YO! Bobby
There was an era in American popular culture when pop music was something completely different than what it has become today; when an outstanding instrumentalist could be a pop star no less than a vocalist; when even headlining singers were expected to be complete musicians and instrumentalists were expected to be entertainers.
YO! BOBBY is evidence that this performance ethic hasn’t entirely been lost to time. The members of the band revel in the joy that comes from the combination of jazz, showmanship and the Great American Songbook.
Credits
- Anat Cohen – alto saxophone
- Joel Frahm – tenor saxophone
- Scott Robinson – bari saxophone
- Avishai Cohen – trumpet
- Vic Juris – guitar
- Jason Lindner – piano
- Manuel Valera – Wurlitzer electric piano
- Barak Mori – bass
- Daniel Freedman – drums
Press
“what might well be the most amusing, celebratory and accessible album of the year … Frahm skillfully assumes a wide variety of character roles … the irrepressible collective spirit of joy that comes shining through … Waverly Seven gets to play everything from "Artificial Flowers" and "Charade" to "Skylark," … Waverly Seven captures this vital jazz spirit … sassy polyphony worthy of the World Saxophone Quartet”
— Owen McNally, Hartford Courant
“the project itself is expansive and ambitious (a two-disc set), and the band is tight and swinging … recalls the best of the mid-size ensembles of the swing era with a distinctly modern edge.”
— Will Friedwald, The New York Sun
“Waverly Seven salutes Darin in a manner both reverent and playful, steeped in tradition but not bound by it.”
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune
Details
- Catalog Number
- ANZ-0014
- Released
- June 26, 2007
- Label
- Anzic Records
- Formats
- CD, WAV Download, MP3 Download
- CD UPC
- 616892888420
- MP3 Download UPC
- 896434001023