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Lawrence wrote: No, seriously, it actually is a great CD with great sound production despite the bad rep it gets for being so damn overplayed in 1997 and 98.

djstarr wrote:Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
Goody Goody - Ella Fitzgerald

Lawrence wrote: Summertime - Gene Harris

mousethief wrote:Depends on which version of "Evenin'" gets played (like most things). I have a great swinging version that's 7 minutes plus.

Kalman

JesseMiner wrote:I'm sure I've missed a bunch of essentials, but these are some of my favorites that have regularly packed the dance floors over the past 5 years:

Alright, Okay, You Win - Joe Williams (Swingin' Night At Birdland)
Bli-Blip - Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (Like In Swing City)
Blues For Stephanie - George Gee (Swingin' Live!)
C-Jam Blues - Lincoln Center Jazz Orcestra (Live In Swing City)
Corner Pocket - Duke Ellington/Count Basie (First Time)
Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella)
Easy Does It - The Big 18 (Live Echos)
Exactly Like You - Carmen McRae (Priceless Jazz)
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 )
I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls (Stormy Monday)
I Love Being Here With You - Erinestine Anderson (Great Moments With...)
Kansas City Riffs - Buster Smith (The Legendary Buster Smith)
Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan (A Tribute To Andy Razaf)
Moten Swing - Oscar Peterson (Night Train)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Dizzy Gillespie (The Champ)
Rockhouse - Ray Charles (Blues + Jazz)
Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan (Verve Jazz Masters 18 )
Smooth Sailin' - Ella Fitzgerald (Bluella)
Splanky - George Gee (Swingin' Live!)
Stormy Monday - Barbara Morrison (I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright)
Take The A-Train - Betty Roche (Take The A-Train)
Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough - Jimmy Witherspoon (Jazz Me Blues)
Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy (Sophisticated Swing Vol 1)

This is most definitely Lindy comfort food. Yum!

Jesse

Travis wrote:

This is why I don't go to many exchanges.

scorpio wrote:

djstarr wrote:Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington
Goody Goody - Ella Fitzgerald

many versions of both of these, especially A Train... what are your (and others) favorite renditions?

Lawrence wrote:Also, keep in mind the above post (and this one) was done tongue-in-cheek, like most posts.

Travis wrote: This is why I don't go to many exchanges.

djstarr wrote:Baby - I still hear several of these songs played regularly in Seattle, although usually at venues you don't frequent that often. However, I have heard you play O.P's Moten Swing occasionally [part of your limited groove selection ]

Travis wrote:

djstarr wrote:Baby - I still hear several of these songs played regularly in Seattle, although usually at venues you don't frequent that often. However, I have heard you play O.P's Moten Swing occasionally [part of your limited groove selection ]

Haha. You must be thinking of "Easy Does It". I haven't played "Moten Swing" in a long time. That's funny because I did play "Easy Does It" during my only set at the first late night dance at ULHS.

trev wrote: 97 and 98??

try 99, 00, 01, 02...

(not that it's necessarily a bad thing)

JesseMiner wrote:This is most definitely Lindy comfort food. Yum!

Jesse

main_stem wrote:

Travis wrote:This is why I don't go to many exchanges.

Bwah! LOLROTF. Wondering when somone would say it. Though I'm surprised the Marvin Gay book didn't make the list; seems like you you hear him at every exchange, okay not the whole book just several songs night after night after night ...