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by Albert System
Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: New Swing Bands
Replies: 18
Views: 14108

I give my CD's free to DJ's who play them at dances, and to radio stations who play them. To me, it is simply good advertising!!
by Albert System
Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:24 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: New Swing Bands
Replies: 18
Views: 14108

Actually, giving away some CD's can lead to selling many more.
by Albert System
Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:46 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: New Swing Bands
Replies: 18
Views: 14108

Anyone who is a professional musician- ie. plays music for money- and especially if they do not have a "day job", would not act that way. And if they did act that way, it would be cutting off their nose to spite their face. Many musicians just do not get the fact that it is the audience- b...
by Albert System
Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:42 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Christmas songs
Replies: 56
Views: 47090

by Albert System
Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:10 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

Cool- thanks for playing it. Hope you all will be enjoying at your dances the next few weeks.
by Albert System
Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:17 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

Hey all- the CD is now #5 in the Top Sellers of the week on www.cdbaby.com

I hope all of you are enjoying it!!
by Albert System
Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:32 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

The reviews are coming in- check out what they're saying: “...With singer Jennie Luvv, the Boilermakers rip through 16 holiday classics. The energy never slows down. Even I'll Be Home for Christmas (sung by Mark Kotishion) a song that can have a deep sense of longing, is done at an easy-going mid te...
by Albert System
Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:29 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

I hope some of you have received your discs by now and are enjoying them. Hope to see some of you at Pitt Stop this weekend.
by Albert System
Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:45 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

The CD's are here! They look and sound great, and we hope that you will like them! We will have them at all of our shows- check www.boilermakerjazzband.com for our dates. It is also available for sale ON LINE right now at www.cdbaby.com/boilermaker7 There you will find song clips and see the cover a...
by Albert System
Sat Nov 03, 2007 7:08 am
Forum: Song IDs
Topic: [Answered] Boilermaker Jazz Band Songs
Replies: 7
Views: 6579

Thanks guys! Yes- those clips were both the Boilermaker Jazz Band with Jennie Luvv singing. We are absolutely honored to have dancers such as Skye and Frida that we count among our friends. They are amazing, and of course we thank them for dancing to our music!! You can check out all of our recordin...
by Albert System
Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:53 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

I expect to have the CD's in hand today! I once again will offer a free Cd to anyone who promises to spin it at their local dances, and tell everyone who the band is!! AND please help me get airplay. Let me know who plays jazz on the radio in your town. PM me! They will be available at all of our sh...
by Albert System
Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:35 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: If you could book any modern act...?
Replies: 29
Views: 22984

FYI- we'd certainly be interested. The Boilermaker Jazz Band has played for big jazz festivals all over the place- including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Edinburg Jazz Festival in Scotland, AND major swing events including DCLX, Chicago Summerdance, and Lincoln Center Midsummer Might'...
by Albert System
Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:37 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"
Replies: 8
Views: 6642

Boilermaker Jazz Band "Swingin' the Season"

Hey all- The Boilermaker Jazz Band has recorded a holiday music CD called "Swingin' the Season". It will be available at our shows starting in November, and also on- line at www.cdbaby.com. You can order full CD's there, or download individual tunes at iTunes, Musicnet, Amazon etc. We've c...
by Albert System
Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:38 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Drummer Man
Replies: 32
Views: 21270

Speaking of Jo Jones, what exactly is the percussion/drumming sound you can hear at the beginning of my fave Count Basie track: Honeysuckle Rose (1937)? I'll give you a hint... drummers make use of the WHOLE kit. haha Not specifically in reference to that recording, but many older drummers did use ...
by Albert System
Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Drummer Man
Replies: 32
Views: 21270

Believe me when I tell ya- you need both a good drummer who knows how to play the real style, and a bass player who knows how to drive the beat in order for it to really swing. If either the drummer or bass player does not know the style, or plays behind the beat, it ain't gonna swing no way no how....