Joining the Gen X jump blues bandwagon, drummer 's swing harder than most, and find an area where jazz meets tomfoolery. Clearly an on the job training AAA squad, they nonetheless have a different, off-kilter sound. 's vocals sound slightly inebriated, but his outstanding violin work compares quite favorably to in tone and style. Alto saxophonist also is a comer, he has a great quality that reflects bop and swing a la . The rest of the band, bassist , guitarists and (alternating on tracks), and trombonist are along for the ride. The six switch up between rock informed traditional jazz-oriented instrumentals, a few popular numbers, and their own original jumpin' dance tunes. They start with a sauced, off-key version of upgrade to a pretty good, upbeat a loping sax-violin tandem with guitar ( ) on and rip through The pop tunes are (mislabeled ) Best of the originals are the swing blues bedroom brawler the hard swinging with better vocals from trombonist , and the poignant love song with singing by . With the bass consistently out of tune and the vocals a bit strained, need more experience and practice. , who has recorded with , is the jewel, and the rest ain't bad. In the liners, , who admits to be drinking whilst writing, states "if you don't care for the way we play it, that's cool. Ha Ha." When they shed the attitude, maybe then they'll get down to some seriously fun music. One can hope, for the talent is there. ~ Michael G. Nastos