Ronnie James and the Jez Hot Swing Club were a product of the swing revival in the 1990s and this 1995 self-titled release on Intersound appears to be their only album. Some copies of the CD were entitled Wanna Swing? and had a different cover.
For me the tracks to concentrate on are the three swing classics -- Sweet Georgia Brown, Basin Street Blues and China Boy -- that come at the end of the album. Most of the rest of the songs are James originals and just don't resonate with me.
See what you think about Basin Street Blues, available from the link below.
Basin Street Blues
There's little information available about Ronnie James and the Jez Hot Swing Club, other than that they come from Philadelphia and for this album at least had Vince Montana, former leader of disco's Salsoul Orchestra, on vibes. James is a guitarist.
If you're intrigued by the band's sound, new and used copies of their CD are available for next to nothing in the Amazon Marketplace. There's no download version.
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