Welcome friends to the world of THE SCARLET DUKES, America's swankiest, swingin', jumpin' dance combo. THE SCARLET DUKES have combined great vocals, ace musicanship, and classic songs to create a highly dancable music that is captivating audiences from coast-to-coast.
The band's lineup includes New York jazz players Dave Croce, Ben McGuire, Chic Danco, Buddy Ringo Jr. (Martin Blazy), Phil Gammage, and James 'Lonesome' Goodman. These are some of the hottest players on the east coast and in this combo they truly 'strutt their stuff'.
Their musical repertoire includes classic songs from the swing, jazz, and pop songbooks along with popular originals like "Hollywood", "Boogie Riders" and "In Love Again". Available exclusively from the PreFab store are their two CDs; ROGUE ESCAPADES (an 11-song 2000 studio recording) and LIVE AT WINDOWS ON THE WORLD (recorded in 2001). This historically significant recording (the first commercial CD release of a live recording from the late great Windows on the World at One World Trade Center New York) was made on a hot August night in 2000. The digitally mastered stereo performance is captured live and honestly with no 'post production' overdubs. The result is a raw, swingin' and rockin' recording that will grab your soul and force you to move and boogie. The 'DUKES rip through 13 original songs—most previously unreleased and available only on this CD.
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