BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA

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The Brian Setzer Orchestra (sometimes known by its initials BSO) is a swing and jump blues band formed in 1990 by Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer. The group covered Louis Prima's "Jump Jive an' Wail", which appeared on Prima's 1957 album The Wildest!. The BSO's follow up single was "Gettin' In the Mood."

In 1990, Setzer organized the orchestra, styled as a big band which included full sections of trumpet, trombone and saxophone players, and a rhythm section with Setzer on guitar and vocals. There is also piano, upright slap bass and drums in the band. The orchestra began playing clubs in and around Los Angeles, USA and was eventually signed to Hollywood Records. The band was notable as being the first ever big band to be led by a guitar, and Setzer has talked about how he knew at the time it was "something that had not been done before,
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BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA The Brian Setzer Orchestra album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Big Band 1994
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Guitar Slinger album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guitar Slinger
Big Band 1996
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA The Dirty Boogie album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
The Dirty Boogie
Big Band 1998
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Vavoom! album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Vavoom!
Big Band 2000
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Boogie Woogie Christmas album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Boogie Woogie Christmas
Big Band 2002
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Dig That Crazy Christmas album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Dig That Crazy Christmas
Big Band 2005
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Wolfgang's Big Night Out album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Wolfgang's Big Night Out
Big Band 2007
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Christmas Rocks! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Christmas Rocks!
Big Band 2008
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Songs From Lonely Avenue album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Songs From Lonely Avenue
Big Band 2009

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BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Jumpin' East of Java album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jumpin' East of Java
Big Band 2001
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live
Big Band 2004
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Don't Mess With A Big Band album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Don't Mess With A Big Band
Big Band 2010
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Christmas Comes Alive album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Christmas Comes Alive
Big Band 2010
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA It's Gonna Rock 'Cause That's What I Do (Live In Concert!) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It's Gonna Rock 'Cause That's What I Do (Live In Concert!)
Big Band 2010

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BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Best of the Big Band album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Best of the Big Band
Big Band 2002
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA Jump, Jive An' Wail: The Very Best of the Brian Setzer Orchestra album cover 5.00 | 3 ratings
Jump, Jive An' Wail: The Very Best of the Brian Setzer Orchestra
Big Band 2003

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