Fizz setlist 02/02/2009

Here's my set from last Monday at Fizz. I was really happy with how it turned out. Sometimes Fizz just has a really great energy in the room, and the dancers seem like they're gobbling up everything that you throw at them.

This set was a bit faster than what I usually play at Fizz, which was cool. Here's the data on tempos: BPM over time and BPM frequency distribution.

1. Shake Your Head (From Side To Side) - Jimmie Lunceford - Stomp It Off - 2:45 - 195
2. When The Lights Are Low - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 1: Hot Mallets - 2:14 - 185
3. Mary Had A Little Lamb - Teddy Wilson - Teddy Wilson, His Piano Orchestra With Billie Holiday - 2:58 - 205
4. Coquette - Teddy Wilson - Teddy Wilson, His Piano Orchestra With Billie Holiday - 2:45 - 150
5. Hit That Jive, Jack - Nat King Cole - Hit That Jive, Jack - 2:54 - 205
6. Afternoon Of A Moax (Shake, Rattle 'N Roll) - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Swing Street Strut - 3:24 - 130
7. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Bill Coleman - Bill Coleman In Paris 1936-1938 - 3:00 - 170 (I LOVE the feel of this track, but it's not a style I typically play at Fizz. Maybe tastes are shifting...)
8. Tutti Frutti - Slim Gaillard - 1938-46 - 2:38 - 170
9. Jeep Jockey Jump - Glenn Miller - Operation: Build Morale - 3:10 - 200
10. Ja-Da - The Famous Castle Jazz Band - The Five Pennies - 3:07 - 150
11. Whistle Stop - Stompy Jones - Stompy Jones - 2:15 - 165
12. If You're A Viper - Kermit Ruffins - The Big Butter & Egg Man - 3:08 - 170
13. Tea For Two - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella And Basie! [Remaster] - 3:18 - 140
14. For Dancers Only - John Lewis, The American Jazz Orchestra - The Music Of Jimmie Lunceford - 4:34 - 145
15. Yes Indeed - Slam Stewart - Slamboree - 3:35 - 150
16. Somebody Stole My Gal - Benny Goodman - B.G. In Hi-Fi - 3:26 - 172
17. Taps Miller ['44] - Count Basie - America's #1 Band - 3:20 - 190 (I heard someone exclaim "Oh Hell Yeah!" when this started playing.)
18. Fiddle Dee Dee - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 1: Hot Mallets - 2:39 - 195
19. All Of Me - Della Reese - Cocktail Classics - 2:01 - 160
20. Don't You Miss Your Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon - Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans - 3:55 - 140
21. Blues for Stephanie - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 4:29 - 130
22. My Blue Heaven - Stuff Smith Quartet - Swingin' Stuff - 3:46 - 160
23. Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington - Sophisticated Lady - 2:51 - 168 (As usual, this track didn't go over very well. Why do I keep playing it?)
24. Rockin In Rhythm - Duke Ellington - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 3:01 - 185
25. Come On Over To My House - Jay McShann - Jumpin' The Blues - 2:52 - 145
26. Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' - Joe Williams - Havin' A Good Time - 4:21 - 120
27. Toast My Bread - Wycliffe Gordon - We - 4:49 - 124 (Trimmed out the long vocal intro to this song...too bad because it's funny, but it takes to long to get going.)
    
28. On Revival Day - Lavern Baker - LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 3:16 - 143
29. El Salon De Gutbucket - Engelbert Wröbel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing - 5:16 - 140
30. I Love Jazz - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong - 4:39 - 170 (This is usually a popular track, but it really seemed to push the energy over the top this time.)
31. Jive At Five - Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings - 2:51 - 175
32. Dipsy Doodle - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - G.I. Jukebox, Original Hits from the Swing Era, 1938-1946 - 3:03 - 175 (Dipsy Doodle at Fizz?? What??)
33. Hey! Stop Kissin' My Sister - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:50 - 190
34. When You're Smiling - The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn - Forty Days and Forty Nights - 3:51 - 215 (Most nights I would have peaked with When You're Smiling and then dropped it down. This time I pushed it one more song, and it seemed to go well.)
35. Snake Hips - Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Jazz Age! - 2:59 - 215
36. Ain't Misbehavin' - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - 2:52 - 145
37. Southern sunset - Swing Parade South - Hommage a Sidney Bechet - 3:32 - 105
38. Wade In The Water - Eva Cassidy - Eva By Heart - 4:04 - 115 (By request--going away jam for Sara Whitney. Several of my friends gave me dirty looks anyways as if to say, "Really, James?! Really!?!)
    
39. Solid As A Rock - Ella Fitzgerald - Swingin' Ella - 3:00 - 145