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The Hoagies return with a second album of new favorites, still smooth and still swinging in the spirit of Hoagy Carmichael and the stars of the Swing Era. Scott Johnson, Mike Billings and Dave Ball carry on with the solid core of the group, now augmented by Denver's most-in-demand clarinetist Bill Pontarelli and top-rated Wade Krauss on the skins. The new CD features solid numbers from the likes of Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Billie Holiday and Fats Waller, as well as several made popular by the affable Mr. Carmichael. The Hoags even dig into their 60s pop roots with a sweet cover of the Beatles' It's Only Love. A happy progression from their first CD, Shadow Ball will be a pleasant addition to the music shelves and iPods of swing fans -- and is a long-awaited treat for friends, fans and followers of the ever-swinging Hoagies.