Additional personnel includes: John Fohl, James Gossard (guitar); Brooks Brown, Scott Hall, Rex Trimm (alto saxophone); James Phillips, Adrian Baxter (tenor saxophone); Glen Bonney (trombone); Bud Chase (tuba); Chris Azorr, Dustin Lanker (keyboards); Dan Schmid (bass); Brian West, Tim Arnold (drums).

The First Church Of Sinatra includes: Tim Allums, Mark Berney (trumpet); Ross Warren, Tim Wilcox (alto saxophone).

Somewhat conspicuously following the novelty success of Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies released the album Zoot Suit Riot, culling the best "straight" swing tracks from their first three albums, instead of the rock- and ska-influenced songs that inform much of those LPs. There are a few cuts that have a catchy hook and are reasonably infectious. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Somewhat conspicuously following the novelty success of Squirrel Nut Zippers, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies released the album Zoot Suit Riot, culling the best "straight" swing tracks from their first three albums, instead of the rock- and ska-influenced songs that inform much of those LPs. Unlike the Zippers, the Daddies don't seem to have much affection for the genre they're aping, so Zoot Suit Riot comes across as a smirking hipster joke, only without any humor and very little music. There are a few cuts that have a catchy hook and are reasonably infectious, yet the album suffers from its own condescending Gen-X attitude, as well as a lack of understanding about what made swing fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The late-'90s swing/lounge revival, exemplified by acts like Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Flying Neutrinos and Dave's True Story, gave a new generation of pop musicians access to a previously taboo (or at least untapped) vocabulary of tonal colors and arrangement and compositonal styles. The Cherry Poppin' Daddies take full advantage of that access on ZOOT SUIT RIOT, serving up a swinging, horn-driven set of tunes that favors high spirited, jazzy numbers over the guitar-based introspection of post-grunge rock & roll. Cuts like "Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" and the title track keep things jumping in the tradition of Louis Jordan. Get hep, daddy.