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Juani · #1 Post by **Juani** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:49 pm

Hi!

Some songs or artists you can recommend to me for 20's charleston dancing?

Thanks.

Juani.

Bob the Builder · #2 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:27 am

Hi Juani,

There is a load, and here is some of my favorite at the moment. All are between 180 and 280 BMP, and any of the new recordings are good re-recordings of originals. There are many other threads on this board about this topic, so make sure you have a look.
If you want some really nice performance or just simple stuff, start with Sidney Bechet.

Brian

Song - Artist - Album - Label - Recording Year
Gettin' Off A Mess - Andy Kirk - The 12 Clouds Of Joy - ASV/Living Era - 1930
Five Fifteen (introducing 'here's to the next time' - BBC Dance Orchestra - British Dance Bands Vol 2 - Bill Armstrong - 1933
The Blue Room - Bennie Moten - 1930-32 Bennie Moten - Classics - 1932
Waitin' For Katie - Benny Goodman - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1927
Royal Garden Blues - Benny Goodman - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1931
Muscrat Scramble - Benny Goodman - Shirt Tail Stomp - International Music Company - 1929
A Shine On Your Shoes - Blue Bird Society Orchestra - Music Of High Society - Stash Records - 1986
Wolverine Blues - Bob Crosby - Bob Crosby, His Orchestra And His Bob Cats - Jazz Archives EPM - 1938
Ring Dem Bells - Bob Wilber - The Cotton Club - Geffen - 1984
Cotton Club Stomp #1 - Bob Wilber - The Cotton Club - Geffen - 1984
My Canary - Cairo Club Orchestra - Sunday - CCO - 2004
Egyption-Ella - Cairo Club Orchestra - Sunday - CCO - 2004
I Found A Roundabout Way To Heaven - Charleston Chasers - Pleasure Mad - Stomp Off Records - 1995
Proud (Of A Baby Like You) - Charleston Chasers - Pleasure Mad - Stomp Off Records - 1995
Shake It And Break It - Charleston Chasers - Pleasure Mad - Stomp Off Records - 1995
Jungle Nights In Harlem - Charleston Chasers - Pleasure Mad - Stomp Off Records - 1995
Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley - Charleston Chasers - Smilin Skies - Stomp Off Records - 2002
Anything For You - Charleston Chasers - Smilin Skies - Stomp Off Records - 2002
Jig Walk - Charleston Chasers - Smilin Skies - Stomp Off Records - 2002
Oh, It Looks Like Rain - Charleston Chasers - Smilin Skies - Stomp Off Records - 2002
Stampede - Charleston Chasers - Smilin Skies - Stomp Off Records - 2002
Stomp Off Let'S Go - Charleston Chasers - Steaming South - Stomp Off Records - 1996
Charleston - Charleston Chasers - Steaming South - Stomp Off Records - 1996
Carolina Stomp - Charleston Chasers - Steaming South - Stomp Off Records - 1996
I Love My Baby - Charleston Chasers - Steaming South - Stomp Off Records - 1996
Naughty Man - Charleston Chasers - Steaming South - Stomp Off Records - 1996
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue - Charleston Chasers - Turn on the Heat - Mac Jazz - 2000
Shanghai Shuffle - Charleston Chasers - Turn on the Heat - Mac Jazz - 2000
Happy Feet - Charleston Chasers - Turn on the Heat - Mac Jazz - 2000
Ain't She Sweet - Charleston Chasers - Turn on the Heat - Mac Jazz - 2000
Charleston Is The Best Dance After All - Charlie Johnson - Vol. 3-Don'T You Leave Me Here - Frog - 1928
Heebie Jeebies - Chick Webb - Strictly Jive - Flashback Entertainment - 1931
Darktown Strutters' Ball - Chick Webb - Strictly Jive - Flashback Entertainment - 1933
Much Mouth - Claude Hopkins - Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra - Flashback Entertainment - 1932
Shanghai Shuffle - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Fade-In - - 1998
Vine St. Drag - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Fade-In - - 1998
Variety Stomp - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Fade-In - - 1998
