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Product Description The first compilation in the modern swing genre! Featuring the artists who have brought modern swing to the forefront of today's pop culture, this jam-packed set of soon-to-be nouveau classics boasts sizzling performances by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Royal Crown Revue, Flying Neutrinos, Red & the Red Hots and more, and introduces Blue Plate Special with "Night Out." Amazon.com Swing revivalists only occasionally play music that pays more than passing tribute to or . Instead their sounds range from big-band territory to jump blues and rockabilly. Swing This, Baby! surveys 15 of these groups, from platinum and gold sellers (the , the , ) to more obscure outfits such as the . Quality varies wildly, particularly in the area of vocals, but fans of the new stylists will dig this set. --Rickey Wright Review This compilation includes 15 bands, some of whom ... display more imagination in their names than they do in their music. But despite occasional shortcomings, these bands generally honor the great musical tradition of their Big Band Era forebears. -- People