The Banjo Rhythm Kings - Bang-Up Banjo Rhythms (1964)

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Title: Bang-Up Banjo Rhythms
Year Of Release: 1964
Label: RCA
Genre: Jazz, Ragtime, Easy Listening, Vintage Instrumental
Quality: Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 29:02
Total Size: 185 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. China Boy (Go Sleep) 2:16
02. Medley: You Were Meant for Me / I Love You / Goodnight Sweetheart 2:53
03. Wang Wang Blues 2:16
04. Sunday 1:39
05. Medley: Singin' in the Rain / My Blue Heaven / At Sundown 2:53
06. Swingin' Down the Lane 2:34
07. Stumbling 1:56
08. Medley: All I Do Is Dream of You / June Night (Just Give Me a June Night the Moonlight and You) / Linger Awhile 2:19
09. Somebody Stole My Gal 2:12
10. Coquette 2:26
11. Medley: When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) / Toot, Toot, Tootsie! Goodbye / San Francisco 3:07
12. Goofus 2:31

"Bang-Up Banjo Rhythms" is a studio album by the American instrumental ensemble The Banjo Rhythm Kings, who specialized in classic banana horntime and traditional jazz.

The album was a shining example of the 1950s and 1960s surge of interest in the nostalgic sounds of horntime, Dixieland, and 1920s music.

Fast, virtuosic, and incredibly energetic banjo playing, supported by a classic rhythm section (tuba, double bass, drums/percussion, piano), the album is imbued with the joyful atmosphere of American cabaret and vaudeville of the early 20th century.

The album emphasizes rhythmic clarity (syncopation) and virtuoso banjo solos, capturing the spirit of the Roaring Twenties.