01. Blue Pepper
02. Azzurro
03. Blue Prelude
04. La Paloma Azul
05. Blue & Naughty
06. Blue Moon
07. Black Stick Blues
08. Blue River
09. Out Of The Blue
10. Aoi Sanmyaku (Blue Mountain Range)
11. The Smurf
12. Blue Gardenia
13. The Blue Medicine / Radovan's Remedy
14. Wild Cat Blues
15. Azure

Colin T. Dawson - trumpet, vocals on 3, 8 & 12
Chris Hopkins - alto sax
Bernd Lhotzky - piano, celesta on 9
Oliver Mewes - drums

It's hard to believe at first that there are only four instruments here. The arrangements are so ingenious, and the playing so nimble, that it could be at least twice that number. But listen closely and you will discover just a quartet of trumpet, alto saxophone, piano and drums – with absolutely no electronic tricks. The style is sophisticated small-band swing, the material a judicious mixture of originals and swing-era numbers and there is not a hint of whiskery nostalgia in any of it. It's about time this idiom received some fresh attention and here's the perfect curtain-raiser. --- theguardian.com

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1 	Hipsters Hop 	4:10
2 	Gavotte I, English Suite No. 6 	3:00
3 	Charleston 	3:42
4 	Dream Dancing 	4:38
5 	Diplomata 	3:50
6 	Lion's Steps [Dedicated To Willie ´The Lion´ Smith] 	4:03
7 	Ballet Of The Dunes 	4:58
8 	All You Want To Do Is Dance 	2:38
9 	Sandancer 	3:03
10 	Carioca 	3:36
11 	Premier Bal 	4:08
12 	Ragtime Dance 	4:05
13 	Moonlight Serenade 	4:40
14 	Salir A La Luz 	4:13
15 	Original Dixieland One Step 	3:10
16 	Dancing On The Ceiling 	3:45

Alto Saxophone – Chris Hopkins
Celesta, Piano – Bernd Lhotzky
Drums – Oliver Mewes
Trumpet, Vocals – Colin T. Dawson

The band draws its material from a wide range of sources—both chronologically and stylistically. Generally this eclectic approach is effective, but Johann Sebastian Bach's "Gavotte I, English Suite No. 6" is more kitsch than swinging. Classic tunes like "Carioca" or Sidney Bechet's "Premier Bal" are played with verve as well as a few original twists and turns. Pixinguinha's "Diplomata" is joyful and danceable. The band's most inspired take on a much-loved favorite is the waltz-time "Charleston"—a great ensemble performance and a rhythmical shift that threatens the cruciate ligaments of swing dancers the world over.

The band's own tunes have an authentic feel, standing up well alongside the classics such as "Premier Bal." Altoist Chris Hopkins' "Hipsters Hop" is a fine up-tempo swinger: best of all is the mid-album pairing of pianist Bernd Lhotzky's cheery "Lion's Steps" (dedicated to Willie "The Lion" Smith) and Hopkins' graceful and seductive "Ballet Of The Dunes"—Lhotzky's playing has Ellingtonian touches in the former, Oliver Mewes' restrained percussion sets the mood for the latter.

The band members are all talented musicians, able to move smoothly from the subtlety of "Ballet Of The Dunes" to the good-natured humor of "All You Want To Do Is Dance." Colin T Dawson's vocal ability doesn't match his instrumental prowess, however—his light, thin, voice can't adequately convey the romance of "Moonlight Serenade" or Cole Porter's "Dream Dancing." It doesn't spoil the party, though. The music on Dancing matches the legend on the album cover—Good Time Jazz. ---Bruce Lindsay, allaboutjazz.com

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