Monday, May 11, 2009

Fizz setlist 5/11/2009

I'm on the wireless at Fizz! Finished my set about 20 minutes ago. I know all you couch potatoes are SO eager to know what you missed out on. It started out as a slow night, but picked up and it's a lively crowd here in the 11 o'clock hour. Alan and Rudy showed up, on their way back to Minnesota. It's truly a pleasure to watch and dance with them--every time I've met them or seen them at a dance, I've noticed how their presence will just light up the room.

Here's my setlist, the bpm sparkline, and the bpm frequency distribution:
  1. Stay Cool - Count Basie - Blues By Basie-One O'Clock Jump - 3:12 - 155
  2. El Salon De Gutbucket - Engelbert Wröbel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing - 5:16 - 140
  3. Hoodle-Addle - Ray McKinley Orchestra - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis - 3:21 - 140
  4. Six-appeal - Charlie Christian - Six-appeal - 3:20 - 145
  5. Lady Be Good - Svend Asmussen - Musical Miracle Vol. 1: 1935-40 - 2:56 - 180
  6. Buckin' The Dice - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 3:29 - 160
  7. You’ve Got To See Mama Ev’ry Night - Kay Starr - the Best of The Standard Transcriptions - 1:57 - 127
  8. My Blue Heaven - Artie Shaw - The Very Best Of Artie Shaw - 3:47 - 164
  9. Don't You Miss Your Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon - Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans - 3:55 - 140
  10. Sure, Had A Wonderful Time - Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan And His Tympani Five, Volume 1 - 3:00 - 135
  11. Le Jazz Hot - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 2:44 - 140
  12. The Back Room Romp - Duke Ellington - The Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 - 2:49 - 150
  13. Like It Is - Erroll Garner - That's My Kick & Gemini - 2:44 - 132
  14. Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' - Joe Williams - Havin' A Good Time - 4:21 - 120
  15. Easy Does It - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 2:57 - 130
  16. Ain't Misbehavin' - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - 2:52 - 145
  17. Papa's In Bed With His Britches On - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep To The Jive? - 2:32 - 167
  18. Flat Foot Floogie - Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers - Louis Armstrong, The Mills Brothers - Swinging With The Mills Brothers - 3:02 - 185
  19. Shorty George - Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings - 2:46 - 208
  20. Why Don't You Do Right (Peggy Lee, Vocals) - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman - 3:17 - 125
  21. Shiny Stockings - Count Basie - April In Paris - 5:17 - 120
  22. Bli-Blip - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Day Dream: Best Of The Duke Ellington Songbook - 3:04 - 131
  23. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats (Remaster) - 4:28 - 162
  24. At Georgia Camp Meeting - Bunk Johnson/Lu Watters - Bunk and Lu - 3:28 - 175
  25. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You - Catherine Russell - Cat - 3:13 - 145
  26. Somebody Loves Me - Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle - 3:42 - 150
  27. Louisiana - Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing - 3:56 - 140
  28. Moon Song - Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson - Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson - 4:37 - 128
  29. Country Man - Carrie Smith - When You're Down and Out - 3:46 - 145
  30. If You're A Viper - Kermit Ruffins - The Big Butter & Egg Man - 3:08 - 170
  31. Tutti Frutti - Slim Gaillard - 1938-46 - 2:38 - 170
  32. Lawd, Lawd - Cecil Scott & His Bright Boys - Harlem Big Bands - 3:13 - 215
  33. Walk 'Em - Buddy Johnson - Jukebox Hits 1940-1951 - 2:53 - 125
  34. Me, Myself And I - Billie Holiday - A Musical Romance - 2:37 - 155
  35. Baby Won't You Please Come Home? - Topsy Chapman And The Pros - Putumayo Presents: New Orleans - 5:07 - 125
  36. Squeeze Me - Della Reese - Song Book, Vol. 3 - 2:37 - 90

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Setlist from First Friday at Big City Swing

