Here is a list of the music we used in class, plus some more tracks that have big, whack-you-over-the-head breaks. You should be able to find most of them on EMusic, Amazon MP3, or iTunes. Also, if you find the same song by a different artist, that version will probably have pretty good breaks too.
- A Smoooth One - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman - 130 bpm
- Deacon's Hop - Ron Magri and his New Orleans Jazz Band - Shim Sham Revue - 130 bpm
- Potato Chips - Slim Gaillard - Laughing in Rhythm - 145 bpm
- Shout Sister Shout - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Gospel of the Blues - 145 bpm
- Honey Pie - Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing - 150 bpm
- Chicken Ain't Nothin' But a Bird - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep to the Jive - 160 bpm
- Everything is Jumpin - Artie Shaw -The Very Best of Artie Shaw - 165 bpm
- Whistle Stop - The Swing Session - Stompy Jones - 165 bpm
- Groove Juice Special - Slim Gaillard - 1938-1946 - 170 bpm
- Jazz Me Blues - The Swingsations - Swingers and Novelties - 170 bpm
- Hop, Skip and a Jump - Engelbert Wrobel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing - 175 bpm
- The Flat Foot Floogie - Slim Gaillard - 1938-1946 - 175 bpm
- We Cats Will Swing for You - Cats & the Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing for You - 175 bpm
- Shortnin' Bread - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 190 bpm
- Posin' - Jimmie Lunceford - Jukebox Hits 1935-1947 - 190 bpm
- Jeep Jockey Jump - Glen Miller - Operation: Build Morale - 200 bpm
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James, Mary
ReplyDeleteBig big thanks. Opened another door, or window, or whatever for me. My wife's a musician and a tango virtuoso, but she never could (or bother to) explain to me stuff that actually gives meaning to all these funky moves. You refueled me a great deal.
Like the blog name, btw. Quite funny pun; it's a pity not many can get it.
Alex