That New Old Sound: Vintage Jazz From A New Generation

Guitarist-banjoist Glenn Crytzer had two causes in mind when he organized That New Old Sound. He wanted to release a CD whose proceeds would go completely towards supporting the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and he wanted to showcase the viability of today’s swing scene. Crytzer persuaded 15 different groups to contribute one song apiece to this project in addition to recording two selections by his groups. The result is a swing-oriented set featuring many of today’s top (if sometimes overlooked) exponents of vintage music. That New Old Sound, which is subtitled “Vintage Jazz From A New Generation,” has barebones packaging (just a listing of the songs, composers and the band names), no liner notes and unfortunately lacks a listing of the personnel. That reservation aside, this CD makes for an excellent acquisition because it gives listeners a cross section of the current swing scene along with a few trad groups. Featured are Tuba Skinny, Greg Rub’s Rhythm Runners, Dandy Wellington, Paul Consentino’s Boilermaker Jazz Band, Jonathan Stout’s Campus Five, Dan Levinson’s Canary Cottage Dance Orchestra, Gordon Webster, the Mint Julep Jazz Band, Mona’s Hot Four, Solomon Douglas, the Grand St. Stompers, the Jonathan Doyle Swingtet, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, the George Gee Swing Orchestra, and Baby Soda. With a few exceptions, most of these groups
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Since 1975 Scott Yanow has been a regular reviewer of albums in many jazz styles. He has written for many jazz and arts magazines, including JazzTimes, Jazziz, Down Beat, Cadence, CODA, and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, and was the jazz editor for Record Review. He has written an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. He has authored 11 books on jazz, over 900 liner notes for CDs and over 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings.

Yanow was a contributor to and co-editor of the third edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz. He continues to write for Downbeat, Jazziz, the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, the Jazz Rag, the New York City Jazz Record and other publications.

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