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#16 Post by djstarr » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:38 pm

I keep set lists everytime I DJ, although I've been slacking off on keeping them up to date. Here's a set from last month at the Century, I dj'ed a 2.5 hour set and got a warmer reception than usual, I felt I really connected with the crowd this night. The first hour is targeted for beginning dancers, the rest of the night is anything goes:
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Opus One – Anita O’Day w/Gene Krupa – Let Me Off Uptown
He Ain’t Got Rhythm – Benny Goodman w/Jimmy Rushing – Sing, Sing, Sing
There’s a Frost on the Moon – Chick Webb – Jazz After Hours
Don’t Be That Way – Chick Webb – Jazz After Hours
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling – Louis Armstrong – Satch Plays Fats
Perdido – Duke Ellington – Blanton/Webster Band
St. Louis Blues – Jack Teagarden’s Big Eight – That’s a Serious Thing
Rag Mop – Jimmy Dorsey Dixieland Band – Classic Columbia Condon Mob Session
Let Me Off Uptown – Lucky Millinder – Apollo Jump
Knock Me a Kiss – Louis Jordan – Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
Ain’t She Sweet – Jimmie Lunceford w/Trummy Young - Lunceford Special
La Mer – Pearl Django – Swing 48
Collier’s Clambake – George Wettling’s Jazz Band – Classic Columbia Condon Mob Session
Collier’s Climb – George Wettling’s Jazz Band – Classic Columbia Condon Mob Session
Moten Swing – Count Basie – Atomic Swing
Everything is Jumpin’ – Artie Shaw – The Very Best of Artie Shaw
Sing, Sing, Sing – Fletcher Henderson – Big Band Box Set
[Promo for Century, SONW]
Stormy Monday – Barbara Morrison – 9:20 Special
Every Day I Have the Blues – Jimmy Rushing – Every Day I Have the Blues
Exactly Like You – Jimmy Rushing/Earl Hines – Blues ‘n Things
After You’ve Gone – George Wettling’s Jazz Band – Classic Columbia Condon Mob Session
A Tisket A Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald – 75th Decca Bday Celebration
9:20 Special – Count Basie – Ken Burns Jazz
Shiny Stockings – Count Basie – Ken Burns Jazz
Me Myself and I – Billie Holiday w/Lester Young – Lester Young Proper Box
My Blue Heaven – Artie Shaw – Complete Gramercy Five Sessions
Mr. Shane (Bei Dir Mist doe schoen) – Benny Goodman – The Very Best of Benny Goodman
Caldonia – Woody Herman – The Giants of the Big Band Era
[Mystery Band]
Don’t Mean a Thing – Ham Carson Quartet – Joy of a Gig Vol 1
Keepin’ out of Mischief Now – Ham Carson Quartet – Joy of a Gig Vol 1
Beale St. Blues – Ham Carson Quartet – Joy of a Gig Vol 2
Club Swing – Fats Waller – Ain’t Misbehavin’
I’m a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas – Sidney Bechet – The Fabulous Sidney Bechet
It’s DeLovely – Boilermaker Jazz Band – Give Me Your Telephone Number
Pee Wee Blues – Pee Wee Russell – Swingin’ with Pee Wee
Fever – Ray Charles w/Natalie Cole – Genius Loves Company
Baby I Love You – Wynton Marsalis w/Bobby McFerrin – The Magic Hour
Harlem Air Shaft – Duke Ellington – Blanton/Webster Band
I’m Putting All my Eggs In One Basket – Ella Fitzgerald – Live at Cote D’Azur
Drop Me Off in Harlem – Louis Armstrong w/Duke Ellington – The Great Summit
Rose Room – George Wettling’s Jazz Band – Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions
Patootie Pie – Louis Jordan w/Ella Fitzgerald – Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
I Love Being Here With You – Ernestine Anderson – Concord Heritage Series

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