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 The ensemble put together for this album contains some special
guests as well as some important performers on the current New Orleans
scene. Tom Fischer, who plays alto, tenor, and clarinet here, is
a splendid jazz musican who has grown by leaps and bounds. David
Boeddinghaus is one of the finest stride piano players on the
planet. Of the out of town guests, Dan Barrett is the best known.
He has staked his claim as the finest trombonist of his
generation. And Brian Ogilvie, who plays alto, tenor, and
clarinet, is a longtime member of Jim Cullum's Band.
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Record Label: Fantasy Records FCD9684
Total Time: 61:29
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Tracks on
'Rhythm Is Our Business'
| 1. Swing Is Here [4:09] |  Preview | | 2. Rhythm Is Our Business [4:00] | Preview | | 3. Yours and Mine [3:20] | | | 4. Swing Pan Alley [2:28] | | | 5. Stevedore Stomp [4:14] | | | 6. Murder He Says [3:17] | | | 7. Jammin' the Blues [4:22] | | | 8. That 's My Home [4:16] | | | 9. Swingin' On the Famous Door [4:48] | | | 10. It's Been So Long [3:33] | | | 11. Heah Me Talkin' to Ya? [2:53] | | | 12. On the Sunny Side of the Street [3:46] | | | 13. My Buddy [5:17] | | | 14. I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music [4:10] | | | 15. Watch Out [2:53] | | | 16. I'll Always Be in Love With You [4:03] | |
Reviews:
The Mississippi Rag, November 2001, Tom Jacobsen:
Right from the opening bars of Heitger's solo on the first track
of this new Fantasy CD you just know it is going to turn out to
be a winner.
Thirty-two-year-old trumpeter Duke Heitger and producer
George Hocutt have assembled for this session an outstanding
musical combination and have put together a program that
effectively showcases the talents of the gifted young horn
player, as well as his highly skilled collaborators.
Since moving to New Orleans from Toledo, Ohio, about a decade
ago, Duke Heitger has quickly come to be recognized as one of the
city's top trumpet players. And this reputation has been achieved
in a musical milieu that has spawned the likes of young hotshots
Nicholas Payton and Irvin Mayfield in recent years and that
features at a variety of venues on an almost nightly basis such
other stellar performers as Wendell Brunious, Charlie Fardella, George
Finola, Connie Jones, Leroy Jones, Kermit Ruffins, Jamil Sharif,
and Chris Tyle - to name just a few. Yet, in spite of regular
appearances with New Orleans traveling bands like Banu Gibson's
Hot Jazz, it seems as if Heitger has not yet received the wider
acclaim he clearly deserves. I predict that this recording will
go a long way toward rectifying that situation.
Heitger is joined for this session by a superb supporting cast.
Most are, in fact, New Orleans-based musicians and among the top
younger players in town: Tom Fischer, clarinet/alto sax/soprano
sax; Brian Ogilvie, tenor sax/clarinet; David Boeddinghaus,
piano/arranger; Hank Mackie, guitar; Kerry Lewis, bass, and -
perhaps a surprise to some, but not to regular visitors at the
Can Can Jazz Cafe- Chris Tyle, drums. To these Heitger has added his
friend, trombonist/arranger Dan Barrett, known far and wide as
one of the best in the business. It was he who introduced Duke to
the wonderful Rebecca Kilgore (heard here on only three tracks),
a classic swing vocalist who is just coming to receive the
national exposure and recognition she deserves. The Oregon-based
singer was making her first visit to New Orleans for this
recording session.
It is impossible to single out any of these fine instrumentalists
for their individual contributions to this recording. All
are first-rate soloists in their own right, and all are at the
top of their games on this occasion. I can only agree with Bob
Porter's pinpointed comments in the album's liner notes: "This is
a band without weaknesses. It is the best swing band you have
heard in a long, long time." Right on.
As one can see from a perusal of the above song list, the program
consists of a nicely varied selection of Swing Era standards - a
few of which may even test your ability to "name that tune."
Apart from several "heads," band members Barrett (5),
Boeddinghaus (2), and Kilgore (2) contributed tasteful arrangements
to the mix - and two more were added by San Antonio-based
swingmaster John Sheridan. The whole combines to evoke the sounds
of Ellington, Lunceford, Krupa, and other great bands from the
past. Heitger's Armstrong inspired playing brings to life the
shades of Berigan, Eldridge, and Cootie Williams - to say
nothing, of course, of The Master himself.
Yet despite all the hot playing, I have to confess that as I sat
listening to Sheridan's arrangement of "Yours and Mine"
(apparently a Heitger favorite) I couldn't help but envision a
'30s or '40s ballroom with the handsome trumpeter (he sings on
this one, too) on the stand in front of a big band playing for
a room full of romantic dancers. Surely this kid was born
to be a bandleader.
If this recording recreates images of a bygone era, it does so
authentically and with unqualified success. It's not the
rock-based "Retro Swing" of today's youth culture; it's the real
McCoy (and I'm definitely not referring to Clyde). Indeed, it has
my vote for record of the year!
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