Recorded at the Savoy Ballroom
Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:19 am
For no particularly good reason: any recommendations of things recorded at the Savoy (or, more precisely, off the wire from the Savoy)?
Things I have:
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Orchestra, "Live at the Savoy - 1939-40" -- excellent disc, pick it up if you don't have it yet.
Benny Carter and His Orchestra, "Benny Carter, Count Basie: Legendary Radio Broadcasts" -- five tracks are Benny Carter at the Savoy, 1939. Not great for lindy. There's only one I might play at a dance, and it's on the fastish side, where I have lots of excellent (better) tracks to choose from.
Billie Holiday with Count Basie and His Orchestra, three tracks from 1934 and 1937 on various CDs (all three are, for example, on Billie's "Rare Live Recordings")--the best by far is "Swing, Brother, Swing".
I may have others that I just haven't labeled properly in iTunes, though I think a mention of the Savoy would have caught my attention in the liner notes. Anyway: any others you recommend?
Things I have:
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Orchestra, "Live at the Savoy - 1939-40" -- excellent disc, pick it up if you don't have it yet.
Benny Carter and His Orchestra, "Benny Carter, Count Basie: Legendary Radio Broadcasts" -- five tracks are Benny Carter at the Savoy, 1939. Not great for lindy. There's only one I might play at a dance, and it's on the fastish side, where I have lots of excellent (better) tracks to choose from.
Billie Holiday with Count Basie and His Orchestra, three tracks from 1934 and 1937 on various CDs (all three are, for example, on Billie's "Rare Live Recordings")--the best by far is "Swing, Brother, Swing".
I may have others that I just haven't labeled properly in iTunes, though I think a mention of the Savoy would have caught my attention in the liner notes. Anyway: any others you recommend?