Don't Bring Lulu - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Live At The Old Town Music Hall - - 1996
Clarinet Marmalade - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Live At The Old Town Music Hall - - 1996
Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Live At The Old Town Music Hall - - 1996
Ain't She Sweet? - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Live At The Old Town Music Hall - - 1996
Varsity Drag - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - One Hour With You - - 1995
Ring Dem Bells - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - One Hour With You - - 1995
Jungle Nights In Harlem - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Rhapsody In Blue - - 2000
Ulu Wail - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Rhapsody In Blue - - 2000
Sunday - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Rhapsody In Blue - - 2000
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Shaking The Blues Away - - 1993
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Shaking The Blues Away - - 1993
Clementine (From New Orleans) - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Shaking The Blues Away - - 1993
Puttin' On The Ritz - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Shaking The Blues Away - - 1993
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue - Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra - Shaking The Blues Away - - 1993
Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue - Denny "Dinty" Curtis - Charleston Era: The Definitive Album - Living Era - 1925
Bandanna Babies - Duke Ellington - 1928-29 Duke Ellington - Classics - 1928
Diga Diga Doo - Duke Ellington - 1928-29 Duke Ellington - Classics - 1928
Tiger Rag, (Part I) - Duke Ellington - 1928-29 Duke Ellington - Classics - 1928
Harlemania - Duke Ellington - 1928-29 Duke Ellington - Classics - 1929
Rockin' In Rhythm - Duke Ellington - A Portrait Of Duke Ellington - Past Perfect - 1931
Minor Drag - Eddie Condon - Eddie Condon - JSP Records - 1929
Indiana - Eddie Condon - Eddie Condon - JSP Records - 1929
Madame Dynamite - Eddie Condon - Eddie Condon - JSP Records - 1933
Cavernism - Earl Hines - The Classic Tracks - Tempo International - 1933
Take It Easy (Swing time in the Rockies) - Earl Hines - The Classic Tracks - Tempo International - 1933
Variety Stomp (E22362) - Fess Williams - 1926-30 Fess Williams - Jazz Oracle - 1927
Slide, Mr. Jelly, Slide - Fess Williams - 1926-30 Fess Williams - Jazz Oracle - 1929
Do Shuffle (-1) - Fess Williams - 1926-30 Fess Williams - Jazz Oracle - 1929
Sugar Foot Stomp - Fletcher Henderson - 100 Big Band Classics - Castle Compilations - 1931
Copenhagen - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1924
Sugar Foot Stomp - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1925
Radio Rhythm - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1931
King Porter Stomp - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1933
Can You Take It? - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1933
Happy Feet - Fletcher Henderson - Ken Burns Jazz - Verve Music Group - 1933
White Jazz - Glen Gray - 1930-34 Casa Loma Orchestra - Jazz Archives EPM - 1931
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia - Isham Jones - Big Band Magic - Newsound - early 30's
Give Me Your Telephone Number - J.C. Higginbotham And His Six Hicks - Savoy Strut 1929-30 - JSP - 1930
Tap Your Feet - Leslie Thompson - Black British Swing - Topic - 1931
Goin' To Town - Luis Russell - 1930-34 Luis Russell - Classics - 1931
Savoy Shout - Luis Russell - Savoy Shout 1929 - 30 - JSP - 1929
Felin' The Spirit - Luis Russell - Savoy Shout 1929 - 30 - JSP - 1929
Saratoga Shout (-2) - Luis Russell - Savoy Shout 1929 - 30 - JSP - 1930
On Revival Day (-1) - Luis Russell - Savoy Shout 1929 - 30 - JSP - 1930
Four Or Five Times - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Jazz Archives EPM - 1928
