Set list - First free dance at First Free Church

Phil Malinak and his wife organized a dance at their church last night--First Free Evangelical Church in Andersonville. I volunteered to DJ. The night was an interesting mix of folks there from the church, learning east coast for the first time, and some of the usual suspects from the scene. Actually, come to think of it the mix of scene people was pretty interesting too.

Anyways, having total beginners there with long-time veterans, it was tricky to strike a balance of music. At the start of the night, just after the six count lesson finished up, I tried to dig out as much beginner-friendly music as I could (yes, including In the Mood), which was more of a challenge than I anticipated. I've been pretty much focused on DJing at Fizz, which I think of as someplace that you can play more interesting, unusual, or challenging music and the dancers will appreciate it. So I tried to keep the tempos between 140 and 180, so that folks could do relaxed east coast. I think I leaned too heavily on 40's big band (actually, I think that's true throughout the night). After about an hour or hour and a half, most of the church folks had taken off, and I was left with the scene suspects, so I tried to branch out and throw more variety at people.

1. Gotta Be This Or That - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman '45 & '47 - 3:10
2. Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong - Ken Burns Jazz - 2:24
3. In The Mood - Glenn Miller - Ken Burns Jazz - 3:36
4. Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) - Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings - 2:50
5. All Of Me - Della Reese - Cocktail Classics - 2:01
6. Yacht Club Swing - Fats Waller - Yacht Club Swing 1938 - 3:51
7. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats - 4:28
8. Dunkin' A Doughnut - Andy Kirk & His Clouds of Joy - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 2:51
9. Solid As A Rock - Ella Fitzgerald - Swingin' Ella - 3:00
10. Hop, Skip And Jump - Engelbert Wröbel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing - 3:47
11. Hoodle-Addle - Ray McKinley Orchestra - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - 3:21
12. Come On Over To My House - Jay McShann - Jumpin' The Blues - 2:52
13. Take A Swing With Me - B.B. King - The Early "Blues Boy" Years - 2:35
14. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Carrie Smith - When You're Down and Out - 3:35
15. San Francisco Bay Blues - Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Blues Over Bodega - 3:41
16. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit (Disc 1) - 3:37
17. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown - Rockin' In Rhythm - Best Of - 2:59
18. All Right, Okay, You Win - Count Basie - Count Basie at Newport - 2:45
19. For Dancers Only - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 2:41
20. It's You Who Taught It To Me - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:42
21. Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 2:27
22. We Cats Will Swing For You - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 2:42
23. Meet Me in Uptown - The Mighty Blue Kings - Meet Me In Uptown - 2:59
24. Rock A Beatin' Boogie - The Deep River Boys - London Harmony - 2:34
25. Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima - Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin - 3:31
26. Papa What Are You Trying To Do To Me I've Been Doing It For - Randy Sandke - The Re-Discovered Louis & Bix - 3:49
27. When I Grow Too Old To Dream - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 2:47
28. My Blue Heaven - Stuff Smith Quartet - Swingin' Stuff - 3:46
29. In a Mellow Tone - Count Basie - Blues In Orbit - 2:40
30. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - Cootie Williams - Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me - 3:45
31. On Revival Day - Lavern Baker - Precious Memories / LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 3:16
32. Every Day I Have the Blues / Goin' to Chicago Blues - The Four Tops - Lost and Found: Four Tops "Breaking Through" (1963-1964) - 3:50
33. Sugar Blues - Clarence Williams - Boogie Woogie Blues - 3:39
34. Sermonette - Earl Grant - Singin' & Swingin': The Best Of Earl Grant - 2:42
35. Home To Mississippi - Otis Spann - Otis Spann: Best Of The Vanguard Years - 3:29
36. I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues - Duke Ellington - The Complete RCA Victor Mid-Forties Recordings (1944-1946) - 2:39
37. Shine On Harvest Moon - Pete Fountain - Pete Fountain and The Kings Of Dixieland - 2:52
38. Jambalaya Strut - Dr. Michael White - Dancing In The Sky - 3:46
39. Jive At Five - Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings - 2:51
40. Sugarfoot Rag - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Story Vol. 2 - 3:06
41. Six-appeal - Charlie Christian - Six-appeal - 3:20
42. Rockin In Rhythm - Duke Ellington - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 3:01
43. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - Lou Rawls - Stormy Monday - 3:55