Wolfgang's Big Night Out

Infobox Album | Name = Wolfgang's Big Night Out
Type = Album
Artist = The Brian Setzer Orchestra


Recorded = 2007
Released = September 25 2007
Genre = Swing, Rockabilly, Classical
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Label = Surfdog Records
Producer = Brian Setzer
Reviews = Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfoxzugld0e link]
Last album = Dig That Crazy Christmas
(2005)
This album = "Wolfgang's Big Night Out"
(2007)
Next album =

"Wolfgang's Big Night Out" is the seventh studio album from the American swing revival band The Brian Setzer Orchestra, released on September 25 2007 on Surfdog Records. It is a collection of rockabilly and swing versions of classical compositions. The album is said to be 'largely instrumental'. [ [http://www.shorefire.com/index.php?a=pressrelease&o=1137 Shore Fire - Press Release ] ]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Crossover Album category. The awards will be awarded on February 10 2008. [ [http://briansetzer.com/news.php?id=454 Brian Setzer ] ]

Track listing

On July 18 2007 the tracklisting was released on Brian Setzer's official website. [ [http://www.briansetzer.com/news.php?id=272&page= Brian Setzer ] ]

# "Take The 5th" (based on Beethoven's 5th symphony)
# "One More Night With You" (based on Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King")
# "Wolfgang's Big Night Out" (based on Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
# "Honey Man" (based on Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Flight of the Bumblebee")
# "Yes We Can Can" (based on Offenbach's "Can-Can")
# "Swingin' Willie" (based on Rossini's "William Tell Overture")
# "Sabre Dance" (based on Khachaturian's "Sabre Dance")
# "For Lisa" (based on Beethoven's "Für Elise")
# "Here Comes The Broad" (based on Wagner's "Lohengrin" and Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
# "1812 Overdrive" (based on Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture")
# "Some River In Europe" (based on Strauss's "Blue Danube")
# "Take A Break Guys" (based on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen")

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