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Help me finish my BPM mix

#1 Post by opie » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:03 am

I'm gathering a mix for my lindy hop practice group that starts at about 100 bpm and maxes out at 250, in increments of 5 or so. So far I've found plenty of solid tracks up to about 220 bpm, but am now realizing that there is a gap in my collection between 220 and 250 (the 250 bpm track being: Jumpin' at the Woodside off the Count Basie compilation Jumpin' the Blues 1930-1939). Any suggestions?

Perhaps obviously, I would prefer higher fidelity recordings, but I'd also prefer really punchy energetic music.

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#2 Post by CMU Matt » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:52 am

The following may be plus or minus 5 bpm

225 BPM: Count Basie - Dickie's Dream (Count Basie 1937-1943)
230 BPM: Django Reinhardt - Miss Annabelle Lee (Djangologie USA)
235 BPM: Coleman Hawkins - Hello, Lola! (The Indispensable Body & Soul (1927-1956) Disc 1)
240 BPM: Earl Hines - Take It Easy (Rosetta)
245 BPM: Lionel Hampton - Hot Mallets

Hope this helps

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#3 Post by Campus Five » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:05 pm

Air Mail Special - Benny Goodman / Charlie Christian - 1941 -229bpm
Henderson Stomp - Benny Goodman - 1940? - 230bpm
Harlem Jump - Jack Teagarden - 1941 - 230bpm
Swingtime in the Rockies - Benny Goodman - 1936 - 232bpm
Swingin' the Blues - Count Basie - 1938 - 232bpm
Caroica - Artie Shaw - 1938 - 233bpm
Cottontail - Duke Ellington - 1941 - 233bpm
Corsicana - Hot Lips Page - 1945 - 237bpm
Ridin' High - Benny Goodman - On the Air 1937-38 - 1937 - 240bpm
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#4 Post by junglekid » Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:43 am

a few more ideas...

Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special (1939) / 245bpm
Count Basie - Jumping at the Woodside (1936) / 244bpm
Count Basie - Every Tub (1936) / 242bpm
Georgia Washboard Stompers - Everybody Loves My Baby / 238bpm
Cozy Cole - Ridin' the Riff (1944) / 236bpm
Sidney Bechet - Old Man Blues (1940) / 231bpm
Cootie Williams - Blue Garden Blues / 230bpm

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#5 Post by JesseMiner » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:39 am

Here is a list of songs incrementally in the 225-250 BPM range that are driving and punchy with great sound quality, perfect for your practice group. All of these songs have interesting arrangements with plenty to play with, including some fun breaks. "Shout And Feet It" is the only more modern recording in the list, but it kicks ass and does capture the driving energy of classic swing.

Mason Flyer - Lucky Millinder (Apollo Jump) (225)
Shout And Feel It - Swing Kids Soundtrack (230)
Jumpin' At The Woodside - Count Basie (Complete Decca Recordings) (235)
The Last Jump (To End All Jumps) - Jimmie Lunceford (Lunceford Special 1939-40) (240)
Every Tub - Count Basie (Complete Decca Recordings) (245)
Bugle Call Rag - Benny Goodman (Sing, Sing, Sing) (250)

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#6 Post by main_stem » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:39 am

A few more for you.

Dinah's In a Jam (225); Duke Ellington—Bragging in Brass
Special Delivery No. 2 (230); Cab Calloway—1937/1944 (Jazz Archives No. 171)
Lunceford Special (235); Jimmie Lunceford—Lunceford Special 1939-40
I've Found A New Baby (240); Eddie Condon—Bixieland/Treasury Of Jazz
I Got Rhythm; Lester Young (245)—The "Kansas City" Sessions
Take 'Um (250); Harlan Leonard—1940
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