★★★★★
Like most genre revivals, the neo-swing craze of the '90s was neither meant to last long nor to be taken very seriously. But although the bands that ushered in that revival--Big Bad Voodoo Daddy toward the top of the heap--were never embraced by the hardcore jazz audience, BBVD nevertheless introduced their fans, if by default, to music that did once define jazz, and the band has never wavered from that commitment...
- jazztimes.com
2013-02-03
★★★★★
During my unfortunate Swingers phase-when I shouted "You're so money!" so many times that whenever a girl actually talked to me it was considered an act of God-I listened to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy all the time, and with good reason (you know, besides wanting to score with a babble-inducing blonde who looked like Heather Graham). Formed in 1992, the SoCal studs fused unbridled punk energy with free-form manic swing. There was nothing like them then (and maybe not since)...
- www.jazztimes.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy hit it big when the neo-swing movement was (pardon the pun) in full swing with their self-titled Interscope Records release. Now they are enjoying a revival with shows like "Dancing With the Stars" (which the band performed on) captivating America and bringing swing back into the spotlight. Now the octet is shining a bright light on the legendary Cab Calloway with their latest release How Big Can You Get? A Tribute to Cab Calloway...
- www.ink19.com
2009-07-20
★★★★★
Billing itself as a "Love Letter to the Big Easy," BBVD celebrates the raucous R&B music found in the steamy byways of New Orleans. Save My Soul, the group's fifth album, is overflowing with boogie-woogie grooves, double-time shuffles, swing and other sounds that go party in the night...
- www.globalrhythm.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
All too often, recordings are produced which offer homage to a style without offering anything new. They may be well conceived and played, but without something to distinguish them from their source, one has to wonder what the point is. While Scotty Morris and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are capable performers, the all-too-faithful tribute of Save My Soul does nothing to elevate it from shtick.In this case, the homage is to the city of New Orleans...
- www.jazzreview.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
The late-Nineties neo-swing movement failed, in part, because communicating octogenarian ballroom dancers' beloved music to punk-loving teenagers is a difficult trick. But a perhaps more fundamental reason involves singers -- classic big-band swing had Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong, while the recent stuff stars Brian Setzer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's one-dimensional Scotty Morris...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
With its first full-on holiday album, this Los Angeles septet infuses its retro hep-cat cool with a dose of Yule spirit. The Voodoo version of "Blue Christmas" replaces the moody undercurrent of the Elvis classic with dancehall flair (as in big band, not Beenie Man) and garnishes it with a glimmering vibe solo courtesy of Ruben Estrada. Several tracks -- notably "Jingle Bells (Cha Cha)" and "Party for Santa" -- pack a Latin accent, which adds sizzle to the mix...
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Track Listing: Zig Zaggity Woop Woop (Part 1); You Know You Wrong; Always Gonna Get Ya; Don Personnel: Scotty Morris Style: Straightahead/Mainstream The Invective The end of the 20th century saw a brief burp of interest in swing music. Brian Setzer and His Orchestra, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy all produced an entertaining confection for about five minutes before moving on to the next big thing, whatever it was...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
★★★★★
Track Listing: Rockabilly Christmas; Merry Christmas Baby; Mr. Heatmiser; Blue Christmas; Last Night (I Went Out WithSanta Claus); Christmastime in Tinsel Town; Party for Santa; Jingle Bells (Cha Cha); Is Zat You SantaClaus...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2009-06-05
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