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George Gee and the Jump, Jive and Wailers: Buddha Boogie
by Jack Bowers
George Gee, as energetic and enthusiastic a bandleader as you are likely to meet, has at least two bands under his baton, the larger Swing Orchestra and the Jump, Jive and Wailers, which is actually a tentet. And he may have three, if the Swing Orchestra isn’t a renamed version of Gee’s Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra, which recorded at least two albums a few years back. Whatever the case, the Wailers are a throwback to the jump/swing/proto-R&B groups of the ...
read moreGeorge Gee and His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra: Swingin' Live! / Swingin' Away
by Jack Bowers
By now, most people who are musically inclined know that “swing” is making a comeback. Not exactly sweeping the country, but at least more widespread and popular than it has been in recent years. The problem is that many of swing’s better–known exponents are far more flashy than capable, and while the music may deliver some temporary kicks, there’s actually not much meat on its bones. There are, however, a handful of bandleaders who take their swinging more seriously. One ...
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