Fast competition music once more
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:48 pm
Years pass but we (here) still don't have a decent local swing band for the finals. And here I am again with the same question. Right, I've asked it a couple of years ago (thanks a lot for the suggestions back there by the way).
Another season, another contest. And the overplayed songs are still overplayed. Bummer.
Once again - desperately need suggestions for good fast swing songs around 210-240 that are not very overplayed. What I'm looking for is tracks that maintain good energy throughout the song, lack drum solos and "soft"-and-"hard" parts and have a relatively simple structure (preferably plain AABA with a 4/4 feeling and without bridges or alterations) - it's a jam and I really try to make it fair for all the couples.
Consider these songs overplayed:
Charlie Barnet - The Count's Idea
Lucky Millinder - Mason Flyer
Erskine Hawkins - Riff Time
Glenn Miller - Slip Horn Jive
Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special
Count Basie - Jumpin' At The Woodside
Swing Kids OST - Shout And Feel It
Charlie Barnet - Swing Street Strut
Artie Shaw - Traffic Jam
Count Basie - Back To The Apple
Charlie Barnet - The Last Jump
Jack Teagarden - Harlem Jump
Gene Krupa - Rhythm Jam
Duke Ellington - Rockin' In Rhythm
Duke Ellington - Main Stem
Duke Ellington - Cottontail
Benny Goodman - Bugle Call Rag
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot in advance! :)
Another season, another contest. And the overplayed songs are still overplayed. Bummer.
Once again - desperately need suggestions for good fast swing songs around 210-240 that are not very overplayed. What I'm looking for is tracks that maintain good energy throughout the song, lack drum solos and "soft"-and-"hard" parts and have a relatively simple structure (preferably plain AABA with a 4/4 feeling and without bridges or alterations) - it's a jam and I really try to make it fair for all the couples.
Consider these songs overplayed:
Charlie Barnet - The Count's Idea
Lucky Millinder - Mason Flyer
Erskine Hawkins - Riff Time
Glenn Miller - Slip Horn Jive
Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special
Count Basie - Jumpin' At The Woodside
Swing Kids OST - Shout And Feel It
Charlie Barnet - Swing Street Strut
Artie Shaw - Traffic Jam
Count Basie - Back To The Apple
Charlie Barnet - The Last Jump
Jack Teagarden - Harlem Jump
Gene Krupa - Rhythm Jam
Duke Ellington - Rockin' In Rhythm
Duke Ellington - Main Stem
Duke Ellington - Cottontail
Benny Goodman - Bugle Call Rag
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot in advance! :)