How Big Can You Get? : The Music of Cab Calloway
How Big Can You Get? is the eighth Big Bad Voodoo Daddy album. For this album they pay tribute to the late, great Cab Calloway and released it on the year of what would have been his 100th birthday. They are a swinging big band who had hit singles in the past with their song, "You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)" and "I Wanna Be Like You."
The band was started in 1989 by singer and guitarist Scotty Morris. Current members are- Kurt Sodergren, drums; Dirk Shumaker, acoustic bass and vocals; Andy Rowley, baritone saxophone and vocals; Glen "The Kid" Marhevka, trumpet; Karl Hunter, saxophones and clarinet; and Joshua Levy on piano.
This album has an even bigger band sound than usual for the 11 tracks of Cab Calloway homage. Every song on the album was either composed by Cab Calloway or was a staple in his act, and the band does a good job of capturing his essence.
Listening to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy you can hear that these guys know how to play their instruments with confidence, ease and fun. "Come On With The
