillespie made exclusive use of the instrument for a while). The instrument, quite frankly, sounds loud but penetrating and out of balance with the rest of the band. The band may swing as much, but from a listener's perspective the sound is less buoyant, less integral with the overall sonic textures of the ensemble.

Fortunately, by the end of the '70s, the great bass debate was fait accompli: the acoustic instrument had proven its inherent worth and staying power--at least in the jazz idiom. It's refreshing, though, to hear a recording made before all the fuss interfered with simply enjoying the music. "Big Swing Face" is such a recording, boasting, moreover, a total of eighteen tunes (admittedly, a couple of them "period pieces," though Buddy's 12-year-old daughter's singing makes it easy to forgive one such instance), making it a great value and assured winner for any fan of Rich or just plain swinging, great big band jazz.

Finally, for an "on location" recording the audio is first rate--better, in fact, than many studio dates with the bonus of the electricity that only a responsive audience can bring.

Buddy the Great.......2006-11-05

Excellent CD. If you're a BR fan then you'll love this CD.
Have fun with it.

Great, clean sound.......2006-06-21

Some of the best big band music I've heard. The sound is clean and sharp, the improv is excellent, and (of course) the drumming is fantastic. I particularly like Norwegian Wood... listen for the trumpets at the top of the climax! Buddy Rich himself was apparently a mean old man, but his band made great music. A must have.

Tight swinging Rich band.......2005-10-28

Big Swing Face shows the Buddy Rich band of the late 60s and it was a good one with Jay Corre, Ernie Watts, and Bobby Shew. It lacks the long Rich solos found on other albums. Bugle Call Rag features a longer solo and so does Apples but other than that it's Rich backing the band. Some songs sound dated like Wack Wack and Norwegian Wood. The Beat Goes On has Rich's daughter singing and it's not very good. Love For Sale is an oustanding piece as is Big Swing Face and Chicago. Many of the tunes were on The New One studio album of the same time which I prefer because it features more of Rich's playing. Not a bad album though at all and the band really swings.

Impressive.......2005-01-08

You can play this album throughout several times and not remember one tune.

But what you will remember is the great sound from the band here and Buddy's banging, plus the fact it was done live which always helps.

Average customer rating: Different Bruce, but still great Bruce Nice departure! Big Swing Face is great mixed Quirky, cool, and fun

Big Swing Face Bruce Hornsby Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Halcyon Days Spirit Trail A Night on the Town Hot House Harbor Lights ASIN: B000066E7Y Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Sticks & Stones
2. Cartoons & Candy
3. The Chill
4. Big Swing Face
5. This Too Shall Pass
6. Try Anything Once
7. Take Out The Trash
8. The Good Life
9. So Out
10. No Home Training
11. Place Under The Sun

Amazon.com

Bruce Hornsby smashes his well-worn, previously cemented image and sound with his eighth album, Big Swing Face. In the debris are 11 layered and daring experiments in funk, trip-hop, New Orleans jazz, pop, and rock with a capital R. His signature poignant, rolling piano has been unexpectedly swapped for fuzzed-out guitars, rhythmic loops, and surprisingly hip samples. Using these new elements results in an irreverent tone, and grants Hornsby the freedom to veer from the socially conscious, lovelorn lyrics of previous hits ("The Way It Is," "Mandolin Rain"). From a litany of insults strung together on "Sticks & Stones" to the possible mission-statement chorus of "Try Anything Once" ("What the hell / Try anything once / Gotta keep an open mind in these crazy times"), Hornsby reveals all sorts of faces we've never seen before--on him or anyone else. --Laura Etling

Customer Reviews:

Different Bruce, but still great Bruce.......2007-05-19

Yes, this album does sound somewhat different from lots of Bruce's other music (the extensive use of loops and electronica), but it's still some GREAT music. Some of the grooves (Big Swing Face, Sticks and Stones, The Good Life) are among the best in his music, if not the very best.

If you're a longtime Hornsby fan, don't worry. It's good stuff.

Nice departure!.......2006-05-03

Hornsby gets funky in this highly entertaining, yet underrated affair. Reminds this listener of Harry Connick's approach on "She" and "Star Turtle" releases. Bruce stretches himself very tastefully here with good singing and energetic playing that makes one wonder how all this fun went largely unnoticed.

Big Swing Face is great.......2006-02-08

All you losers can listen to your old Bruce Hornsby albums and keep your ears and minds shut to anything new. This CD is so unbelievably catchy. How can you not like the song, "The Chill"?
This is a great new sound for Hornsby. I hope he keeps making new and exciting music. I look forward to a lot more complaining from you "stick in the mud" fans. I think you are the same people who cursed Dylan for going electric.

mixed.......2005-10-03

I bought this CD a few years ago, it barely made it home. I was talking with a friend last night about it and decided to send her some samples of it. While a few of the songs are ok, none of them stand out unless you just didnt like his original work or are an oddball. In his earlier work the songs ran together well with the instruments. In my own honest opinion, if Bruce can make these songs better with time, then he should and make them availble online for those of us that purchased the CD. I felt alot like one of the other people who reviewed it here, this should be in the R and B section. Then I would not have spent my money on it. (despite a few decent songs, none come close to his "worste" songs on his previous releases.)

