The Stolen Sweets
I just discovered a new band in Portland which I highly recommend. The Stolen Sweets is a jazz band that styles itself after the 1930s sound of the Boswell Sisters. Since Auricast, the company I am working for is also an independent music label, this crossed my desk and I was hooked from the first song. Every song on this CD is great. Here’s how the describe themselves:
The Stolen Sweets perform vocal jazz arrangements inspired by New Orleans favorites, The Boswell Sisters, one of the hottest girl groups of the 1930s. Comprised of vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara Michell and Erin Sutherland and string syncopators Keith Brush, Pete Krebs, and David Langenes, The Sweets deliver a unique brand of vintage swing jazz, dishing up abundant doses of coy stage antics and sideways glances as they play.
The Boswell Sisters were verifiable radio stars in the late 20s and early 30s, keeping company with the likes of the Dorsey Brothers, Bunny Berigan, Eddie Lang, and Benny Goodman - partnerships that provided the jazz world with some of its most influential recordings.
The nature of the music was auspicious and good-humored, providing a ray of hope to listeners during a truly dispiriting economic depression.
Their music is available on iTunes. Just search for the Stolen Sweets on the store and give them a listen. I can’t recommend their stuff enough.
Love it! Thanks!
Posted by Laurie on 09/05 at 04:06 AM
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