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''The blues have a lot of different meanings to a lot of different folks. Are they the acoustic blues of Bukka White, the electric blues of Muddy Waters, or the sophisticated sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington or Ray Charles? It could be more like a state of mind, like the mood and atmosphere created by Red Garland's beautifully mellow LP "Red In Bluesville". Here's a collection of tunes we do at concerts and dances, in bands both large and small that all evoke a blues attitude. Oftentimes Jazz people call us a blues band, and Blues people call us a jazz band. It's a mixed up, nebulous world we inhabit and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'd like to thank all the fantastic musicians that regularly play with us, and also the management and staff at Swing 46, a dinner/dance venue in NYC's theater district who have kept us working on our weekly Monday night big band engagement for years. Here's my two cent tour of the tunes...''

Dave Post

1. The Late, Late Show. (vocal) Ripping off Count Basie's (the ultimate blues band) Atomic Basie, with both vocal and instrumental versions of this wonderful song. Joe Williams and Nat King Cole both sung this with Basie. We've got John Bauers to sing it and Bryan Davis on the trumpet solo. Arranged by Rob Edwards, who is responsible for doing a stellar job on a ton of our repertoire.

2. I Love The Life I Live. An Englishman goes to Chicago, brings back this Muddy Waters song and gives it the Swingadelic treatment. Neal Pawley sings, Bill Easley & Kyle Koehler swing. Bill has played with Ruth Brown, George Benson, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy McGriff,..ah forget it, I could go on all day here. An instant arrangement by Neal.

3. Harlem Nocturne. We are a full seventeen piece big band here, with Audrey Welber on alto & Boo Reiners wailing on lap steel on this classic Earle Hagen arrangement.

4. Mary Ann. John sings one of my favorite Ray Charles tunes, Trombone by Alex Jeun & guitar by Senor Blues, Joe Taino.

Dave Post

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One of the ongoing musical pleasures in New Jersey is SWINGADELIC, the swinging group of flexible size led by bassist Dave Post. This flexibility is demonstrated on Bluesville (Zoho - 202007), a 14-tune program with the quartet assaying Mose Allison's 'Parchman Farm' and an 18-pece big band playing 'Harlem Nocturne.' Most of the selections are played by a small big bands varying from eight to thirteen pieces. This is an eclectic program with some blues, some jazz, some R'nB and even a taste of country. Throughout it all is a blues feeling that is infectious, especially in the solo interludes. The vocals are handled by John Bauers, Vanessa Perea, Mitch Wood and Andy Riedel. The best description for this music is smile-inducing, with dancers sure to find wonderful grooves for rug cutting.

     —Joe Lang, Jersey Jazz Newsletter July-August 2020