If you listen to his earlier work, he included lots of things other than pianos, he could have not included it here and still have made a good cd.

I simply would not purchase another BH cd for fear that it would be like this one until he made this purchase right for those of us that blindly supported his.. expierement..

Quirky, cool, and fun.......2005-08-13

I can't exactly say I'm a big fan of Bruce Hornsby's. But I bought his Noisemakers CD on ebay because I knew there was some great piano work on it and I like that sort of stuff. The seller offered this CD as an add on.

I think it's fun! Everyone here is so darn serious about how it isn't the "real" Bruce Hornsby, but I went into it with an open mind. And I liked it! Why does everything of his have to sound the same, anyhow?

Be careful, though - Cartoons and Candy, just like the items mentioned in its title - is addictive!

Average customer rating: Wild and Crazy! A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records

Musical Depreciation Spike Jones Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001HJB Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Cocktails For Two
2. Chole (Song Of Swamp)
3. Behind Those Swingin' Doors
4. Red Wing
5. The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
6. Clink, Clink, Another Drink!
7. Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
8. Pass The Biscuits, Mirandy
9. Der Fuhrer's Face
10. I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia
11. Hotcha Cornia (Black Eyes)
12. Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma
13. Serenade To A Jerk
14. Holiday For Strings
15. The Blue Danube
16. You Always Hurt The One You Love
17. Hawaiian War Chant
18. Libestraum
19. That Old Black Magic
20. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 1: 'The Little Girl's Dream' - Miniature Overture; March
21. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 2: 'Land Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy' - Lemon Frop Waltz; Dance Of The...
22. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 3: 'The Fairy Ball' - The Chinese Dolls; Chinese Dance; Dance Of The...
23. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 4: 'The Mysterious Room' - The Forbidden Room; Arab Dance
24. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 5: 'Back To The Fairy Ball' - The Dance On The Seat Of Their Pants...
25. The Nutcracker Suite: Part 6: 'End Of The Little Girl's Dream' - Waltz Of The Flowers (Part 2)...

Customer Reviews:

Wild and Crazy!.......2001-07-04

These guys are Wild, we need more of good times like this in todays music! Good old fashion fun and nobody gets hurt, well, maybe Hitler. Just a good time CD, enjoyed it a lot!

A Spike Jones chronology of his earliest records.......1999-01-19

This British import is actually a chronology of Spike's earliest 78s for Bluebird / RCA, from his first recording session in 1941 ("Red Wing") through 1945. Included are his hits ("Cocktails for Two," "Der Fuehrer's Face") and obscure B-sides ("The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along," "Leave the Dishes In the Sink"). Spike's band was in its prime during this time, making for a good collection. Editing is good, especially joining the six parts of "The Nutcracker Suite." But note that the source material is scratchy 78s!

Average customer rating:

Big Swing Face Bruce Hornsby Manufacturer: Hybrid ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000778B84 Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. Sticks and Stones
2. Cartoons and Candy
3. Chill
4. Big Swing Face
5. This Too Shall Pass
6. Try Anything Once
7. Take Out the Trash
8. Good Life
9. So Out
10. No Home Training
11. Place Under the Sun

Average customer rating:

Warped Perspective...Life in the E.R. Chris Reardon Manufacturer: Chris Reardon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA98BK Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Road Test
2. Doctor, Doctor
3. Labs Ain't Back
4. Meth Lab Next Door
5. Big Booty
6. Barf Bag
7. Foreign Body
8. What Do You Do
9. Moron
10. Nurse Rage
11. Trauma Code
12. Just Ship'em
13. He's Just a Dead Guy

Average customer rating:

'S Wonderful Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00002MRH1 Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

1. 'S Wonderful - Buddy Clark, Dinah Shore
2. He Loves and She Loves
3. My One and Only - Jack Hylton Orchestra
4. How Long Has This Been Going On? - Mel Torm
5. I've Got a Crush on You - George Gershwin, Sarah Vaughan
6. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) - Al Jolson
7. Strike up the Band - Carroll Gibbons & His Orchestra
8. Bidin' My Time - The Foursome
9. Could You Use Me? - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney
10. Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
11. I Got Rhythm
12. But Not for Me - Teddy Wilson
13. Treat Me Rough - Mickey Rooney
14. Boy! What Love Has Done to Me! - Jane Froman
15. You've Got What Gets Me - Roy Fox & His Band
16. Gems from of Thee I Sing: Wintergreen for President/Who Cares?/Of Thee - Jane Froman, , Victor Salon Group
17. Mine
18. Slap That Bass - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
19. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck - Roy Fox & His Orchestra
20. They All Laughed - Red Nichols
21. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Greta Keller, Brian Lawrance
22. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
23. Shall We Dance? - Fred Astaire, Johnny Green & His Orchestra
24. I Can't Be Bothered Now - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
25. Things Are Looking Up - Fred Astaire, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
26. Foggy Day
27. Nice Work If You Can Get It

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!

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