Lindy Exchange Classics Redux
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 10:56 pm
There was a thread 11 years ago on Lindy Exchange Classics: http://www.swingdjs.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=885
It, predictably, quickly devolved into a my-CD-collection-is-so-much-bigger-than-your-CD-collection fest. Of course that wouldn't happen in this day and age. We brag about our FLAC or ALAC collections, instead. Anyway. Before everything went to hell in a handbasket, Jesse posted this excellent list of 25 tunes he considered Lindy Exchange Classics (for the years 1999-2004):
Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (Swingin' Night At Birdland) (1962)
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (Like In Swing City) (1998)
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee (Swingin' Live!) (1998)
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra (Live In Swing City) (1998)
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie (First Time) (1961)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella) (1966)
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (Live Echos) (1958)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (Priceless Jazz) (1957)
Face It Here It Is - Al Grey (Grey's Mood)
Goin' To Chicago - Ernestine Anderson (When The Sun Goes Down)
Hallelujah - Joe Williams/Sammy Davis Jr (Basie's Golden '58 ) (1958)
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday) (1962, not the one from "Black and Blue")
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (Great Moments With...) (1987)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan (A Tribute To Andy Razaf) (1956)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (Night Train) (1962)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie (The Champ) (1951)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (Blues + Jazz) (1958)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella) (1953)
Splanky - George Gee (Swingin' Live!) (1998)
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (Take The A-Train) (1956)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (Sophisticated Swing Vol 1) (1997)
Out of curiosity, I went through my library to see a) how many I had, b) how many I can recall DJ'ing recently, and c) how many I would DJ now (or, read another way: how many I've added to my "hey, play this soon!" list).
a) I have 18 out of 25! (If I allow alternate versions I have more, but that's cheap cheating. It has to be the actual recording--though it's fine if it's on a different album, of course. I don't own "Bluella", for instance, but I own both of the tracks on the full-concert albums they were culled from.) In case you're curious (if you've read this far you clearly have nothing better to do with your time, so you might as well admit you're curious), the seven I'm missing:
Face It Here It Is - Al Grey (Grey's Mood)
Goin' To Chicago - Ernestine Anderson (When The Sun Goes Down)
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday) (this is the one with piano, not with organ)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
b) 7 out of 25 I believe I've played in the past year or two:
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald
(Casual searching of playlists took place. I might be off by one or two in either direction.)
c) That leaves 11 (25 - 7 - 7). I kinda would play *all* of these, though the more R&B-y or groovy tracks need the right venue (read: the organizers of one of the places I DJ would shake their heads and tell me to cut it out). Definitely added to my "maybe play next time" list:
Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (I've only DJ'ed the ones from "Count Basie at Newport" (1957) and "Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings" (1956).)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (I might have DJ'ed this--I'm not sure--but not recently.)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (I've never DJ'ed this!)
Hallelujah - Joe Williams/Sammy Davis Jr (I have played this before, just not in the last year or two)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (same)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (same--YEAH, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! I want to play it in the Folketshus, dammit!)
Things I'm less likely to play (with excuses), though I'll still put them on a "hey, consider this!" list:
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (There are Basie (1940) and Paul Tillotson (Live at Jelly Roll) recordings I enjoy more.)
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (I prefer Ella (1964 at Juan-Les Pins or 1964 in Japan) and Barbara Morrison (Live at the 9:20 Special).)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (I prefer the Eddie Durham (1940), Kansas City Band (1995, from the Kansas City soundtrack) recordings.)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (I've always found this a bit repetitive. It rocks hard, and I do always end up enjoying my dances to it, but...meh. Dunno. I'd rather play the far-less-lindy-able-but-I-don't-care-because-I'm-a-terrible-DJ "Ain't That Love" if I'm going to play one Ray Charles song. (If I ever get my wish of a Soul/R&B night, however, I'm *totally* playing this, though.) And if you're not a native English speaker I apologize for the craziness of that sentence before last.)
Splanky - George Gee (I will likely play one of Basie's (Live at the Sands, Breakfast Dance and Barbecue, Complete Atomic Basie) first.)
Out of the 18 I have, I would be O.K. with playing, well, 18, and I'd actually be quite happy with most of them! Good on you, Jesse-of-2004! (Hey, Jesse of 2015, or anyone else of 2015 who, unlike me, goes to exchanges: wanna post a new Top 25?)
