"Here are Flattop Tom & His Jump Cats again with their gutsy Swing, Serious fun for dancers (well, Tom is a swing dancer himself and knows how to please a dance crowd) and Jump Blues fans alike.

They’ve been around for six years now and this is their third CD release. Packed with 17 songs we get to hear a few classics, among them Jackie Brenston’s "Rocket 88" (some say that’s when R&B became Rock’n’Roll!) and another of my all time favorites of that genre, the dynamic "Don’t Let Go".

Flattop Tom (Hall) himself is in charge of 10 songs – perfect examples of their very bluesy west coast swing style. And he plays harmonica as well (on most of the tracks), and this alone sets him apart from most competitors in the swing scene with bands who just got started in the last two or three years who present a more modern and rocking swing. Don’t get me wrong, Flattop Tom and his L.A. based band rocks, too, but in a very bluesy way with an R&B horn section, bluesy guitar, piano, harp etc. I especially love their groovy mambos "Jump Cat Mambo" and "Left Coast Carl’s BBQ". This is the right CD for Jump Blues fans.

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