Brian Setzer Jumps, Jives and Wails on New DVD

By: Staff

“Jump, Jive, an’ Wail” from the Brian Setzer Orchestra’s It’s Gonna Rock ‘Cause That’s What I Do DVD, out now from Surfdog Records, got 150,000 people out of their seats when it was recorded during a headlining BSO set at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

The song, a 1956 hit for Louis Prima, has been in the BSO repertoire since 1998, when it earned a Grammy® Award for Best Pop Performance. The version on the DVD features a stinging Gretsch guitar solo by Setzer, high-energy bursts from his leopard-print tuxedo-clad horn section and his sequined backup singers, and 300,000 waving arms.

Brian Setzer’s Christmas Comes Alive! CD is also out from Surfdog Records now. A collection of 15 amazing holiday tracks performed live in concert as only the Brian Setzer Orchestra can do it. The single-disc offering is packed with music that is, according to Billboard, “guaranteed to get your Christmas party on its feet!”

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