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J. Wakefield | SLC, Utah | 12/09/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the good stuff! Hugo Strasser has been one of the best band leaders in Europe for decades. This is all instrumental. Each track is musically complex, tight like any premium jazz combo, and very danceable.
Hugo himself is the solo clarinetist and his photo appears on the album cover. The rest of the band is comprised of two trumpets, two trombones, three saxophones, piano/keyboards, guitar, electric bass, and a percussionist.
The liner does not give tempos, and so here is the title, duration, and a suggested dance for each track:
So what's new, 2:48, Quickstep
True love, 3:04, Waltz
Chanson d'amour, 2:34, Foxtrot
Bye bye blackbird, 2:11, Quickstep
Guantanamera, 1:18, Chacha
Brasil, 2:22, Samba
Cumparsita, La, 2:46, Tango
Black-bottom, 2:15, Swing
Breeze and I, 3:00, Rumba
Smoke gets in your eyes, 3:16, Foxtrot
Cabaret, 2:26, Quickstep
Cumbanchero, El 3:03, Samba
In the mood, 3:20, Swing
Lambeth walk, 2:57, Quickstep
Doctor Schiwago melody, 2:35, Foxtrot
Hello dolly, 2:16, Quickstep"