Brian Setzer Orchestra - "Guitar Slinger"

This was the 2nd album released by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. It's my least favorite of the three I own. It's mostly jump blues with some rockabilly influence, although there are a few jazzier tunes, such as "Sammy Davis City" which is my favorite on the album. Brian Setzer wrote many of the songs on this album, as compared to his first album with the orchestra, which primarily consisted of cover tunes. That being said, it's also a large part of the reason I'm not as big of a fan of this album. I'm just not a huge fan of many of the songs. There are some covers as well, notably a well done rendition of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The House Is Rockin'". Setzer's guitar skill is much more apparent in this album as well and the band is tight. This is really what makes the album for me. I purchased this back in 1996 when it was released, and I listened to it pretty regularly for 5 years or so. I don't listen to it much anymore, but that's really because I just don't listen to much jump blues or neo swing anymore, which is where this album falls in terms of genre. As usual Amazon has sound clips.