Released September 25, 2007 Release date 25 September 2007 | Recorded 2007 Producer Brian Setzer | |
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Wolfgang's Big Night Out is the seventh studio album from the American swing revival band The Brian Setzer Orchestra, released on September 25, 2007, on Surfdog Records. It is a collection of rockabilly and swing versions of classical compositions. The album is 'largely instrumental', with only two songs containing lyrics.
Contents
The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Crossover Album category.
Track listing
On July 18, 2007, the track listing was released on Brian Setzer's official website.
- "Take The 5th" (based on Beethoven's 5th symphony)
- "One More Night With You" (based on Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King")
- "Wolfgang's Big Night Out" (based on Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik")
- "Honey Man" (based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Flight of the Bumblebee")
- "Yes We Can Can" (based on the "can-can" (Infernal Galop) from Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld")
- "Swingin' Willie" (based on Rossini's "William Tell Overture")
- "Sabre Dance" (based on Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance")
- "For Lisa" (based on Beethoven's "Für Elise")
- "Here Comes The Broad" (based on Wagner's "Lohengrin" and Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
- "1812 Overdrive" (based on Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture")
- "Some River In Europe" (based on Strauss's "The Blue Danube")
- "Take A Break Guys" (based on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen")
- "Nutcracker Suite" a bonus track based on the score of The Nutcracker
Songs
1Take the 5th4:25
2One More Night With You3:38
3Wolfgang's Big Night Out2:50
References
Wolfgang's Big Night Out Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA