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Swing It Big! CD reviews from around the globe Blues & Co Magazine, France April 2006 "A feast of Rhythm & Blues in the tradition of the great post-war classics, a successful marriage of Chicago Blues and West Coast Swing served up by a talented quartet from Oregon." "a beautiful disc which owes it's success to the blend of explosive guitar, rich vocals, a jazzy swinging vibe and the ever present saxophone. There is nothing to find fault with, and for a first effort, it's a master stroke..." Click to read full review (original French version included) Blues Revue Feb/Mar 2006 "impressively confident and personality-laden vocals and guitar" "A charismatic jump blues outfit" "Watch this outfit" Click to read full review Blues in Britain, UK (Mick Rainsford) "9 out of 10" "...a tour de force of explosively strident guitar, powerhouse vocals and wild, jazz inflected sax" "...lives up to the title of the bands first CD". Click to read full review MazzMusikas, Belgium (Marc Nolis/Ben Vanhoegaerden) "...the cd title reflects perfectly the environment and the music on this cd. Voilą, discussion finished". "Tim McAllister has a splendid voice, extremely well suited for r&b". "How can I get this in Europe?". Click to read full review (original Dutch version included) Cascade Blues Association, USA (Greg Johnson) "Papa Salty is, in fact, one of the most promising up-and-coming young Blues acts in Portland today". "A perfect combination of Chicago meets West Coast Swing". "they have created a sensational album here that will be hard to beat". Click to read full review Blues Matters, UK This four piece band from the USA delivers high energy swing style blues and create some real foot tapping sounds. a very polished release... Music that will get people up and dancing Click to read full review Fishermans Blues, Germany (Markus Fischer) "Brilliant rockin', rollin' bluesy cd. Sounds very cool to me." Osnabruecker Radio 104.8, Germany "Glosem Bluesa", Poland (Przemek Draheim) "What a great party music! The whole thing swings and jumps. Papa's guitar playing impressed me the most - he is a master guitarist but never showing off like many guys do. Great stuff! It will be my pleasure to play Papa Salty's music in my shows and tell my listeners band's story." "Thank you again for the beautiful music." "Glosem Bluesa", Poland and "Z Bluesem na Ty", Poland