Fizz 2-15-2010

For Fizz last night, I decided to do a New Orleans set since it's Mardi Gras (screw Valentine's Day!). Unfortunately I didn't get to prep until the last minute, so I wasn't really well-armed for my set. I think it came off pretty scatter-brained, and I ended up spending too much time scrambling for tunes rather than watching the floor. My friend John had the late set, and a few minutes before 11 p.m., we started trading off single songs (I play one, John plays one, I play one, John plays one). Here's what came out, along with a BPM sparkline and frequency distribution.

1. Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mo - Sid Phillips - Ridin' High - 3:08 - 200
2. Daphne - Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt 3: Minor Swing - 3:03 - 210
3. Lito's Place - Alfonso Ponticelli - Alfonso Ponticelli And Swing Gitan - 4:27 - 195
4. Shorty George - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Live at the Legion - 2:49 - 212 (People started coming in during this song, and danced to the next one.)
5. Deep River - Sy Oliver - Sy Oliver et son orchestre: 1949-1952 - 3:00 - 145
6. Sweet Georgia Brown - Benny Goodman - Benny Goodman: Very Best of Benny Goodman - 3:07 - 175
7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Miss Smith To You! - 4:21 - 125
8. I Want a Tall Skinny Pappa - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Gospel of the Blues - 2:52 - 140
9. My Blue Heaven - Django Reinhardt - Django In Rome, 1949 /1950 - 3:32 - 185
10. Buckin' The Dice - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 3:29 - 160
11. Gettin' In The Groove - Panama Francis & his Savoy Sultans - Gettin' in the groove - 3:06 - 130
12. Ain't Misbehavin' - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - 2:52 - 145
13. Some of These Days - Billie & DeDe Pierce - Gulf Coast Blues - 2:38 - 150
14. Savoy Blues - Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen - Trad Jazz Masters - 3:53 - 135
15. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues - Doc Cheatham / Nicholas Payton - Putumayo Presents: New Orleans - 3:20 - 120
16. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A letter - Jay McShann - For Dancers Only! - 3:55 - 146
17. Solid As A Rock - Count Basie - Count Basie Et Son Orchestre 1950-1951 - 3:03 - 135
18. Down south camp meeting - Svend Asmussen - Still Fiddling - 3:41 - 145
19. Bli-Blip - Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Day Dream: Best Of The Duke Ellington Songbook - 3:04 - 131 (Sound problem led to 2 Ella songs in a row...such a horrible predicament!)
20. Old Mother Hubbard - Ella Fitzgerald - Swingin' Ella - 2:44 - 145
21. Going Back To New Orleans - Deacon John - Putumayo Presents: New Orleans - 2:45 - 185
22. Wake Up Neesie - Kermit Ruffins - Big Easy - 5:50 - 130 (By request)
23. Short Dressed Gal - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Preservation, Vol. 1 - 2:38 - 160
24. Jump Steady - Mora's Modern Swingtet - 20th Century Closet - 2:39 - 170
25. Viper mad - Swing Parade South - Hommage à Sidney Bechet - 4:30 - 175
26. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats - 4:41 - 160
27. A Viper's Moan - Mora's Modern Rhythmists - Call Of The Freaks - 3:30 - 140
28. When The Sun Sets Down South - Sidney Bechet - Classic Sides 1937-1939 - 3:13 - 115
29. Four Or Five Times - Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:14 - 142
30. Everybody Eats When They Come To My House - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep To The Jive? - 2:46 - 155 (Again by request)
31. The Right Idea - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Swing Street Strut - 3:13 - 185
32. Lindyhopper's Delight - Chick Webb - Strictly Jive - 2:45 - 195
33. Afternoon Of A Moax - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Swing Street Strut - 3:24 - 130
    (John's pick)
34. T Bone Shuffle - Amadeu Casas Strollin' Band - Amadeu Casas Strollin' Band - 3:51 - 120
    (John's pick)
35. Easy Does It - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 2:57 - 130
    (John's pick)
36. On Revival Day - Lavern Baker - LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 3:16 - 143