About the This is Vintage Now music compilation (includes track list and full album credits)

About THIS IS VINTAGE NOW VOL. 1 (2011)

I was astounded at the energy these artists put into celebrating the great classic sounds.
There should be a law about "coolage". These guys broke it!

–CHRIS “KLONDIKE” MASUAK, guitarist, RADIO BIRDMAN

“What a great mix of lounge, blues, exotica, swing, old and new. People will dig this whether they like Vintage Music or are just getting into it.”

–"TIKI" CHRIS PINTO, novelist and Tiki blogger

Thanks to TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES and television shows like MAD MEN, we are constantly reminded that there was a time when culture—and real life—was simpler, classier, and happier. It was a time when everyday people treated each other with respect. When men kept their word with a simple handshake. And when women were so glamorous and ladylike, men would practically line up to open doors for them. That alternate universe now has a name—VINTAGE. And VINTAGE MUSIC is its official soundtrack.

THIS IS VINTAGE NOW introduces Vintage Music as a thriving, forward-moving musical movement. The musicians on This is Vintage Now tap into the spirit of the original Vintage period, and bring its “anything can happen” excitement forward to today’s listeners.

The compilation features saxophone legend BIG JAY McNEELY, celebrated Dutch chanteuse CARO EMERALD, and premiere Exotica group THE WAITIKI 7, as well as up-and-coming artists like heavy jump blues act DAVID GASTEN & THE CITY KIDS and Australian femme fatale ILANA CHARNELLE. It also includes two original Vintage performers from the 1950’s, BEVERLY KENNEY and CAROLE CREVELING, who offer new ways to discover original Vintage Music without resorting to the clichés of the jazz reissue treadmill.

It’s been a long time since new music has been this magical, unpredictable, and deeply satisfying, but that excitement is back and better than ever with This is Vintage Now!

Track List

BEVERLY KENNEY “Tea For Two”
from Snuggled On Your Shoulder (2006/2010); recorded c. 1954.

BIG JAY MCNEELY “Get On Up and Boogie (Parts 1, 2, and 3)”
from Party Time (2009)

CARO EMERALD “Just One Dance”
from Deleted Scenes From the Cutting Room Floor (2010)

ILANA CHRNELLE “Piece”
Previously unreleased (recorded 2010)

THE PHAROHS “Tears On My Pillow” (live)
Previously unreleased (recorded 2010)

THE WAITIKI 7 “Similau”
from New Sounds of Exotica (2010)

DAVID GASTEN & THE CITY KIDS “The Deacon Don’t Like It”
Previously unreleased (recorded 2010)

CAROLE CREVELING “Between The Devil And the Deep Sea”
from Here Comes Carole Creveling Vol. 1 + 2 (2007); recorded 1956.

BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP “If Hawthorne Were Foggy”
from Theremins of Mystery (2009)

THE NECRO TONZ “Fare Thee Well (And Go To Hell)”
from Welcome to Cocktail Hell (2002)

Album Credits

Compilation Produced by David Gasten
Mastered by Chris Chieffo at Studio Magnifico, Boulder, CO, USA
Legal Assistance by Carmen Hillebrew, Hollywood, CA, USA
Fashion Illustration “Marcie” Designed by Ginger Muntz, Madrid, Spain
Album Cover Art designed by Ginger Muntz and David Gasten with input from Robert Falk

BEVERLY KENNEY "Tea For Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans)
From Snuggled On Your Shoulder, SSJ Records [Japan], 2006. Reissued by Cellar Door Records [USA], 2010. Recorded c. 1954.

Beverly Kenney - vocals
Tony Tamburello - piano

Compilation produced by Bill Reed

BIG JAY McNEELY "Get On Up And Boogie (Parts 1, 2, and 3)" (Big Jay McNeely)
From Party Time, Stichting Boogie Productions [Holland], 2009.

