Marty Grosz & His Hot Puppies- Rhythm Is Our Business (CD)
One of jazz music's great comedians, Marty Grosz is a brilliant acoustic guitarist whose chordal solos bring back the sound of Carl Kress and Dick McDonough of the 1930s, while his vocals are very much in the Fats Waller tradition. The material on this 15 track CD was recorded in Germany on Nov. 19th, 2001 (one track was recorded Dec. 13th, 2000). Marty is joined by trumpeter Randy Reinhart, clarinet/saxophonist Frank Roberscheuten, bassist Nico Gastreich and drummer Moritz Gastreich.
Tracklist:
- Rhythm Is Our Business
- Believe It Beloved
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Diga Diga Doo
- Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- I'm in the Mood for Love
- Heartaches
- If We Never Meet Again
- That da da Strain
- Squeeze Me
- Japanese Sandman, The
- Wabash Blues
- Dream Man
- Medley: Rhythm for Sale/He Ain't Got Rhythm/I Got Rhythm
One of jazz music's great comedians, Marty Grosz is a brilliant acoustic guitarist whose chordal solos bring back the sound of Carl Kress and Dick McDonough of the 1930s, while his vocals are very much in the Fats Waller tradition. The material on this 15 track CD was recorded in Germany on Nov. 19th, 2001 (one track was recorded Dec. 13th, 2000). Marty is joined by trumpeter Randy Reinhart, clarinet/saxophonist Frank Roberscheuten, bassist Nico Gastreich and drummer Moritz Gastreich.
Tracklist:
- Rhythm Is Our Business
- Believe It Beloved
- Yellow Dog Blues
- Diga Diga Doo
- Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
- I'm in the Mood for Love
- Heartaches
- If We Never Meet Again
- That da da Strain
- Squeeze Me
- Japanese Sandman, The
- Wabash Blues
- Dream Man
- Medley: Rhythm for Sale/He Ain't Got Rhythm/I Got Rhythm