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“Whoopee Hey! Hey!”, Tunes to Cheer In Tumultuous Times,
is Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys’ 7th CD release and times couldn’t be more ripe for this vibrant and evocative bunch of rare and lively tunes from the 1920s and 1930s. Performed with freshness and zeal these long lost tunes come alive again with timeless perspectives on life’s ups and downs and will surely have listeners musing over parallels with our current state of affairs.
Songs from the 20s and 30s reflect culturally "tumultuous times"- the heady frivolity and sassy wild good times followed by modernistic stylings colored by “The Crash” and the Great Depression that followed. Having come so perilously close to the brink of economic calamity... what better time than now to contemplate the zeitgeist of pre and post Depression America…As Janet likes to say, ‘This music got folks through the Depression, the last time.’
The enchanting and effervescent Ms Klein’s singing on "Whoopee Hey! Hey!" is sweeter than ever and the album is chock full (18 tracks) of rich and bold music and lyrics vivid with heady parlance of the period.
So… Bye Bye Blues
Musicians
Benny Brydern * Violin & Stroh Violin
Chloe Feoranzo * Alto, Tenor & C-Melody Sax
Corey Gemme * Cornet & Trombone
Daniel Glass * Drums and Percussion
Marquis Howell * Upright Bass & Vocal
Brad Kay * Piano
Janet Klein * Vocal & Ukulele
Dan Levinson * Clarinet and C-Melody Sax
Robert Loveless * Marxophone, Ukelin & Mandolin
Tom Marion * Guitar
John Reynolds * National Steel & Tenor Guitar, Banjo, Vocal and Whistling
Dan Weinstein * Trombone, Cornet & Tuba
Ian Whitcomb * Vocal, Piano, Ukulele, Accordion
Randy Woltz * Vibraphone, Xylophone and Percussion
Produced and mixed By Robert Loveless
All songs arranged by Janet and the Musicians unless otherwise noted.
Designed by Janet, David Barlia, & Robert
Graphic Execution by David Barlia
Band Photos by Janet, David Barlia & Robert
Janet Photos by Robert
Cover costume courtesy of Nicole Howell.
Engineered By Paul Hilton at Platinum Studio.
Special Thanks To:
Amit Itelman, John Warner, Scott Pitzer, Mike Kieffer, Marquis Howell, Nicole Hoefsteider, David Barlia, Claudia Rose, Sherwin Dunner & Ron Hutchinson of the Vitaphone Project, Jim Bedoian, Lee Harris, Kazumi Yamazaki, Doug & Setsuko
credits
released June 1, 2010
Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys - Whooppee Hey Hey!
1. Honey Child (by Phil Baxter * 1929) Horns transcribed by Corey Gemme
Corey – Cornet / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan L. - C-Melody Sax / Dan W. – Trombone / Ian - Piano & Accordion / Janet – Vocal / John - Tenor Guitar / Marquis - Upright Bass
2. In My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms (by Ruby & Meyer * 1922) Transcribed by Dan Weinstein
Benny – Violin / Corey–Cornet / Daniel G.-Drums / Dan L. – C-Melody Sax / Dan W. – Trombone / Janet – Vocal / John – National Guitar / Marquis-Upright Bass
3. Delta Bound (by Alex Hill * 1934) Horns arranged by Dan Weinstein
Benny - Stroh Violin / Corey - Cornet / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan L. - Clarinet / Dan W. - Trombone / Ian - Piano / Janet - Vocal / John - National Guitar / Marquis - Upright Bass
4. I Found A New Baby (by Palmer & Williams * 1926)
Brad – Piano / Corey – Cornet / Janet – Vocal / John - Banjo / Marquis - Upright Bass / Tom – Guitar / Randy – Percussion
5. Isn’t Love The Strangest Thing? (by Coots & Davis * 1936) Horns transcribed by Corey Gemme
Chloe - Tenor Sax / Corey – Cornet / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan L. - Clarinet / Dan W. – Trombone / Ian - Piano / Janet – Vocal / John - National Guitar & Whistling Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy – Vibraphone
