SwingDJs

Most of Cole Porter and George Gershwin songs were originally written for shows. Some Examples from Cole Porter that you probably have some recordings of: "I Get A Kick Out OF You" From Anything Goes "It's All Right With Me" From Can Can "It's De- Lovely" From Red, Hot ...

He was the featured soloist on most of the Jackie Gleason recordings in the '50's. The tempos ranged from slow to reaaaaaaally sloooooow.

OK- So I had to push Clarinet past Stout.........

ALERT: Shameles plug coming:

The Boilermaker Jazz Band recorded it on our children's CD called "Jazz Baby". Totally dancable version that you can play for swing dancers.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker2

You can listen to it there......

I've noticed I've been playing lots of songs that feature clarinet lately. Goodman, Shaw, Boilermakers, Edmund Hall, Eddie Shu, Albert Nicholas, Barney Bigard, etc etc. Don't know why or when it started. It's weird as I remember maybe 7-8 years ago distinctly hating clarinet. That's because clarine...

The guys who sang with Lunceford most of the time was trombonist Trummy Young. He also did some great vocals on some live cuts with Armstrong's All Stars in the '50's. One of the things that makes Honeysuckle Rose a great swing/ jazz tune is that the chord progression is set up perfectly for improvi...

Mike Marcotte from DC

My parents had a Mills Brothers LP when I was a kid- I literally wore it out! I love them to this day! But they are certainly NOT vocalese. They did imitate horns and solos and scat. But in the old style way. Vocalese as I understand it specifically refers to singers or groups setting words to famou...

I personally cannot stand it. I find it to be the polar opposite of "hip"... which is to say- pretenious as all heck.

Not to be critical.........

I think the second Fletcher Henderson recording of it with the Bone solo by JC Higgenbotham is the definitive one.

There is also a really hot live recording by Goodman's band of the same arrangement. I think I have it on the Ken Burn's jazz compilation.

There's a really happening version of it on the "Sinatra at the Sands" CD.

It's odd because Frankie does not sing- it is an instrumental by the Basie band featuring Al Grey with some nice plunger trombone. Definately danceable!

It was quite unfortunately played at a swing dance, and the DJ came running up to me to tell me how great a swing tune he thought it was. ugh.

AAAARGH! I heard a duet of "Slow Boat To China" (which itself is a fine tune) done by Bette Midler and Barry Manilow!! Ouch!! Dear God in heaven please make it stop!!!

Haydn it is for a Dorry and Sommer night....Mondays, but depending on the DJ, it has crossed over to some other venues as well! Lipi, can you advise on an album? I can't find it. Paul, thanks for the shameless self-promotion.....I actually have the CD, but never thought of it....I will try to get i...

"Goodnight My Love" would be a little nicer............

Go to this link, and there is a clip of the song towards the end of the song list.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/boilermaker6