Complete List Of The Brian Setzer Orchestra Albums And Songs

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This Complete List Of  Brian Setzer Orchestra Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Brian Setzer Orchestra studio albums. The band was first formed in 1990. Brian Setzer hails from Long Island New York. He first came to fame when he formed the band The Stray Cats.

This complete Brian Setzer Orchestra discography also includes every single Brian Setzer Orchestra live album. All these spectacular Brian Setzer Orchestra albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each  Brian Setzer Orchestra album as well as all original album covers. Every Brian Setzer Orchestra album listed below showcases the entire Brian Setzer Orchestra album tracklisting.

BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA STUDIO ALBUMS

The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Released March 22, 1994

The debut album of the Brian Setzer Orchestra took many fans by surprise. It’s not often that big bands were formed in popular music in the 20th century, outside of the jazz world. Brian Setzer was the perfect man to do it. Setzer took the retro sound that he had great success with the Stray Cats to an entirely new level with a big band of musicians that could swing and rock hard at the same time.  The album was filled with a mix of original songs by Bruan Setzer as well as traditional rocking classics.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Lady Luck” (Brian Setzer)
2. “Ball and Chain” (Brian Setzer)
3. “Sittin’ On It All the Time” (Henry Bernard, Sydney Mann)
4. “Good Rockin’ Daddy” (Richard Berry, Joe Josea)
5. “September Skies” (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth Carter, Christine Schmidt, Brian Setzer)
6. “Brand New Cadillac” (Vince Taylor)
7. “There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder” (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose)
8. “Route 66” (Bobby Troup)
9. “Your True Love” (Carl Lee Perkins)
10. “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin)
11. “Straight Up” (Dave Lambert, O. O. Merritt, Brian Setzer)
12. “Drink That Bottle Down” (Jim Phantom, Lee Rocker, Brian Setzer)

Guitar Slinger

Released

The Brian Setzer Orchestra’s second album showcased the power of the guitar. It is right there in the title. If that wasn’t enough to convince you of the intent, then a cover of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “The House Is Rockin'” to open the album sealed the deal.

CD Track Listings:

1. “The House Is Rockin'”  – 3:02
2. “Hoodoo Voodoo Doll” – 3:39
3. “Town Without Pity” – 4:04
4. “Rumble in Brighton”  – 3:35
5. “The Man with the Magic Touch”  – 3:24
6. “(The Legend of) Johnny Kool”  – 4:09
7. “Ghost Radio”  – 3:40
8. “(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone” – 3:29
9. “Buzz Buzz”  – 3:31
10. “My Baby Only Cares for Me”  – 4:09
11. “Hey, Louis Prima” – 2:57
12. “Sammy Davis City” – 3:55

The Dirty Boogie

Released June 23, 1998

With every album the group released, the big band just kept getting tighter and tighter. This spectacular album by Brian Setzer Orchestra took up where the previous one left off. This one is a little darker and more cinematic making it a great deal of fun to listen to.

CD Track Listings:

1. “This Cat’s on a Hot Tin Roof” 2:19
2. “The Dirty Boogie” 3:13
3. “This Old House” 3:06
4. “Let’s Live It Up” 3:41
5. “Sleepwalk” (instrumental) 3:49
6. “Jump, Jive an’ Wail”  2:53
7. “You’re the Boss” (featuring Gwen Stefani)  3:43
8. “Rock This Town” 6:37
9. “Since I Don’t Have You”  4:09
10. “Switchblade 327” 3:30
11. “Nosey Joe” 2:45
12. “Hollywood Nocturne” 5:36
13. “As Long as I’m Singin'” 4:03

Vavoom!

Released August 1, 2000

Swing was the thing on this rollicking fourth album by the Brian Setzer Orchestra. The group digs way back in time performing classic swing tunes like “Pennsylvania 6-5000” and early rockers like “Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie.”

CD Track Listings:

1. “Pennsylvania 6-5000” (Jerry Gray, Bill Finegan, Carl Sigman, Setzer, Mike Himmelstein)
2. “Jumpin’ East of Java”
3. “Americano” (Renato Carosone, Nicola “Nisa” Salerno, Setzer, Mike Himmelstein)
4. “If You Can’t Rock Me”
5. “Gettin’ In the Mood” (Wingy Manone, Joe Garland, Andy Razaf, Setzer, Mike Himmelstein)
6. “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)” (Setzer, Mark Winchester)
7. “Mack the Knife” (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein)
8. “Caravan” (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills)
9. “The Footloose Doll”
10. “From Here to Eternity” (Setzer, Rick Bell)
11. “That’s the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes”
12. “’49 Mercury Blues”
13. “Jukebox”
14. “Gloria” (Esther Navarro)
15. “Rock-A-Beatin’ Boogie” (Bill Haley)

Boogie Woogie Christmas

Released October 22, 2002

While the first four Brian Setzer Orchestra albums focused on swing and rock classics, the group’s fifth album would give the band a new identity that proved to become their biggest selling point. With the jump into big band Christmas music, Brian Setzer found an aven bigger audience for his band, especially during the holidays. The band’s Christmas album would become a huge success as well as the yearly sold out holiday shows the band would perform.

