Artist: Squirrel Nut Zippers
Title: Discography
Year Of Release: 1995-2014
Genre: Jazz, Neo-Swing
Quality: FLAC, APE (Tracks,Image+.cue)/MP3 192-320 kbps
Total Time: 19 lossless/24 mp3 albums
Total Size: 5,32 Gb/2,22 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview
The commercialization of alternative music in the '90s resulted in many strange one-hit wonders, but few were quite as unpredictable as Squirrel Nut Zippers. During a time when hipsters were obsessed with swing music in its relation to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Rat Pack, the Zippers were fascinated with big-band swing and Harlem, creating a tongue-in-cheek salute to '20s and '30s jazz. For younger listeners familiar with the style but not the content of classic hot jazz, the band was good fun, but purists found the group's vaguely campy sense of humor and amateurish technique off-putting. This debate would never have even been a matter of consideration if "Hell," an incessantly catchy single from their 1997 album Hot, hadn't been able to sneak through loosened alternative airplay to become a novelty hit. "Hell" became a crossover hit on the strength of a bizarrely theatrical vehicle, and Squirrel Nut Zippers quickly became one of the hottest alternative bands of the first half of the year.
Jim Mathus (vocals, guitar, trombone) and Katharine Whalen (vocals, banjo) formed Squirrel Nut Zippers in 1993 after leaving Chapel Hill, NC, for the nearby small town of Efland. As soon as they settled in Efland, the couple renovated a farmhouse, where they pursued various arts and crafts, and eventually the band fell into shape as Mathus and Whalen met local citizens like Don Raleigh (bass) and Ken Mosher (guitar, saxophone, vocals) who shared an interest in hot jazz. Before long, Chris Phillips (drums, percussion), Tom Maxwell (vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone, clarinet), and Je Widenhouse (trumpet) were added to the band, which was now named after an old-fashioned candy bar, Squirrel Nut Zippers. The group soon made its live debut in Chapel Hill and within a few months had developed a large fan base throughout the South.
By the end of 1994, Squirrel Nut Zippers had signed with Mammoth Records, and they released their debut album, The Inevitable, in the spring of 1995. The album didn't make much of an impact, but the group continued to tour. Their second album, Hot, was released in January of 1997. Soon after its release, "Hell" became a hit on such influential radio stations as Los Angeles' KROQ, and MTV soon made the video into a buzz clip. By the spring, "Hell" and Hot had become hits, as the single was a staple on modern rock stations. Although the Zippers were now successful, they received mixed reviews, with many critics claiming that they were mocking hot jazz, not paying tribute. Nevertheless, the album went gold, and a second single, "Put a Lid on It," was released in the summer. Perennial Favorites followed in 1998, as did Christmas Caravan. Two years later, the band released Bedlam Ballroom, showcasing a cut by late bandmate Stacy Guess. Squirrel Nut Zippers went on an extended hiatus in the early part of the decade and eventually reconvened in 2008 for the live concert album Lost at Sea, which saw release a year later .
LOSSLESS ALBUMS:
1995 - The Inevitable
1996 - Hot
1996 - Hot (enhanced CD)
1997 - Roasted Right (EP)
1997 - Sold Out
1998 - Christmas Caravan
1998 - Perennial Favorites
1999 - Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - Oh! Grandeur (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
2000 - Bedlam Balroom
2002 - The Best Of Squirrel Nut Zippers (as Chronicled By Shorty Brown)
2007 - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
2009 - Lost At Sea
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1999 Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad
2000. Tom Maxwell - Samsara
2001 James Mathus & His Knockdown Society - Nationa Antiseptic
2005. Tom Maxwell & Ken Mosher - Maxwell - Mosher
2006. Katharine Whalen - Dirty Little Secret
2011. Katharine Whalen And Her Fascinators - Madly Love
2014. Tom Maxwell - Tom Maxwell And The Minor Drag
MP3 ALBUMS:
1995 - The Inevitable
1996 - Hot
1998 - Perennial Favorites
1998 - Christmas Caravan
1999 - Katharine Whalen's Jazz Squad
2000 - Bedlam Ballroom
1996 - Regency Park, Cary, NC
1997 - Sold Out
1997 - Roasted Right
2002 - The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown
2007 - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
2009 - Lost At Sea
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1996 - Hot (enhanced CD)
Solo Albums:
Katharine Whalen - Dirty Little Secret – 2006
James Mathus & His Knockdown Society - Play Songs For Rosetta -1997
James Mathus & His Knockdown Society - National Antiseptic - 2001
Jimbo Mathus & Friends - Live At Ground Zero Blues Club - 2005
Jimbo Mathus - Knockdown South – 2005
Jas. Mathus & Knockdown South - Old Scool Hot Wings – 2006
Kevin O'Donnell Quality Six - Control Freak – 2000
Kevin O'Donnell Quality Six - Heretic Blues – 2004
Tom Maxwell – Samsara – 2000
Tom Maxwell & Ken Mosher - Maxwell Mosher
Personnel:
Jim Mathus - Vocals, Trombone, Banjo, Piano, Guitar, Percussion
Katharine Whalen - Banjo, Vocals
Tom Maxwell - Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Gong, Clarinet, Background Vocals
Ken Mosher - Alto Sax, Guitar, Baritone Sax, Background Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Cymbal
Je Widenhouse - Coronet, Trumpet, Background Vocals
Stuart Cole - Bass
Chris Phillips - Drums, Percussion
Andrew Bird - Violin, Background Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Steve Watson - Pedal Steel
Rick Lassiter - Bass
Don Raleigh - Bass
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