Customer Reviews

Swing Around the World

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This was playing in a store where I was browsing. (Not for music.) It was so distractingly good, I couldn't concentrate on shopping. By the time "Mumbles" came on, I had to ask a clerk what on earth we were listening to. That's how I ended up buying it.

That's how good. Swing from the damnedest places you've ever (or maybe never) heard of. ...Do you know how HARD it is to write an Amazon review while you're dancin' in your chair?

The liner notes are illuminating, about each band and each individual song (and they're in English, French and Spanish); I only wish the lyrics to the non-English songs had been included. But there's not a weak cut on this album. It's charmingly energetic and guaranteed to lift the saggiest mood.

My husband and I are 40-somethings who just finished an intro West-coast swing class. We were looking for something a little different for practicing our new moves, even though we love the standards. This collection has some truly unusual twists on the swing genre, with a variety of tempo and mood that make for interesting repeat listenings. My only complaint is that I would trade one more of the English-language tracks for something more exotic.

I love all the Putumayo albums but this is the best. I haven't shared it with anyone who hasn't loved it! My fourth graders sing along and the other teachers went to get copies.

I thought my kids would really like this CD as they love swing, but they rated it as mediocre at best. I wasn't crazy about it myself.

wonderful confluence of world wide swing; a full circle of music to celebrate the human soul.