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Squirrel Nut Zippers' second album, Hot, was one of the most surprising success stories of 1997. Like the group's debut, The Inevitable, Hot is comprised entirely of good-natured, if slightly tongue-in-cheek, postmodern big-band music. The band has nailed the sound of jump blues and swinging jazz, and if the Zippers don't have the chops of real big bands, they do have enthusiasm and a sense of humor. Of course, for purists of the genre, that collegiate sense of humor might make Hot a little unbearable, especially those instances when Katharine Whalen sounds uncannily like Billie Holiday, only without the substance. For those willing to overlook such things, they'll find Hot to be a good time, filled with songs nearly as infectious as the group's breakthrough hit, "Hell."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Tom Maxwell, Clarinet, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - BRIAN PAULSON, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Napolitano, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Phillips, Drums, Percussion, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Mosher, Guitar, Vocals, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Raleigh, Double Bass, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, Banjo, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Tim Smith, Unknown, Other - Squirrel Nut Zippers, MainArtist - Tom Maxwell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Katharine Whalen, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - John Plymale, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Phillips, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Wright, Unknown, Other - Ken Mosher, Unknown, Other - James Mathus, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Don Raleigh, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mathus, ComposerLyricist - Stu Cole, Alto, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Stacy Guess, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
Album review
Squirrel Nut Zippers' second album, Hot, was one of the most surprising success stories of 1997. Like the group's debut, The Inevitable, Hot is comprised entirely of good-natured, if slightly tongue-in-cheek, postmodern big-band music. The band has nailed the sound of jump blues and swinging jazz, and if the Zippers don't have the chops of real big bands, they do have enthusiasm and a sense of humor. Of course, for purists of the genre, that collegiate sense of humor might make Hot a little unbearable, especially those instances when Katharine Whalen sounds uncannily like Billie Holiday, only without the substance. For those willing to overlook such things, they'll find Hot to be a good time, filled with songs nearly as infectious as the group's breakthrough hit, "Hell."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:31
- Main artists: Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mammoth Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc. ℗ 2016 Mammoth Records, Inc.
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