It, predictably, quickly devolved into a my-CD-collection-is-so-much-bigger-than-your-CD-collection fest. Of course that wouldn't happen in this day and age. We brag about our FLAC or ALAC collections, instead. Anyway. Before everything went to hell in a handbasket, Jesse posted this excellent list of 25 tunes he considered Lindy Exchange Classics (for the years 1999-2004):
Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (Swingin' Night At Birdland) (1962)
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (Like In Swing City) (1998)
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee (Swingin' Live!) (1998)
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra (Live In Swing City) (1998)
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie (First Time) (1961)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella) (1966)
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (Live Echos) (1958)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (Priceless Jazz) (1957)
Face It Here It Is - Al Grey (Grey's Mood)
Goin' To Chicago - Ernestine Anderson (When The Sun Goes Down)
Hallelujah - Joe Williams/Sammy Davis Jr (Basie's Golden '58 ) (1958)
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday) (1962, not the one from "Black and Blue")
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (Great Moments With...) (1987)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan (A Tribute To Andy Razaf) (1956)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (Night Train) (1962)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie (The Champ) (1951)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (Blues + Jazz) (1958)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella) (1953)
Splanky - George Gee (Swingin' Live!) (1998)
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (Take The A-Train) (1956)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (Sophisticated Swing Vol 1) (1997)
Out of curiosity, I went through my library to see a) how many I had, b) how many I can recall DJ'ing recently, and c) how many I would DJ now (or, read another way: how many I've added to my "hey, play this soon!" list).
a) I have 18 out of 25! (If I allow alternate versions I have more, but that's cheap cheating. It has to be the actual recording--though it's fine if it's on a different album, of course. I don't own "Bluella", for instance, but I own both of the tracks on the full-concert albums they were culled from.) In case you're curious (if you've read this far you clearly have nothing better to do with your time, so you might as well admit you're curious), the seven I'm missing:
Face It Here It Is - Al Grey (Grey's Mood)
Goin' To Chicago - Ernestine Anderson (When The Sun Goes Down)
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday) (this is the one with piano, not with organ)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
b) 7 out of 25 I believe I've played in the past year or two:
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald
(Casual searching of playlists took place. I might be off by one or two in either direction.)
c) That leaves 11 (25 - 7 - 7). I kinda would play *all* of these, though the more R&B-y or groovy tracks need the right venue (read: the organizers of one of the places I DJ would shake their heads and tell me to cut it out). Definitely added to my "maybe play next time" list:
Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (I've only DJ'ed the ones from "Count Basie at Newport" (1957) and "Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings" (1956).)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (I might have DJ'ed this--I'm not sure--but not recently.)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (I've never DJ'ed this!)
Hallelujah - Joe Williams/Sammy Davis Jr (I have played this before, just not in the last year or two)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (same)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (same--YEAH, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU THINK! I want to play it in the Folketshus, dammit!)
Things I'm less likely to play (with excuses), though I'll still put them on a "hey, consider this!" list:
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (There are Basie (1940) and Paul Tillotson (Live at Jelly Roll) recordings I enjoy more.)
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (I prefer Ella (1964 at Juan-Les Pins or 1964 in Japan) and Barbara Morrison (Live at the 9:20 Special).)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (I prefer the Eddie Durham (1940), Kansas City Band (1995, from the Kansas City soundtrack) recordings.)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (I've always found this a bit repetitive. It rocks hard, and I do always end up enjoying my dances to it, but...meh. Dunno. I'd rather play the far-less-lindy-able-but-I-don't-care-because-I'm-a-terrible-DJ "Ain't That Love" if I'm going to play one Ray Charles song. (If I ever get my wish of a Soul/R&B night, however, I'm *totally* playing this, though.) And if you're not a native English speaker I apologize for the craziness of that sentence before last.)
Splanky - George Gee (I will likely play one of Basie's (Live at the Sands, Breakfast Dance and Barbecue, Complete Atomic Basie) first.)
Out of the 18 I have, I would be O.K. with playing, well, 18, and I'd actually be quite happy with most of them! Good on you, Jesse-of-2004! (Hey, Jesse of 2015, or anyone else of 2015 who, unlike me, goes to exchanges: wanna post a new Top 25?)