Track Listing

1. Hot Knockers
2. Havana Sandwich
3. Droolin'
4. Fuschia Elevator Breakout
5. Straight to the Moon
6. Like Butter
7. The Charmer
8. Sufi Chicken
9. Knock the Candy Outta Me
10. You Gotta Relax Baby
11. Why Not
12. Pinky's Blues

Reviews

From: The Baltimore City Paper/No Cover(April 30, 2003 - Vol. 27, Issue 18)
Know Your Product/Samplings of the New Surf 'n' Turf Served Up by Bawlmer Bands By Bret McCabe

The Swingin' Swamis-Songs and Other Misdemeanors (Lube Records): Keyboardist/guitarist Snackie Hillman may be the Swingin' Swamis' brains, but saxophonist John Dierker is their heart and soul. The rippling tenor line Dierker sounds to kick off Misdemeanors, the Swamis' first release of all original material, is the sort of Earl Bostic groove that sends the song straight for the stratosphere, where the air is light and everybody's feeling tight. It raises the proverbial bar--as well as the Swamis' above mere space-age bachelor pad kitsch or Les Baxter/Martin Denny exotica shtick--and all the Swamis step to it. Hillman's got a fluid grace with his own compositions--nine of the 12 here--and while his organ playing isn't Jimmy Smith smoking, he's got enough heat to raise the temperature of his mid-'50s cool sound. And he's wise enough to spotlight this impeccably tasteful band's strengths. Hillman's "Straight to the Moon" sets up a strolling shimmy for guitarist Ron Spencer's tasteful solo, just as "Like Butter" gently churns out a creamy groove for Dierker's tenor to slice though like a hot knife. Spencer's "Sufi Chicken" gets up with a little Booker T. funky stuff. And Dierker's "Pinky's Blues" is a nitty-gritty bump 'n' grind that sounds transported from the soundtrack of Otto Preminger's The Man With the Golden Arm. About the only thing missing is Kim Novak strolling around doing all kinds of wonderful things to a dress. (www.theswinginswamis.com)

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