First (Second) Friday at Big City Swing 1/8/2010

Whoa what a night at Big City last night. 80 people showed up for the beginner lesson, so they had to be split between two floors. The place was jammed for most of the night--past 11 p.m., when a little more space cleared and you could almost maybe swing out. The crowd's energy was awesome--it made for a really fun night. Plus there were some out-of-towners there (from Madison and Indianapolis) who were a lot of fun to watch and dance with.

I played from a little before 9:00 to around 10:30, when my friend Bob took over (and did a great job keeping the night rolling). Here's my set (plus BPM sparkline and frequency distribution):

1. The Spinach Song - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends - Kansas City's First Lady Of The Blues - 2:59 - 160
2. Sent For You Yesterday - George Gee - If Dreams Come True - 3:32 - 165
3. What's Buzzin' Cousin - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep To The Jive? - 2:42 - 190
4. Strictly Jive - Chick Webb - Stomping At The Savoy - 3:19 - 170
5. Betcha Nickel - Ella Fitzgerald - My Heart Belongs to Daddy - 2:51 - 160
6. My Baby's Sweet - Stompy Jones - The Swing Session - 3:08 - 155
7. 5-10-15 Hours - Blue Harlem - Talk To Me - 3:17 - 130
8. My Bad Luck Soul - Janiva Magness Band - My Bad Luck Soul - 2:10 - 160
9. Shotgun Boogie - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 2:55 - 165
10. Minor Swing - The Boilermaker Jazz Band - Give Me Your Telephone Number - 3:41 - 195
11. Ballin' The Jack - Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:15 - 145
12. Jump Through The Window - Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz Giant - 2:44 - 145
13. All Right, Okay, You Win - Count Basie - Count Basie at Newport - 2:45 - 145
14. One O'Clock Jump - Benny Goodman - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 3:10 - 177
15. Come On Over To My House - Jay McShann - Jumpin' The Blues - 2:52 - 145
16. Four Or Five Times - Jimmy Noone - Jimmy Noone - 3:08 - 160
17. Gettin' In The Groove - Panama Francis & his Savoy Sultans - Gettin' in the Groove (Paris 1971) - 3:06 - 130
18. Shiny Stockings - Count Basie - April In Paris - 5:17 - 120
19. Cool Kind Of Poppa - Mildred Anderson - Person To Person - 2:57 - 140
20. Vine Street Boogie - Jay McShann - Jumpin' The Blues - 2:37 - 155
21. Chant Of The Groove - Fats Waller - Fats Waller 1941 - 3:05 - 185
22. Ochi Chornya - Wingy Manone - Wingy Manone: 1940-1944 - 2:54 - 165
23. Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940-1949 - 3:08 - 145
24. I'm Alone Because I Love You - The Palmetto Bug Stompers - Live @ D.B.A. - 3:29 - 150
25. Shine On Harvest Moon - Pete Fountain - Dixieland's Kings - 2:50 - 160
26. Home To Mississippi - Otis Spann - Otis Spann: Best Of The Vanguard Years - 3:30 - 130