Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town


Judith Durham and The Hottest Band in Town is the fourth studio album from Australian recording artist Judith Durham.
The album was Durham's first released via Pye Records in June 1974.
The album was re-released on CD and for digital download in 2012.

Reception

Bruce Eder from AllMusic gave the album 4 1/2 out of 5 saying; "Former The Seekers lead singer Judith Durham returned to her jazz roots with this extraordinary album of big-band blues and jazz standards, augmented by three excellent originals by the singer herself. Durham belts these numbers out like a latter-day Ethel Merman, only bigger voiced and with an excellent feel for the genre and the sound in which she's working. The album is also a dazzling showcase for the Hottest Band in Town, who display a love and familiarity with this repertory the equal of Durham's. There's not a weak moment on the album, which is a must-own for fans of big-band jazz or blues vocals."

Track listing

;LP/ Cassette
  1. "I Wanna Dance to Your Music"
  2. "Am I Blue"
  3. "Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer"
  4. "Body and Soul"
  5. "After You've Gone"
  6. "Cakewalking Babies From Home"
  7. "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate"
  8. "Mama's Got the Blues"
  9. "The World's Jazz Crazy"
  10. "Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine"
  11. "I've Got What it Takes"
  12. "Oh Daddy Blues"
  13. "Alexander's Ragtime Band"