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Fast Song Recommendations

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:26 pm
by trev
I'm choosing some Lindy competition music, and I'm looking for good tracks around the 300bpm zone that haven't been used too much before. I'd prefer it to be old-school (pre-1950), big band, competition-friendly, anthemic, and available in decent audio quality (that's not too much to ask, surely! :wink: )

Suggestions!?

Some examples of the kind of thing used in the past for this comp:
I've Found a New Baby - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - 279bpm
Yeah Man - Count Basie & His Orchestra - 291bpm
Harlem Congo - Chick Webb & His Orchestra - 300bpm
Jitters - Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra - 304bpm

Currently considering:
Casa Loma Stomp - Casa Loma Orchestra - 296bpm
XYZ - Earl Hines & His Orchestra - 299bpm
White Heat - Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra (1939) - 320bm

Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:37 pm
by lipi
Maybe some of these will work for you:

"Toby", Bennie Moten, Band Box Shuffle (322)
"I Got Rhythm", Dicky Wells and His Orchestra, Django Reinhardt & His American Friends (291)
"Maple Leaf Rag", The New Orleans Feetwarmers, Sidney Bechet RCA-Victor Master Takes (280)
"Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie", Chick Webb, Strictly Jive (280)
"Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie", Count Basie, Classic Columbia, Okeh, and Vocalion Lester Young (280)
"Red Rhythm", Mills Blue Rhythm Band, 1933-1936 (280)

Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:49 am
by trev
Some great suggestions, thanks Alex!