"Carpenter leads a suberb band of New York-based vanguardists [who maintain] the contrapuntal flash, sweet voicings, and fiery rhythms of the original era..." 

--Peter Margasak, Downbeat

"Music from the heart of the Jazz Age that still has a raucous immediacy. Every track...has the hookiness of a pop hit." --Jon Garelick, Boston Phoenix

"There hasn'’t been big band music as exciting as this since forever...GTO is creating its own electrifying musical gold." 

--Andrew Velez, New York City Jazz Record

"The arrangements...pop like fireworks." --Phil Freeman, Burning Ambulance

"Brian Carpenter, who plays the trumpet here, took these old-old recordings, transcribed them for a ten-piece band and added his own touches. It's music with grit to it, with drive and raw energy. It's delightfully familiar, too — or is it? ...Plenty of delights for the close listener." 

--Patrick Jarenwattananon, for All Things Considered

Brian Carpenter: trumpet, harmonica

Dennis Lichtman: clarinet

Andy Laster: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone

Petr Cancura: tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto saxophone

Curtis Hasselbring: trombone

Mazz Swift: violin, vocals

Jordan Voelker: viola, musical saw

Cynthia Sayer: plectrum banjo

Ron Caswell: tuba

Rob Garcia: drums

Colin Stetson: bass saxophone

Andrew Stern: tenor banjo