{"id":11746,"date":"2019-08-07T19:10:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=11746"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:10:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T19:10:31","slug":"classic-rock-guitar-maestro-pat-travers-strikes-up-the-big-band-and-lets-it-swing-on-his-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2019\/08\/07\/classic-rock-guitar-maestro-pat-travers-strikes-up-the-big-band-and-lets-it-swing-on-his-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Rock Guitar Maestro PAT TRAVERS Strikes Up The Big Band And Lets It Swing On His New Album!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After 40 plus years of slinging his six-string all over the world, you\u2019d think Pat Travers would be slowing down, settling into his well-worn blues rock groove that has earned him great critical acclaim as well as a massive worldwide fanbase. Instead Travers appears to be ramping up and looking for new horizons to conquer! On the heels of his superb 2015 album Retro Rocket, Travers brings what is sure to be called one of the most unique records of his distinguished career: a full album of swinging big band classics from the \u201840s & \u201850s given a whole new sound and energy courtesy of Travers\u2019 superb skill as an arranger and interpreter. The album is called simply Swing!<\/em> and it features full band rock arrangements of Louis Prima\u2019s \u201cSing Sing Sing,\u201d Duke Elington\u2019s \u201cTake The \u2018A\u2019 Train,\u201d Glenn Miller\u2019s \u201cIn The Mood\u201d and many more! The result is an incredible listening experience of familiar tunes played like you\u2019ve never heard them before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Mr. Travers explains the genesis and creation of the album: \u201cA little while ago I had the \u201840s channel on satellite radio playing and I started thinking that it would be fun to get into that Big Band Swing era music. I thought that I could find a place for my guitar style in there and I asked the people at Cleopatra Records if they thought so too. They did and with Cleopatra\u2019s endorsement, I started to research the music and the bands and players from that time period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


The first thing I discovered was that these Big Bands were a lot like the rock bands that came along in later years. They had a lot of power (sixteen horn players!) and the bass players and drummers were powerhouses. The soloists, guys like Ray Anthony on trumpet, had a ton of flare and chops and I found them very inspiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


I was fortunate to have my friend and great keyboardist Michael Franklin help me with the horn arrangements and getting the players for the recording sessions. Working with a baritone sax, trombone, alto sax, and trumpet was one of the best studio experiences I\u2019ve ever had. These guys can play! Plus having Michael Franklin\u2019s brother Tim Franklin playing the upright bass just made everything legit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


I also wanted to have my trio of Tommy Craig (drums) and David Pastorius (bass) try out some of the classic \u201840s tunes in a more rocked out minimal style. I think that we have been very successful in adapting the Big Band sound to a more contemporary blues\/rock thing. Classic Big Band hits like \u2018Sing Sing Sing\u2019 and \u2018In The Mood\u2019 were a ton of fun to record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


All in all I think what we\u2019ve done here is make that great old 1940s era Big Band music sound accessible to contemporary audiences and it certainly does swing!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Swing!<\/em> will be available on both CD (in a special digipak package) and vinyl in your choice of BLUE or RED as well as digital! <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Track List:
1. Sing Sing Sing
2. Opus One
3. Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
4. In The Mood
5. Take The ‘A’ Train
6. Let The Good Times Roll
7. Apple Honey
8. Tenderly <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Buy the CD:<\/strong>https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/shop\/pat-travers-swing-cd\/<\/a>
Buy the vinyl:<\/strong>https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/shop\/pat-travers-swing-limited-edition-colored-vinyl\/<\/a>
Buy the digital version:<\/strong>https:\/\/orcd.co\/pattraversswing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Cleopatra Records<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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