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Episode #115 of Hey Mister Jesse is now available to download and enjoy. July's show features new releases from Postmodern Jukebox featuring Maiya Sykes , The Swinging Dice featuring Mickey Van Gelder , Dandy Wellington & His Band , Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles and Bare Egil Band . (67 minu...

Thanks so much for reviving my list!!! I still stand by each and every track on this list as both being defining songs for that era and absolutely favorites of mine. Two notes: 1. What....you don't own the album The Legendary Buster Smith ??!?!? That is the only one on your "don't own" lis...

Episode #114 of Hey Mister Jesse is now available to download and enjoy. June's show features yet another 8-Count Swing tribute to European swing with new releases from The Club Swing Band , Octavi Coronado Swingtet , The After Shavers , Marina & The Kats , Lara Luppi & Gyspy Soul Trio , The...

Thanks for the clarification. Confusing since the two videos have the same title. :) The song you are trying to ID is "Sugarfoot Stomp", and I am pretty sure are right that it is the live Ella Fitzgerald recording from the Live at the Savoy 1939-40 collection. Can't confirm 100% because I ...

I assume your link is wrong. Are you referring to this video?

If so, that is the classic version of "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" by Dizzy Gillespie off of the album The Champ. This track used to be spun ALL THE TIME! Love it!

Jesse

Episode #113 of Hey Mister Jesse is now available to download and enjoy. May's show features an 8-Count Swing tribute to US swing with new music Greg Ruby & The Rhythm Runners , 11 Acorn Lane , The Boilermaker Jazz Band , The End Of Times Spasm Band , Glenn Crytzer’s Savoy Seven , Jan Marie &...

In honor of Billie Holiday's recent 100th birthday celebration, you should really pick up the new album Tribute To Billie by White Chocolate Drops. Emily Cole truly captures Billie's relaxed sense of timing, and the band is solid and swinging!

Jesse

Don't forget the most important information, links to purchase the album (and the bonus tracks).

Jesse

Episode #112 of Hey Mister Jesse is now available to download and enjoy. April's show features an 8-Count Swing tribute to European swing with new releases from The Jazz Lag , Jazz Connection , The Speakeasies Swing Band , Swing Valley Band , White Chocolate Drops , The Swing Ninjas , Whiskydenker ,...

In an effort to make this board more useful and current, I would love to see more discussions about supporting our favorite contemporary musicians and their musical projects, whether it be through pre-release support or simply buying their albums when released. My question for diehard SwingDJs.com m...

Only a few more days to support Ron Sunshine's long-awaited (certainly by me!) new album! - Here is the Kickstarter link. - Ron has put up a sneak-peak preview of the album here . The deadline to support the project is this Friday 3/20 . What are you waiting for??!?! :) A hardcore Ron Sunshine fan, ...

The good news - found it - it's listed on the ILHC website as being by The Lucky Dogs Jazz band. The bad news - I can't find any of their music on sale anywhere - their website doesn't exist, and their Facebook page hasn't been updated in three years - so I assume they've disbanded? Anyone know how...

Episode #111 of Hey Mister Jesse is now available to download and enjoy. March's show features an 8-Count Swing tribute to Clark Terry , new music from Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra and The Rhythm Baby Makers , and tons of international audience feedback. (91 minutes) Listen to the show now a...

I think there's a fine line between raunchy and offensive. "Take Your Drunken Ass Home" by Big Al Carson is a fun, playful and raunchy song which is totally appropriate to play as a long song of the night in the right setting (I've played it on occasion myself), but I truly believe that Bi...

Might want to use the search function to look up past discussions on the subject, but two must-have Glenn Miller albums/compilations IMHO are: The Spirit Is Willing - You have to get this on CD, and it is WELL worth it for so many hard-swinging tracks and great audio quality. The Army Air Force Band...