Album Notes

Mondo Heptet is a seven piece group: guitar, bass, drums, bone, sax, trumpet with vocalist obviously drawing from all kinds of musical sources and assembling diverse influences into a twisted musical whole.

This CD starts with a leering arrangement of a tune recorded by Fats Waller.

That's followed by a straight ahead jump tribute to Wynonie Harris.

Track three is twang meets swang.

On track four things get less predictable with a gentle swing haiku.

Swingin' For Crack is a very twisted comment on the motives of certain romeos of Swing.

Track six is a lovely tango that tells the story of how the waiting johns started the tango in parisian bordellos.

I Always Land On My Feet is the down beat, early sixties, tv-big band retelling of the ancient mariner.

Wombat Baby is the international hit. Is that Esperanto or gibberish?

Track 9 - all dressed up, no where to go.

Dixie Bop - the story of Sammy, Spider, and Herman who taught the Squeebs how to swing.

In The Jungle is live, live, live with outstanding solos and a liquid ensemble.

Crying In Your Sleep is a moody twenty-first century blues.