"Flattop Tom & The Jump Cats are on that swift-moving train known as the swing-and-jump resurgence on the West Coast. Swing and jump resurgence on the West Coast. Swing and jump is now on TV ads, the radio and even the mainstream pop chars. But before any of those things happened, harmonica player/singer/dancer  Flattop Tom Hall and his more-or-less eight-piece band were grinding out the gigs around Los Angeles.

Swing Dance Party (Palamar) is their third batch of tunes in the up-tempo, finger-popping style defined by a stead comping piano, hopping horn charts and jazzy instrumental passages. Venerable swing oldies like "Lester Leaps In"  and the Charlie Christian killer, "Wholly Cats," are mixed with Hall’s original and a few surprises.

Hall’s theatrical vocals convey the good times, while guitarist Bob Robies and tenor player Big Bill Lucas definitely know how to get business done." 4 Stars

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