I split the night with John Joven. My first set, which ran from 8:45 to 9:45:
  1. Yellow Dog Blues - Vince Giordano's Nighthawks - The Aviator Music From The Motion Picture - 2:27 - 190
  2. Five Feet Two, Eyes Of Blue - Creole Jazz Band - Jazz Del Bueno Para Bailar - 2:57 - 180
  3. Give My Regards To Broadway - Pete Fountain - Dixieland's Kings - 2:37 - 170
  4. Massachusetts - Maxine Sullivan And Her Jazz All-Stars - Memories Of You - 3:16 - 145
  5. It's De-Lovely - The Boilermaker Jazz Band - Give Me Your Telephone Number - 4:04 - 150
  6. Rose Room - Artie Shaw - Artie Shaw, King Of The Clarinet - 2:43 - 155
  7. Cole Slaw - Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan And His Tympani Five, Volume 1 - 2:44 - 135
  8. Jump Steady - Mora's Modern Swingtet - 20th Century Closet - 2:39 - 170
  9. It's Only a Paper Moon - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman '45 & '47 - 2:48 - 132
  10. Yes Indeed - Sy Oliver - Yes Indeed - 3:13 - 128
  11. Mr. Ghost Goes To Town - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - Mr. Rhythmist Goes To Town - 3:58 - 170
  12. All Right, Okay, You Win - Count Basie - Count Basie at Newport - 2:45 - 145
  13. Walk 'Em - Buddy Johnson - Jukebox Hits 1940-1951 - 2:53 - 125
  14. What Goes Up Must Come Down - Kay Starr - Kay Starr: the Best of The Standard Transcriptions - 2:35 - 140
  15. Somebody Loves Me - Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle - 3:42 - 150
  16. Look Out - Slim Gaillard - Slim Gaillard: 1939-1940 - 2:55 - 190
  17. Joshua Fight The Battle Of Jericho - Gérard Messonnier And The Hot Kings - The Best Of New-Orleans Vol. 1 - 3:15 - 165
Second set, from 10:45 to midnight:
  1. Tain't What You Do - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 3:06 - 160
  2. We Cats Will Swing For You - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 2:42 - 175
  3. Keep The Rhythm Going - Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Mills Blue Rhythm Band: 1933-1936 - 2:51 - 170
  4. Ballin' The Jack - Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:15 - 145
  5. Billie's Blues - Billie Holiday - Blue Billie - 2:40 - 120
  6. Beaver Junction - Count Basie - America's #1 Band - 2:57 - 160
  7. Moten Swing - Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing - 3:57 - 160
  8. Gotta Be This Or That - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman '45 & '47 - 3:10 - 140
  9. Lady Be Good - Svend Asmussen - Musical Miracle Vol. 1: 1935-40 - 2:56 - 180
  10. It's You Who Taught It To Me - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:42 - 160
  11. Like It Is - Erroll Garner - That's My Kick & Gemini - 2:44 - 132
  12. Don't You Miss Your Baby - Jimmy Witherspoon - Jimmy Witherspoon & Panama Francis' Savoy Sultans - 3:55 - 140
  13. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You - Catherine Russell - Cat - 3:13 - 145
  14. All Of Me - Helen O'Connell - Great Girl Singers, Sing 22 Original Hits - 2:09 - 145
  15. You've Got to Give Me Some - Margaret Webster - Rude Dudes - 2:46 - 200
  16. Krum Elbow Blues - Mora's Modern Swingtet - 20th Century Closet - 2:45 - 155
  17. Georgia Grind - Louis Armstrong - Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography Disc 1 - 3:19 - 115
  18. Some of These Days - Billie & DeDe Pierce - Gulf Coast Blues - 2:38 - 150
  19. Sugar Blues - Clarence Williams - Boogie Woogie Blues - 3:40 - 135
  20. That's What I Like - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends - Kansas City's First Lady Of The Blues - 2:47 - 150
  21. Fiddle Dee Dee - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 1: Hot Mallets - 2:39 - 195
  22. Six Appeal - Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five - Crazy Rhythm - 3:29 - 135
  23. Dipsy Doodle - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra - G.I. Jukebox - 3:03 - 175

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Upcoming events

First Friday at Big City Swing is THIS Friday. Yes, they know it's the second Friday of the month--it got pushed back so as not to double-book with BluesSHOUT. John Joven and I will be DJing downstairs, with Nathan Gumley upstairs until 11. Beforehand, Mary and I will be teaching another lesson in some sort of Charleston stuff (downstairs), while Jenna and Max offer a beginner swing lesson (upstairs).

Then the following week, the studio is having the one and only Norma Miller, queen of swing, original lindy hopper, and never one to mince words, at the studio for Q&A/story-telling/lecture, followed by a dance. Details here. If you've never heard Norma, man you've been missing out. She's awesome. Lippy and I will be splitting DJ duties.

Norma's going to be in town for a show that our friend Reggio the Hoofer is organizing at the Old Town School of Folk Music, in honor of National Tap Day. Details here. The show is a dance and music review, featuring several legends of tap dancing as well as younger tap talents from around Chicago. Plus, Norma Miller. Plus, several swing dance numbers by me and my friends (Mary, Dan, Sheila, Chris, Roxy). We'll be doing:
  • Al & Leon's Shim Sham, then right into the Tranky Doo. These are line dances from the swing era--before the Electric Slide or the Casper Slide, folks were doing the Shim-Sham and the Tranky Doo. Our style for these dances was inspired by Al Minns & Leon James, two members of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, who were caught on film doing their version of the shim-sham and the Tranky Doo.
  • Don't Go Away Nobody, a partner-dancing piece that I choreographed about a year ago (with help from Mary & Jenna) and taught at Big City Swing.
  • Peckin'. What is it? It's is a surprise.
  • A finale involving solo dancing, partner dancing, social dancing...
Y'all (all of you out there in the blogosphere) should come to the show, it should be lots of fun. Just a tip: wear shoes you can swing out in.