This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Of all the retro-swing bands around these days, L.A.’s Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are undeniably the top of the heap.
Of course, now that the genre is dying, that’s sorta like being the tallest guy in Midgetland. Still, the Daddies justify their status on This Beautiful Life, which is packed with jumping, thumping Gene Krupa drums, noirish standup bass, punchy horn wah-wah and melodies straight from the songbooks of Louis Jordan, Henry Mancini and Nelson Riddle. Looks like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will be the last swing band to leave the party. Hopefully they’ll turn the lights out when they’re done.
