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WAVE WATCHER
It Don't Mean a Swing |
What with neo-swing bands sporting the same
zoot suits, fedoras and Louis Jordan numbers, it's getting tough to
separate one group from the other. The Zoot Suit Revue, however, stands
out. It's the first swing tribute ensemble to cover the covers of
standards made popular by contemporary acts such as Brian Setzer, Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.  Hardly
afraid of homogeneity, Zoot Suit actually celebrates it -- at weddings,
corporate gigs and even the Derby in Los Feliz, the club featured in the
movie "Swingers", which no longer draws many of the
top-name swing band it helped establish a scant few years ago. Zoot Suit
Revue is the branchild of local entertaiment coordinator / manager Dave
Hewitt, who felt that most swing groups were taking themselves
too seriously. "They're so defensive about being derivative, but how
can you play music that's 50 years old while wearing zoot suits and not be
derivative?" Hewitt asks.
"Besides, nobody else cares that it is." The 36-year-old
swingali, who started the band this past spring, lined up a song list of
jump-swing chestnuts and stuck six guys who could actually play in
standard-issue swinger apparel. Now this Sha-Na-Na for the '90s is geared
to go into the studio and possibly cut its first album. Still, Hewitt says
they'll never forget their roots -- or lack thereof: "This scene is
about fun, not about originality. We're just going to keep giving the
people what they want." |
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-- Joe Sehee |
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