6. Shanghai Shuffle (by Rodemich & Conley * 1924) Transcribed by Dan Weinstein Special chorus horns arranged by Robert Loveless, Corey Gemme & Dan Weinstein
Chloe - Alto Sax / Corey – Cornet / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan L. - Clarinet / Dan W. – Trombone / Ian - Piano / Janet – Vocal / John - Banjo Marquis - Upright Bass
7. Poppa’s Back With Momma Now (unknown * 1928)
Janet – Vocal / Randy - Piano
8. Baby (by Fields & McHugh * 1928)
Benny - Violin / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan W. – Cornet / Janet – Vocal / John - National Guitar / Marquis - Uprt Bass / Randy - Piano
9. I’ll Never Be The Same (by Kahn, Malneck & Signorelli * 1932)
Benny - Violin / Daniel G. - Drums / John - Vocal, National Guitar & Whistling / Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy – Vibraphone
10. Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Love (by Robin & Rainger * 1933)
Benny - Violin / Brad – Piano / Corey – Cornet / Janet – Vocal & Uke / John - National Guitar / Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy – Vibraphone
11. Maybe She’ll Write Me, Maybe She’ll Phone Me (by Snyder, Ahlert, Turk * 1924)
Daniel G. - Drums / Dan W. - Tuba / Ian - Vocal, Ukulele & Piano / Janet - Vocal / John - Banjo / Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy – Xylophone
12. Under The Moon (Yoo-oo-oo-oo) (by Lyn, Wheeler, Snyder * 1927)
Janet – Vocal / Randy – Piano
13. A Little Bit Independent (by Leslie & Burke * 1935)
Brad – Piano / Chloe - C-Melody Sax / Corey – Muted Trombone / Janet – Vocal / John - National Guitar / Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy –Vibraphone
14. Mississippi Mud (by Harry Barris * 1927)
Daniel G. - Drums / Janet – Vocal / John-Banjo & Vocal / Benny- Violin / Marquis - Upright Bass & Vocal
15. Ambling Along (by Ian Whitcomb * 2008) Arranged by Ian Whitcomb
Corey – Cornet & C-Melody Sax / Daniel G. - Drums / Janet – Vocal / Dan W. - Tuba / Ian – Vocal, Piano, Accordions & Ukulele / John - National Guitar / Marquis - Upright Bass / Randy – Vibraphone
16. Keko (by Aiona, Koki, Thomas & Theck * 1929) Transcribed by Corey Gemme
Corey – Cornet / Dan L. - C-Melody Sax / John - National Guitar
17. Bye Bye Blues (by Hamm, Bennett, Lown, Grey * 1930)
Corey – Cornet / Daniel G. - Drums / Dan L. - C-Melody Sax / Dan W. - Trombone / Ian - Piano / Janet – Vocal / John - Banjo / Marquis - Upright Bass
Musicians
Benny Brydern * Violin & Stroh Violin
Chloe Feoranzo * Alto, Tenor & C-Melody Sax
Corey Gemme * Cornet & Trombone
Daniel Glass * Drums and Percussion
Marquis Howell * Upright Bass & Vocal
Brad Kay * Piano
Janet Klein * Vocal & Ukulele
Dan Levinson * Clarinet and C-Melody Sax
Robert Loveless * Marxophone, Ukelin & Mandolin
Tom Marion * Guitar
John Reynolds * National Steel & Tenor Guitar, Banjo, Vocal and Whistling
Dan Weinstein * Trombone, Cornet & Tuba
Ian Whitcomb * Vocal, Piano, Ukulele, Accordion
Randy Woltz * Vibraphone, Xylophone and Percussion
Produced and mixed By Robert Loveless
All songs arranged by Janet and the Musicians unless otherwise noted.
Designed by Janet, David Barlia, & Robert
Graphic Execution by David Barlia
Band Photos by Janet, David Barlia & Robert
Janet Photos by Robert
Cover costume courtesy of Nicole Howell.
Engineered By Paul Hilton at Platinum Studio.
Special Thanks To:
Amit Itelman, John Warner, Scott Pitzer, Mike Kieffer, Marquis Howell, Nicole Hoefsteider, David Barlia, Claudia Rose, Sherwin Dunner & Ron Hutchinson of the Vitaphone Project, Jim Bedoian, Lee Harris, Kazumi Yamazaki, Doug & Setsuko
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supported by 4 fans who also own “Whoopee Hey! Hey! (2010 Release) (SOLD OUT)”
Super CD, I like especially that tune “Nobody knows you when you are down and out“, which I so far had “in my ear“ in the interpretation of Eric Clapton. This one here is also wondetful!
Great CD! Werner Rohlfs