It's Tight Like That - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Jazz Archives EPM - 1928
Zonky - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Jazz Archives EPM - 1930
Hullabaloo - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Jazz Archives EPM - 1930
Double Check Stomp - Mills' Ten Black Berries - Harlem Jazz (The 30's) - ABM - 1930
Joe Turner Blues - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - Mr. Rhythmist Goes To Town - Mr. Ace - 1998
Stockholm Stomp - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - My Favorite Band (live) - Mr. Ace - 1996
Egyptian-Ella - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - My Favorite Band (live) - Mr. Ace - 1996
Steamboat Bill - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - My Favorite Band (live) - Mr. Ace - 1996
Varsity Drag - Pasedena Roof Orchestra - Very Best Of The Pasedena Roof Orchestra (Disc 2) - Kaz Records - 1974
Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia - Rhythm Club Orchestra - Black & Blue Rhythm - Stomp Off Records - 1997
Stampede - Savoy Bearcats - Vol. 3-Don'T You Leave Me Here - Frog - 1926
How Could I Be Blue - Savoy Bearcats - Vol. 3-Don'T You Leave Me Here - Frog - 1926
Bearcat Stomp - Savoy Bearcats - Vol. 3-Don'T You Leave Me Here - Frog - 1926
Aint Gonna Give Nobody - Sidney Bechet - Blues In The Air - Flashback Entertainment - 1941
12th Street Rag - Sidney Bechet - Blues In The Air - Flashback Entertainment - 1941
V-Disc Blues (Bugle Call Rag / Ole Miss) - Sidney Bechet - Blues In The Air - Flashback Entertainment - 1943
Buddy Bolden Stomp - Sidney Bechet - Buddy Bolden Stomp - Past Perfect - 1947
I've Found A New Baby - Sidney Bechet - Maple Leaf Rag - Past Perfect - 1932
Maple Leaf Rag - Sidney Bechet - Maple Leaf Rag - Past Perfect - 1932
Rythm Of The Broadway Moon - Sidney Bechet - Okey Doke - Past Perfect - 1936
Old Man Blues (1) - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - Past Perfect - 1940
Stompy Jones - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - Past Perfect - 1940
Limehouse Blues - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - Past Perfect - 1941
I Found A New Baby (X05) - Sidney Bechet - Petite Fleur - Past Perfect - 1952
That's A Plenty - Sidney Bechet - Sidney's Blues - Past Perfect - 1940
Shake It And Break It - Sidney Bechet - Swing Parade - Past Perfect - 1940
Muskrat Ramble - Sidney Bechet - Swing Parade - Past Perfect - 1940
Coal Black Shine - Sidney Bechet - Swing Parade - Past Perfect - 1941
Slippin' And Slidin' - Sidney Bechet - Swing Parade - Past Perfect - 1941
Fidgety Feet - Sidney Bechet - Tin Roof Blues - Past Perfect - 1949
My Pretty Girl - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Bill Chalis' The Goldkette Project - Circle - 1988
I've Found A New Baby - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Bill Chalis' The Goldkette Project - Circle - 1988
Since My Best Girl Turned Me Down - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Bill Chalis' The Goldkette Project - Circle - 1988
Market Street Stomp - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Quality Shout - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Five Pennies - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Bull Foot Stomp - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Birmingham Breakdown - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Zulu Wail - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Charleston Is the Best Dance After All - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Mule Face Blues - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Sugar Foot Stomp - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Stoppin' the Traffic - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992
Indiana - Vince Giordano and His Nighthawks Orchestra - Quality Shout - Stomp Off Records - 1992

