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Posted: **Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:04 pm**

Here is the tracklist (most numbers are instrumental; numbers 5, 10, 12 and 13 feature singer Leah Kline)

1 Roll ‘Em 192 bpm 3:48
2 Minnie The Moochers Wedding Day 200 bpm 3:51
3 Jersey Bounce 126 bpm 3:26
4 St. Louis Blues 130 bpm 4:10
5 He Ain’t Got Rhythm 166 bpm 4:49
6 I Would Do Most Anything For You 192 bpm 3:27
7 House Hop 216 bpm 3:44
8 Swingtime In The Rockies 230 bpm 3:01
9 Estrelita 132 bpm 3:30
10 Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) 180 bpm 3:08
11 Down South Camp Meeting 216 bpm 4:15
12 Happy As The Day Is Long 232 bpm 3:54
13 You Turned The Tables On Me 114 bpm 3:00
14 Let’s Dance 220 bpm 3:31

On the Hey Mister Jesse podcast you can listen to songs 10 and 2 and clips of several of the other songs.

Posted: **Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:56 pm**

Nice choices! Going to listen to the samples now.

Posted: **Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:21 pm**

What's the cheapest way to get a CD in the US?

Posted: **Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:42 am**

Hi Katie, thanks for your interest in the CD.

The only official way to get a CD in the US is to order it via: http://www.bernardberkhout.com/letsdance/webshop.asp. The cost for the CD is 10 Euro plus 5 Euro for shipping. This can be paid via Paypal or credit card.

I will also bring a few of them to Swingout New Hamsphire this year (http://www.swingoutnh.com). I will have to look into rules regarding customs to see how much, but you could be the first to reserve one if you go there or know people who go there

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Posted: **Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:02 am**

Robert Cullen wrote: Well it has taken us some time (more than a year), but I am really pleased with the result. The CD "Let's Dance" by the Bernard Berkhout Swing Orchestra contains fourteen great dance tunes made popular by Bennie Goodman. There is a mix of tempos, the length of all songs is around 3 to 4 minutes and the sound quality is amazing. To achieve this, one of the best recording studios in the Netherlands has been used. A studio that could easily fit the entire big band. Because all musicians were recorded at the same time the energy on the CD is amazing. The songs on the CD are style wise close to the original Goodman recordings, but what a difference modern technology makes. And Bernard Berkhout knows his classics but is also able to make them his own.

Thanks so much for all your input that helped in creating this CD specifically made for dancers.

To listen to two entire songs and several clips go to the Hey Mister Jessy podcast of July (http://www.yehoodi.com/show/heymisterjesse).
If you like to order the CD go to http://www.bernardberkhout.com/.

Just ordered mine

Posted: **Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:39 am**

Mine just arrived

Posted: **Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:54 am**

Ordered mine, although it took me a while to figure out what country I live in (Zweden!)

So, Sugarfoot Stomp is an outtake from this CD? Is it by any chance featured in this clip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZZ6v1w2DI

(See this song ID thread)

Posted: **Sun Jul 31, 2011 1:04 am**

Hi Anton,

Sugarfoot stomp is not featured on the album. It does contains the following Goodman Classics:

1 Roll ‘Em 192 bpm 3:48
2 Minnie The Moochers Wedding Day 200 bpm 3:51
3 Jersey Bounce 126 bpm 3:26
4 St. Louis Blues 130 bpm 4:10
5 He Ain’t Got Rhythm 166 bpm 4:49
6 I Would Do Most Anything For You 192 bpm 3:27
7 House Hop 216 bpm 3:44
8 Swingtime In The Rockies 230 bpm 3:01
9 Estrelita 132 bpm 3:30
10 Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) 180 bpm 3:08
11 Down South Camp Meeting 216 bpm 4:15
12 Happy As The Day Is Long 232 bpm 3:54
13 You Turned The Tables On Me 114 bpm 3:00
14 Let’s Dance 220 bpm 3:31

Regards, Robert

Posted: **Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:49 pm**

I am REALLY enjoying this album. I DJed from it last to a really mixed crowd on a difficult sound system and it was GOLD.

Posted: **Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:13 am**

JesseMiner wrote:I play recordings from this demo every single time I DJ. Here's the track listing for anyone not familiar:
- ...
- King Porter Stomp
- ...

Maybe Jesse can let us know whether the awesome music in the YouTube clip is an outtake (= not on the released album but recorded in the same sessions) from the Let's Dance CD? I am still very curious (and would love to see those other tracks released)!

Posted: **Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:40 am**

The Bernard Berhout CD "Let's Dance" is now available as digital download.

For those of you who did not want to buy the CD because you only do MP3's, there is good news. Amazon is now selling the album as digital download. Check it out: http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Bernard-Hi ... 2&sr=301-1

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