Fizz setlist 10/19/2009

Interesting time at Fizz last night. Doberman had the early shift (which is a bit unusual). Starting about 10:40, we traded pairs of songs, which was fun and kept me on my toes. He started out in a bluesy mood with Ruthie Foster's "Death Came a-Knockin'", which has intense vocals and a sparse arrangement, then another blues song. I followed up with 1 & 2 below. He responded with two tunes from a Hungarian Dixieland jazz band--I'll have to get the exact name from him. I responded with more Dixie for number 3, then some Louis Armstrong. He finished out with "Hymn to Freedom" played by some artist other than Oscar Peterson. I kicked off my set proper with #5, a classic small-group session that is jazzy but not overly energetic--I didn't want to shock people too much.

As I was DJing last night I kept thinking, Oh man, all these songs are all mellow/minor/bluesy-sounding--I should really play some "brighter"-sounding stuff. But I kept coming back to mellow and minor. Not as much variety as I would have liked, but it seemed to fit the room. (Maybe my perception was colored by my mood?) I also got several requests for some up-tempo or "balboa tempo" music, which is pretty amazing. Happy to oblige.

Set list below. Here's the bpm sparkline and frequency distribution.

1. Your Mind Is On Vacation - Lyambiko - Shades Of Delight - 3:31 - 120
2. Shotgun Boogie - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 2:55 - 165
3. Give My Regards To Broadway - Pete Fountain - Dixieland's Kings - 2:37 - 170
4. Honeysuckle Rose - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats - 2:56 - 170
5. Ain't Misbehavin' - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman et son orchestre: 1945 Vol.2 - 2:47 - 120 (First song of my proper set. Starting out chill so as not to shock people after "Hymn to Freedom." From here, I start a slow build.)
   
6. Down south camp meeting - Svend Asmussen - Still Fiddling - 3:41 - 145
7. Stay Cool - Count Basie - Blues By Basie-One O'Clock Jump - 3:12 - 155
8. Rhythm Itch - Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five - Moppin' and Boppin' - 3:11 - 170 (The build doesn't last very long. The room seemed to need a breath about here, so I slowed it down.)
9. How'dja Like To Love Me? - Maxine Sullivan - The Lady's In Love With You - 2:58 - 130
10. My Daddy Rocks Me - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman et son orchestre: 1945 Vol.2 - 2:48 - 100
11. On The Sunny Side of the Street - Benny Goodman - The Yale University Archives, Volume 3: Big Band In Europe - 3:11 - 135 (I decided here to play some old school music. Tutti Frutti transitions to some dark-sounding late 30's/early 40's jazz.)
12. Tutti Frutti - Slim Gaillard - 1938-46 - 2:38 - 170
13. Ochi Chornya - Wingy Manone (trompette) Et Son Orchestre - Wingy Manone: 1940-1944 - 2:54 - 165
14. Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940-1949 - 3:08 - 145 (I try to brighten the mood with the next one, but then right after that I decide that I really want to play Summertime--back to mellow and bluesy.)
15. Solid As A Rock - Ella Fitzgerald - Swingin' Ella - 3:00 - 145
16. Summertime - Gordon Webster - Happy When I'm With You - 4:04 - 120
17. Midnight At The Mill - The Four Charms - The Four Charms - Flatland Boogie - 3:55 - 154
18. Rumble - Sy Oliver - Yes Indeed - 3:55 - 130 (Trying to inject some higher-energy stuff in with 18 through 21. In retrospect, 19 was a poor choice.)
    
19. Pennies From Heaven - Dinah Washington - Mixed Emotions - 2:19 - 155
20. Let The Good Times Roll - Helen Humes - Let The Good Times Roll - 3:02 - 155
21. Chicken Shack - Pinetop Perkins - Ladies Man - 4:28 - 115 (...but then back to bluesy-sounding with Earl Grant.)
22. Sermonette - Earl Grant - Singin' & Swingin': The Best Of Earl Grant - 2:42 - 125
23. Life Begins When You're In Love - Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles - 3:02 - 180
24. A Viper's Moan - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - Call Of The Freaks - 3:30 - 140
25. It's You Who Taught It To Me - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:42 - 160
26. Harlem Shout - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 3:02 - 195 (People were spontaneously clapping along with this one. I took that as a good sign and pushed the tempo even more.)
27. Swingtime in the Rockies - Bernard Berkhout's Swing Orchestra - nieuw album_41 - 3:15 - 220 (This was one of those borderline-jam situations, where the DJ needs to decided whether to push it and get people to jam, or lay off and get everyone back on the floor. I opted for the latter, though it was close.)
28. Rose Room - Artie Shaw - Artie Shaw, King Of The Clarinet - 2:43 - 155
29. Splanky - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Live at the Legion - 4:31 - 135
30. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? - Louis Armstrong - The Wonderful Duets - 2:21 - 135
31. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Sidney Bechet - Jazz in Paris: Sydney Bechet et Claude Luter - 2:40 - 145
32. The Back Room Romp - Duke Ellington - The Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 - 2:49 - 150
33. Chant Of The Groove - Fats Waller - Fats Waller 1941 - 3:05 - 185 (I still can't get enough of this song.)
34. Buzz-Buzz-Buzz - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 2:27 - 160
35. Man from Mars 205 - Artie Shaw - Artie Shaw, King Of The Clarinet - 2:19 - 205 (I cut this version from 4 minutes down to 2 to use for a routine--I think it worked out well for the social dancers too.)
36. 9:20 Special - Engelbert Wröbel's Swing Society - Sophisticated Swing - 4:00 - 175
37. Sassy's Blues - Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan's finest hour - 5:37 - 130
38. My First Impression of You - Chu Berry - Classic Chu Berry Columbia and Victor Sessions - 2:52 - 145