Juani · #3 Post by **Juani** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 7:47 am

Thanks Bob!

Charleston Charlie · #4 Post by **Charleston Charlie** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:11 am

"Melancholy Lou" - Howard Lanin's Orchestra
"Charleston" - Paul Whiteman (no brainer)
"Shake That Thing!" - Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
"I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate" - Ray Miller & His Hotel Gibson Orchestra
"Mama's Gone, Goodbye" - Thelma Terry & Her Playboys
"Voice of the Southland" - Thelma Terry & Her Playboys
"Charleston Back To Charleston' - The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
"Black Bottom" - Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders

Bands that played bargeloads of good Charleston -

Ben Selvin
The Coon - Sanders Nighthawks
Irving Aaronson and His Commanders
Ben Bernie's Hotel Roosevelt Orch.
Frankie Trumbauer

And a few I can't think of right now....

sonofvu · #5 Post by **sonofvu** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:08 am

OK, now I need to go cd shopping.

Charleston Charlie · #6 Post by **Charleston Charlie** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:07 am

You might want to check out:

Chicago Hot Bands: 1924 - 1928 (the only compilation I have found with Thelma Terry)

a record label - "The Old Masters"

Bob the Builder · #7 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 7:45 pm

Ok, so I may be involved in a project that may contain Charleston dancing.

Because of this, I would like to set guidelines for myself to what is Traditional music the Charleston dance is danced to. I’m trying to be little loose on it, but I would be interested in your thoughts and views?

Traditional music to dance Charleston to:

“A music mainly in a 2/4 timing (sometimes 4/4), which is routed in the early 1920’s Chicago jazz style. It often contains a Tuba and Banjo as well as a standard traditional jazz ensemble (Horns, Reeds, Piano and Percussion). It is generally an up-tempo, upbeat, staccato, steady rhythm music with basic harmonies, improvisation and solos.”

This is not trying to be a definition, but more of a generalisation.

Brian

Eyeball · #8 Post by **Eyeball** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:08 pm

http://www.redhotjazz.com/bands.html

Prepare for musical madness and more than you bargained for.

A treasure trove of pre 1930 Jazz.

phantom dancer · #9 Post by **phantom dancer** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:05 pm

Hi Brian, To help with your defintion, the actual Charleston itself is in "alla breve' time, usually represented on the stave as a c with a vertical line through it. It means 2/2. In fact, most swing is in 2/2. 2/4 was pretty old hat in the jazz age. Some songs are 4/4 like Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, the Very Thought of You and Carolina in the Morning! The other unusual and significant thing about the actual Charleston song, and the Charleston feel, as I understand it as a musician when I play it at gigs, is that each bar either has a quaver or crotchet rest on the first beat, or a quaver rest at the beginning of the second beat - gives it that stop-start feel. Hope this helps, Cheers! Greg

Charleston Charlie · #10 Post by **Charleston Charlie** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:37 am

OK you mugs. Back to topic!

CD reccomendations include:

"The Charleston Era" (ASV)

Chicago Hot Bands: 1924-1928 (Timeless)

Jean Goldkette:

Maddy · #11 Post by **Maddy** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:48 am

Hi,
I only vaguely know what I'm looking for, but I'll try anyway...

20s Charleston instrumental pieces in minor keys, not necessarily from the 20s, could be modern, quasi 20s style, almost clichés that instantly remind of the movies set in the 20s. (Maybe not even Charleston per se, but Balboa, but definitely in 2/2.)
I keep hearing a couple of similar songs at dance schools performances but I can never get the titles.
Thanks

Albert System · #12 Post by **Albert System** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:24 am

"I've Found a New Baby"- Sidney Bechet

"Willie the Weeper"

Both minor, Charleston type 20's tunes.

CCKitty · #13 Post by **CCKitty** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:23 pm

I'm no expert Maddy, but I think you might find some klezmer music fun to dance to, & some in minor key. Find a copy of "Give it up" (Gypsy second line) by Dr. Michael White. It's six minutes long.

Nate Dogg · #14 Post by **Nate Dogg** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:35 pm

CCKitty wrote:I'm no expert Maddy, but I think you might find some klezmer music fun to dance to, & some in minor key. Find a copy of "Give it up" (Gypsy second line) by Dr. Michael White. It's six minutes long.

I actually have not listened to this yet. But, when I saw it show up on the Blog Aggregator, I thought it was worth sharing the link, being Klezmer and Yiddish Swing and all.

Text from the post (Download links can be found at http://mookamotel.blogspot.com/2006/02/ ... ickle.html)

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hey all,
feeling low key these past couple weeks...thought i would post these tracks today. I've been enjoying this record of folk music from Siberia, it's pretty good, there few tracks of vocal duets by two ladies named Irina Khristoforovna and Anna Vasilevna Kolegova that are real interesting. So check them out if you like, the record is called Kamtchatka. I told crish that i was blogging today and he told me to add these tracks from an old Yazoo release on the Jewish clarinet player, Dave Tarras. Pretty cool stuff. The record is called Yiddish-American Klezmer Music - 1925-1956, there are alot of cool radio broadcast performances on it..like the three crish is posting....cool.

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