Lederer, Jeff / Swing 'n' Dix
Album: Swing 'n' Dix   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Lederer, Jeff   Added:Jan 2014
Label:Little(I)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-01-31 Pull Date: 2014-04-04 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 30 Mar 23 Mar 16 Mar 9 Mar 2 Feb 23 Feb 16 Feb 9
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Recent Airplay
1. Mar 30, 2022: Draupadi's Half-Hidden Garden
I'll Take A Dozen!!!
4. Mar 21, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
Ride
2. Nov 30, 2017: No Cover, No Minimum
Honeysuckle Rose
5. Mar 15, 2014: Music Casserole
Pee Wee's Blues
3. Mar 28, 2014: No Cover, No Minimum
La Rosita
6. Mar 06, 2014: Rebop
Ride

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2014-01-27
JEFF LEDERER: Swing ‘n’ Dix
Little(i), 2013

AVANT-SWING – I don’t know what else to call this goofy quartet (sax/clarinet, cornet, tuba & drums), which merges edgy free-jazz with lazy swing, trad-jazz, and more. The title (note the double-entendre!) is taken from Lederer’s first Dixieland combo when he was a teenager. In more recent years he’s been a key member of Matt Wilson’s fun-loving band, and Wilson gets a prominent role as the drummer here.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

1. 5:18 – rushed, lumpy-thumpy version of swing standard, free improv middle
2. 3:55 – a New Orleans-style funeral march with much wailing and howling
3. 6:13 – cute/sneaky stroll w/steady ride cymbal gets fast in the middle
4. 4:46 – laid-back chicken-peck rhythm, slouching feel, quiet drum solo
5. 4:34 – classic riffs, group vocals, wacky horns, and a drumbeat inventory
6. 8:21 – slow-drag Pee Wee Russell: acrobatic clarinet, others low-down
7. 5:35 – upbeat soul-jazz strut goes off its axis, horns bray, squeal & wail
8. 4:04 – old Shaker hymn: elastic vocal & band, in & out of melody/rhythm
9. 4:19 – real nice version of a classic tango, relaxed tempo, rough/cool solos
10. 5:25 – mellow slow-drag with strong flute, unusual harmony
11. 6:15 – upbeat stomp based on “Bye Bye Blues,” naughty group vocal

[ Fo ] - 27 January 2014

Track Listing
1. Honeysuckle Rose   7. E.S.P.
2. Silver Spade   8. My Sweet Home In Zion
3. Ride   9. La Rosita
4. Nibble   10. Two Jeffs
5. I'll Take A Dozen!!!   11. Swing 'n' Dix
6. Pee Wee's Blues   .