Four Piece Suit "Ready to Where?" 1996

"What a hoot! Four guys...unlimited verve & enthusiasm... hobnobbin with Mancini, lighting a match under an old Neil Young fart, or just hangin' ten, these boys aim to please... 60's cool, surfer poses... Everything here works." - Flagpole Magazine 6/26/96Four Piece Suit is also known as The Savages, Barrence Whitfield's backup band. More than retro, the instrumental Four Piece Suit debut Ready to Where? is a stylistic trip that solicits cinematic and cultural images both nostalgic and modern. Released in 1996, this 15-song collection boasts original and cover material that transitions from jazz to surf to swing to Latin, and more. The group's arrangement and performance of Henry Mancini's "Something for Cat" made it onto the Grammy ballot twice, and the group received more than a little college-radio exposure for their efforts on Ready to Where? Along with "Something for Cat," the Mancini track "A Shot in the Dark," along with Crazy Horse's "Hey Hey My My (Out of the Blue)," count as cinematic highlights. Original standouts include "Mondo Bondo" (written by guitarist Milt Reder) and "Strip Search" (by saxophonist David Sholl). More diverse than nostalgic, more innovation than imitation, Ready to Where? is about as good as instrumental pop/rock gets. ~ Vincent JeffriesPersonnel:

Milt Reder (vocals, guitar); Ducky Carlisle (vocals); Sean Carberry (spoken vocals); David Sholl (saxophone); Brother Cleve (organ); Lorne Entress (drums, percussion); Seth Pappas (drums)

trax:

01 A Shot in the Dark 02 Mondo Bondo 03 Jam Up 04 Theme From Exodus 05 Something for Cat 06 Kolme Kitaraa 07 Strip Search 08 Walter and Conny 09 In Pain in Paris 10 El Cumbanchero 11 Hey Hey My My (Out of the Blue) 12 Rambunctious 13 Lonesome Lover 14 Human Jungle 15 Dark Eyes