CD Track Listings:

1. “Jingle Bells” – 2:22
2. “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” – 3:02
3. “Winter Wonderland” – 2:40
4. “Blue Christmas” – 2:48
5. “Santa Claus Is Back in Town” – 3:48
6. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (duet with Ann-Margret) – 3:43
7. “The Nutcracker Suite” – 7:13
8. “(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man with the Bag” – 2:48
9. “Sleigh Ride” – 2:40
10. “So They Say It’s Christmas” – 4:46
11. “O Holy Night” – 4:49
12. “The Amens” – 0:59

Dig That Crazy Christmas

Released October 25, 2005

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CD Track Listings:

1. “Dig That Crazy Santa Claus” – 2:14
2. “Angels We Have Heard on High” – 4:21
3. “Gettin’ in the Mood (For Christmas)” – 3:34
4. “White Christmas” – 5:22 (Irving Berlin)
5. “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – 2:08
6. “‘Zat You Santa Claus?” – 3:13 (Jack Fox)
7. “Hey Santa!” – 4:08 (Brian Setzer)
8. “My Favorite Things” – 3:59
9. “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” – 2:38
10. “Cool Yule” – 2:35
11. “Jingle Bell Rock” – 2:36
12. “Santa Drives a Hot Rod” – 4:05 ( Brian Setzer)
13. “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” – 3:33

Wolfgang’s Big Night Out

Released September 25, 2007

CD Track Listings:

Songs from Lonely Avenue

Released 2009

CD Track Listings:

1. “Trouble Train”
2. “Dead Man Incorporated”
3. “Kiss Me Deadly”
4. “Gimme Some Rhythm Daddy”
5. “Lonely Avenue”
6. “King of the Whole Damn World”
7. “Mr. Jazzer Goes Surfin'”
8. “Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'”
9. “My Baby Don’t Love Me Blues”
10. “Love Partners in Crime”
11. “Passion of the Night”
12. “Dimes in the Jar”
13. “Elena”

Rockin’ Rudolph

Released October 16, 2015

CD Track Listings:

1. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
2. Yabba‐Dabba Yuletide
3. Most Wonderful Time of the Year
4. Rockabilly Rudolph
5. Here Comes Santa Claus
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
7. Swingin’ Joy
8. Carol of the Bells
9. Little Jack Frost
10. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
11. O Little Town of Bethlehem
12. Yabba‐Dabba Yuletide (ext…)

BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA LIVE ALBUMS

Jumpin’ East of Java

Released 2001

CD Track Listings:

1. “Hawaii Five-O” (Mort Stevens)
2. “This Cat’s On a Hot Tin Roof”
3. “The Dirty Boogie”
4. “Jumpin’ East of Java”
5. “The Footloose Doll”
6. “Gloria” (Esther Navarro)
7. “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)”
8. “Caravan”
9. “Americano”
10. “Sleepwalk”
11. “Stray Cat Strut”
12. “Jump, Jive an’ Wail” (Louis Prima)
13. “Pennsylvania 6-5000”
14. “Gettin’ in the Mood”
15. “Get Me to the Church on Time”
16. “Rock This Town” (Dave Edmunds, Brian Setzer)

Don’t Mess With a Big Band (Live!)

Released 2001

CD Track Listings:

Disc 1

1. “Batman” 2:46
2. “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)” 4:31
3. “’49 Mercury Blues” 3:29
4. “Good Rockin’ Daddy” 5:53
5. “Your True Love” 3:51
6. “The Dirty Boogie” 3:15
7. “Sleepwalk” 4:48
8. “Honey Man” 3:28
9. “This Cat’s On A Hot Tin Roof” 2:52
10. “Summertime Blues” 3:07

Disc 2

1. “Runaway Boys” 4:00
2. “Gina” 3:45
3. “Gene & Eddie” 4:09
4. “Fishnet Stockings” 6:47
5. “Stray Cat Strut” 5:56
6. “Jump, Jive, An’ Wail” 6:34
7. “Rumble In Brighton” 5:19
8. “Rock This Town” 8:21
9. “The House Is Rockin'” 4:06

The Ultimate Collection

Released 2004

CD Track Listings:

Disc 1

1. “Intro”
2. “James Bond Theme”
3. “Hoodoo Voodoo Doll”
4. “Good Rockin’ Daddy”
5. “Your True Love”
6. “My Baby Only Cares For Me”
7. “Brand New Cadillac”
8. “Sittin’ On It”
9. “Ghost Radio”
10. “(Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone”
11. “Rumble in Brighton”
12. “Route 66”
13. “Rock This Town”
14. “As Long As I’m Singin'”
15. “Honky Tonk”

Disc 2

1. “Hawaii Five-O”
2. “This Cat’s On a Hot Tin Roof”
3. “Dirty Boogie”
4. “Jumpin’ East of Java”
5. “Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder)”
6. “Caravan”
7. “I Won’t Stand in Your Way”
8. “Mystery Train”
9. “Gene & Eddie”
10. “Sleep Walk”
11. “Stray Cat Strut”
12. “Jump, Jive an’ Wail”
13. “Pennsylvania 6-5000”
14. “Gettin’ in the Mood”
15. “Get Me to the Church on Time”
16. “Rock This Town”

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