The Misplaced Martini
ASIN: B000093TV6
Track Listings
| 1. All Blues |
| 2. I Wish |
| 3. The Man I Love |
| 4. Caravan |
| 5. Mack the Knife |
| 6. Fever |
| 7. I Only Have Eyes For You |
| 8. Just a Gigolo |
| 9. Mood Indigo |
| 10. Moonlight Serenade |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
"Originally, " says Gwen, "I was caught between two genres of music. I had been singing in pop bands for a few years, but was restless inside this particular form of music." Following her introduction to and collaboration with Bill Wilson (a talent as great as his father, Teddy), Gwen was introduced to many of Atlanta's prominent jazz musicians Her collaboration with them, plus her early experience in theatre and rock n' roll, led to a sound that's caught somewhere between jazz and pop and big band.
Additionally, her band is now one of the premier swing bands in Atlanta, and The Atlanta Journal Constitution declared in 1998, "Gwen Hughes was swinging before swinging got cool." "We are the real thing, jack, true jazz musicians that aren't posing as swing cats, " Gwen states, "that's why the band is called, "The Retro Jazz Kats," a legit combination of true jazz and the dance we call "swing" right now."
Product Description
If you like your music spontaneous and cartwheeling...free and unexpected...a mirror of the American sense of adventure that created this amazing art form we call "jazz..." then step inside the uncharted waters of "The Misplaced Martini." And we do mean "uncharted:" recorded live at Sambuca Jazz Cafe (and Parisian Department Store!)in Atlanta, Georgia, this disc highlights the no-charts, no rehearsal, no fear approach Hughes & her band, The 'Kats, take to the music. Hear these standard chestnuts reinvented with refreshing vigor and humor...enjoy your seat at the front table for this live performance of GWEN HUGHES & THE RETRO JAZZ KATS.
The Misplaced Martini,Gwen Hughes & The Retro Jazz Kats,Fairfield,If you like your jazz fun, free-wheeling and sly...this is the music you need to hear. This artist and her band take these classics and reinvent them, all spontaneous, all heartfelt, all onstage at Sambuca Jazz Cafe.
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The Misplaced Martini
Gwen Hughes & The Retro Jazz Kats Manufacturer: Fairfield ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Avant Garde & Free Jazz
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ASIN: B000093TV6 Release Date: 2003-04-10 |
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Album Description
If you like your music spontaneous and cartwheeling...free and unexpected...a mirror of the American sense of adventure that created this amazing art form we call "jazz..." then step inside the uncharted waters of "The Misplaced Martini." And we do mean "uncharted:" recorded live at Sambuca Jazz Cafe (and Parisian Department Store!)in Atlanta, Georgia, this disc highlights the no-charts, no rehearsal, no fear approach Hughes & her band, The 'Kats, take to the music. Hear these standard chestnuts reinvented with refreshing vigor and humor...enjoy your seat at the front table for this live performance of GWEN HUGHES & THE RETRO JAZZ KATS.Jazz Music: