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Scat Swing?
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:27 pm
by omsuperhoops
I wanted to make a short setlist incorporating some Scat Swing tracks, I have a few Ella tracks, a couple Sammy Davis tracks, and some by Richard Boone (Thanks Jesse!) Does anyone have any other suggestions, the time period does not really matter im focused purely on dancable scat tracks. thanks in advance!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:10 am
by CountBasi
I think there was someone around back then.. name of Armstrong or something..
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:00 pm
by Gong-Oh
Check out the tunes of the Casey MacGill Blue 4 Trio (on Amazon and CD Baby). This is a contemporary vintage band from Seattle.
Lorenzo
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:35 pm
by trev
CountBasi wrote:I think there was someone around back then.. name of Armstrong or something..
LOL, I was just about to write pretty much the same reply! Nice.
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 8:45 pm
by trev
Check out Anita O'Day's 50s recordings, Louis Prima and anything by Slam Stewart
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:48 am
by J-h:n
Much great scat singing was done by Cab Calloway (check out his 1935 version of Nagasaki). Also vocal groups Mills Brothers (their '30s stuff), the Cats & the Fiddle, the Spirits of Rhythm and their lead singer Leo Watson, who did some fine work with Artie Shaw.
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 9:34 pm
by JesseMiner
Don't forget to include a few groovy non-stop-scat classics:
- Clark Terry's
Mumbles
- Sarah Vaughan's
Sassy's Blues
- Lorez Alexandria's
D.B. Blues
And one of my favorite scat duets:
- Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald's
Party Blues
I'm sure others will come to mind later...
Jesse
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:20 pm
by anton
Anthology of Scat Singing, Vols. 1-3, on the Masters of Jazz label.
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:00 pm
by trev
JesseMiner wrote:
And one of my favorite scat duets:
- Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald's
Party Blues
I love Joe Williams, but for some reason I find his scat singing to be not quite right; more towards the gibberish end of things. In other words, lacking the "musicality" of Ella or Louis.
I may however, be just talking gibberish.
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:24 am
by omsuperhoops
All these have been great, much appreciated all of you! any more ideas keep them handy. And I know I may face the wrath of a lot of you guys but Louis Armstrong voice, tilts me a little bit...it works on a few songs but as a whole I prefer him off the mic...
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:02 am
by trev
omsuperhoops wrote:And I know I may face the wrath of a lot of you guys but Louis Armstrong voice, tilts me a little bit...it works on a few songs but as a whole I prefer him off the mic...
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:29 am
by Eyeball
Great pic! Never saw it before!
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:54 am
by omsuperhoops
funny pic:)
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:43 pm
by dogpossum
Did we say Mills Brothers yet? Did they even scat?
Wait... what are we doing again?
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:31 pm
by omsuperhoops
I asked the great swing community for suggestions on great swingin scat tunes for a setlist i want to make...