Last night was my first time DJing at Fizz, and only my second time attending, since de baby. So, lots of unfamiliar faces mixed in with those of some friends I hadn't seen in a while. It was a fun night, not too crowded but certainly energetic, and I felt good about how my set came out. I thought it was a good balance between familiar & fresh. Here's what I played (plus the usual BPM sparkline and freq. distribution):
- Jam Session - Benny Goodman - The Birth Of Swing - 2:56 - 215 (The first few were to an empty room.)
- Business in F - Gene Kardos & his Orchestra - VICTOR 22899 - 2:59 - 230
- Ain't She Sweet - Pearl Bailey - 16 Most requested Songs - 2:59 - 170 (One couple on the floor, practicing their moves.)
- 8, 9 And 10 - Slim Gaillard - The Very Best Of - 2:43 - 175
- Jazz O' Jazz - Adrian Rollini - 1934-1938 - 3:04 - 170
- Dig That Crazy Chick - Sam Butera & The Witnesses - Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin - 2:27 - 165 (Still one couple, and I thought they might like this one.)
- Hit That Jive, Jack - Four Vagabonds - Four Vagabonds Vol. 3 (1943) - 2:26 - 190
- I've Found A Brand New Baby - Nat King Cole - The Magic of Nat King Cole - 2:39 - 140
- That's Right! - Eddie Cole & The Three Peppers - That's Right! - 2:24 - 140 (More people come in and put their shoes on.)
- Sad Sap Sucker Am I - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 3:06 - 140
- Four or Five Times - Joe Williams - For Dancers Only! (A Lindy Hop Compilation) - 4:48 - 135
- I'm Alone Because I Love You - The Palmetto Bug Stompers - Live @ D.B.A. - 3:29 - 150
- Cabaret - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong - 3:59 - 155
- Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 2:54 - 165
- Swingin' at the Sugar Bowl - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - South Rampart Street Parade - 3:05 - 185
- For Dancers Only - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Swingmatism - 2:34 - 160 (Moving into hi-fi big band territory.)
- Alright, Okay, You Win - John Dokes - John Dokes Sings, George Gee Swings - 2:56 - 140
- Splanky - George Gee - Swingin' Live! - 3:18 - 130
- Duke's Place - Ella Fitzgerald - Something To Live For (Disc 2) - 4:13 - 140 (And out, into a New Orleans sound.)
- Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940-1949 - 3:08 - 145
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Gordon Webster - Live In Philadelphia - 5:16 - 150
- Short Dressed Gal - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Preservation, Vol. 1 - 2:38 - 160
- Bring It On Down - The Baby Soda Jazz Band - Cures Everything But The Blues - 2:34 - 175
- Black Coffee - The Careless Lovers - Black Coffee - Single - 2:39 - 195
- Ballin' The Jack - Kid Ory - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:15 - 145
- Georgia Grind - Lillian Boutté - Music Is My Life - 3:32 - 145 (From New Orleans to blues/boogie.)
- Home To Mississippi - Otis Spann - Otis Spann: Best Of The Vanguard Years - 3:29 - 130
- Good Rockin' Tonight - Jack McDuff & Jimmy Witherspoon - The Blues Is Now - 2:17 - 140
- As Long As I'm Moving - Ruth Brown - The Essentials: Ruth Brown - 2:43 - 165
- Killin' Jive - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 2:50 - 180 (And then back to more jazz.)
- Bassology - Slim Gaillard - The Very Best Of - 2:49 - 155 (I love this track.)
- Who Walks In When I Walk Out? - Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald - The Wonderful Duets - 2:21 - 135
- Shiny Stockings - Count Basie - April In Paris - 5:17 - 120 (The composer of this tune, Frank Foster, just passed away last month.)
- Little Jazz - Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz Giant - 3:06 - 140
- Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea - Django Reinhardt - The Swing Sessions Volume 1 - 2:58 - 185
- Jump Session - Slim Gaillard - 1938-1939 - 2:35 - 160
- Hey, Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 3: Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - 3:21 - 140 (Birthday jam.)
- Gimme A Pigfoot - Lavern Baker - Precious Memories / LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 3:09 - 120 (Going away jam. Adeoye we'll miss you!)
Posts
