Jazz Articles about H.B. Radke

About H.B. Radke

Album Review

H.B. Radke & the Jet City Swingers: Live!

by Jack Bowers
February 1, 2002

This is hardly Jazz, but like much of the neoswing music being heard these days, it’s a lot of fun. The album cover says Live!, so we’ll have to concede the point, even though it’s hard to tell whether the “audience” is real or electronically created. Whichever the case, the applause is wellearned, as H.B. Radke and the Jet City Swingers orchestrate an entertaining show and garnish every number with liberal slices of energy and enthusiasm. Radke’s no Louis Prima ...

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Album Review

H.B. Radke and the Jet City Swingers: Live!

by Jack Bowers
January 1, 2002

This is hardly Jazz, but like much of the neo–swing music being heard these days, it’s a lot of fun. The album cover says Live!, so we’ll have to concede the point, even though it’s hard to tell whether the “audience” is real or electronically created. Whichever the case, the applause is well–earned, as H.B. Radke and the Jet City Swingers orchestrate an entertaining show and garnish every number with liberal slices of energy and enthusiasm. Radke’s no Louis Prima ...