Naomi & Her Handsome Devils - The Devils' Music (2016)

Naomi & Her Handsome Devils are a 7 piece band striving for the sound of that swing era sweet spot. Naomi founded the Devils after working with some of the best bands on the swing dance/lindy hop scene, and as a top international lindy hopper herself she knew just what she wanted to hear on the dance floor and just who she wanted to play it. The Devils have decades of experience playing hot jazz as some of the top young talent in the Chicago and New York traditional jazz scenes, and Naomi hand picked her favorite musicians to come together and make music. Put it all together and you have a modern band with a vintage sound, swinging dance floors around the world.

"The Devils' Music" was recorded August 2016 in Chicago, USA over 2 days. Our hope was to show the growth we've had as a unit since our debut album was released 2 years prior. Our focus was having original arrangements of swinging tunes - some well loved by the dance community and other hidden gems. We also added to our line-up and over half the songs on this album feature Mike Davis on trumpet, expanding our hot horn harmonies and giving us a new sound. Lastly Naomi wrote the band's first original composition, the first track the album, "Little Girl Blues", putting something out there that you can't hear from any other swing band. With a vintage ear and expertise from recording engineer Alex Hall we've mixed and mastered the whole shebang and can't wait for the world to hear it. We hope you enjoy "The Devils' Music".

Tracklist:

1. Little Girl Blues (3:44)
2. Dream Of You (3:14)
3. Perdido (4:07)
4. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (3:01)
5. Blues With A Beat (2:34)
6. Sugar (3:55)
7. Isn't It Romantic (3:37)
8. Delta Bound (2:54)
9. I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way (3:30)
10. If We Never Meet Again (3:00)
11. Shoo Shoo Baby (3:35)
12. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (4:21)
13. Pennies From Heaven (3:48)
14. Rose Of The Rio Grande (2:31)
15. These Foolish Things (5:13)

Personnel:

Naomi Uyama - vocals
Jake Sanders - guitar
Jonathan Doyle - tenor sax and clarinet
Jeremy Noller - drums
Matt Musselman - trombone
Jared Engel - bass
Dalton Ridenhour - piano
Mike Davis - trumpet