Big Jay McNeely - tenor sax and vocals
Rinus Groeneveld - tenor sax, alto sax
Martijn Schok - piano
Stefan Jankowski - guitar
Sergei Shapko - bass
Maarten Kruijswijk - drums
Gino, Sonny and Tienson - percussion

Produced by Big Jay McNeely, Rinus Groeneveld, and Martijn Schok

CARO EMERALD "Just One Dance" (David Schreurs/Vincent Degiorgio/Jan van Wieringen)
From Deleted Scenes From the Cutting Room Floor, Grandmono [Holland]/Dramatico [UK], 2010.

Caro Emerald - vocals
Daan Herweg - piano
Wieger Hoogendorp - electric guitar, banjo
David Schreurs/Jan van Wieringen - mellotron strings, drum drogramming, percussion, mellotron, synth, synthbass, vibraphone
Robin Veldmen - string machine, hammond organ, sound fx
Floris van der Vlugt - tenor sax

Brass arranged by Peter Huber, performed by:
Peter Huber - trumpet
Arnoud de Graaff - tenor saxophone
Koen Schouten - baritone saxophone

Produced by David Schreurs and Jan van Wieringen for Grandmono Productions

"Just One Dance" written by David Schreurs/Vincent Degiorgio/Jan van Wieringen. Performed by Caro Emerald. (c)+(p) 2010 Grandmono Records.

ILANA CHARNELLE "Piece" (Ilana Charnelle Gelbart)
Previously Unreleased. Recorded 2010 [Australia].

Ilana Charnelle - vocals, piano

Produced by Ilana Charnelle

THE PHAROHS "Tears On My Pillow" (live) (Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis)
Previously Unreleased. Recorded 2010 [USA].

Ray Evridge - piano, vocals
Charles Perez - guitar, backing vocals
Marc Rossi - bass
J.J. Jackson - drums

THE WAITIKI 7 "Similau" (Arden Carr, Harry Collman & Leopoldo Gonzales)
From New Sounds of Exotica, Pass Out Records [Hawaii], 2010.

Tim Mayer - flute, alto flute, soprano sax, clave, hulusi, guiro
Helen Liu - violin, ocean drum, guiro
Zaccai Curtis - piano
Jim Benoit - vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel
Abe Lagrimas Jr. - drums
Lopaka Colon - percussion, bird and animal calls
Randy Wong - double bass and bandleader

Produced by Randy Wong and Tim Mayer

DAVID GASTEN & THE CITY KIDS "The Deacon Don't Like It" (Traditional, Arranged by David Gasten and David “Ribs” Farley)
Previously Unreleased. Recorded 2010 [USA].

David Gasten - vocals
David “Ribs” Farley - bass
Michael Chodosh - guitar
Jeffrey Kennison - drums
Joshua Perron, John Grace, David Gasten - backing vocals

Produced by Randall Frazier and David Gasten

CAROLE CREVELING "Between The Devil And the Deep Blue Sea" (Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen)
Originally from non-LP single "Willow Weep For Me" b/w "Between The Devil And the Deep Blue Sea", Euterpean Records [USA], 1956. Reissued on Here Comes Carole Creveling Vol. 1 + 2, SSJ Records [Japan], 2007.

Carole Creveling - vocals
Lou Levy - piano
Max Bennett - bass
Chuck Flores - drums

Compilation produced by Bill Reed

BLAKE JONES & THE TRIKE SHOP "If Hawthorne Were Foggy" (Blake Jones)
From Blake Jones: Theremins of Mystery, Whisper-Ma-Phone [USA], 2009.

Blake Jones - All instruments and vocals

Produced and Recorded by Blake Jones

THE NECRO TONZ "Fare Thee Well (And Go To Hell)" (lyrics Necrophilia, music The Necro Tonz)
From Welcome to Cocktail Hell, self-released [USA], 2002.

Necrophilia - vocals
Smilin' Jack the Ripper - guitar
Mike the Mangler - saxophone
Glooo - bass
Mr. Robin Graves - drums

Recorded by Tim Romine
Produced by The Necro Tonz