Fizz setlist 6-14-2010

Fun night at Fizz last night. This past weekend was CUBE (the Chicago Underground Blues Experience, which organizes around the Chicago Blues Festival), so there were a number of blues dancers in the house. I tried to mix in some blues and bluesy-sounding material starting around 10:15--not sure that they approved, but whatever. On the whole, my set turned out to be a bit faster than normal; see here and here for the data. I was pretty happy with this set, I felt like I was leading the crowd the whole time--giving them styles that they wanted to hear, and then moving on to the next thing, before they got sick of the first. I also had quite a few people coming up and talking to me, asking questions, and complimenting the music (always nice!). I ended up passing out a few cards. (So if you took one and are now reading this...welcome to the blog! Leave a comment!) Here's what I played, from 9:00 to about 11:30:

1. Tuxedo Junction - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Ain't No School Like the Old School - 3:14 - 155
2. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends - Kansas City's First Lady Of The Blues - 2:56 - 180
3. You Can Stay But That Jive's Got To Go - Dusty Brooks - Dusty Brooks - Swing Time Jive - 2:38 - 155
4. Pick-a-Rib - The Bob Wilber & Dany Doritz Quintet - Memories of you : Lionel and Benny - 3:03 - 155
5. Now Or Never - Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad - 2:13 - 165
6. Strictly Jive - Chick Webb - Stomping At The Savoy - 3:19 - 170
7. Stay Cool - Count Basie - Blues By Basie-One O'Clock Jump - 3:12 - 155
8. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five - Jukebox Hits Volume 1 1942-1947 - 2:45 - 165 (By request)
9. Rock Me All Night Long - The Fabulous Treniers - The Hoss Allen Sessions - 2:41 - 155
10. Shotgun Boogie - Paul Tillotson the Love Trio - Lindy Hop Blues - 2:55 - 165 (The boogie music seemed to be a hit with folks.)
11. All Of Me - Barbara Morrison - Live At The Dakota, Volume 2 - 3:34 - 175
12. Pennies From Heaven - Sy Oliver - Yes Indeed - 4:03 - 180
13. Old Maid Boogie - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson - Meat's Too High - Blues, Boogie & Bebop - 2:38 - 150
14. Cole Slaw - Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five, Volume 1 - 2:44 - 135 (Start of a long build.)
15. I Want a Tall Skinny Pappa - Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Gospel of the Blues - 2:52 - 140
16. Ballin' The Jack - Kid Ory - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:15 - 145
17. When I Take My Sugar to Tea - The Boilermaker Jazz Band - Jump for Joy - 4:00 - 165
18. Functionizin' - Fats Waller - If You Got To Ask, You Ain't Got It! - 3:05 - 170
19. San Francisco Bay Blues - Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band - Blues Over Bodega - 3:41 - 160
20. Pantin' In The Panther Room - Fats Waller - Fats Waller: 1940-1941 - 3:04 - 180
21. Diga Diga Doo - Artie Shaw - The Very Best of Artie Shaw - 2:40 - 200
22. I Like Pie, I Like Cake - The Four Clefs - The Jive Is Jumpin' - 2:51 - 155
23. My Blue Heaven - Stuff Smith - Swingin' Stuff - 3:46 - 160
24. Boys from Harlem - Randy Sandke And The Nagel Heyer Allstars - Uptown Lowdown - 3:33 - 160
25. She's Never Satisfied - George Gee - Buddha Boogie - 4:59 - 150
26. Hey, Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 3: Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop - 3:21 - 140 (This was my transition to bluesy-sounding stuff.)
27. Country Man - Carrie Smith - When You're Down and Out - 3:46 - 145
28. Twenty-Nine Ways - Koko Taylor - South Side Lady (Live in Netherlands 1973) - 3:53 - 125
29. My Bad Luck Soul - Janiva Magness Band - My Bad Luck Soul - 2:10 - 160
30. The Feeling Music Brings - Susan Tedeschi - Austin City Limits: Live From Austin, TX - 5:20 - 120
31. Back Water Blues - Lavern Baker - LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 4:41 - 100 (Meant to play a different song here, not quite so long...but my mp3 player spat it out and I scrambled to grab this one.)
32. Honeysuckle Rose - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats - 2:56 - 170 (I've used this transition trick in the past...this song starts out at about 110 for the introduction, then jumps to 170.)
33. She's Got The Blues For Sale - Billy Eckstine - Timeless Billy Eckstine - 3:01 - 140
34. For Dancers Only - Duke Ellington - Recollections Of The Big Band Era - 3:04 - 145
35. Ridin' And Jivin' - Earl Hines - Rosetta - 2:39 - 155
36. Sent For You Yesterday - Count Basie - The Complete Decca Recordings - 2:58 - 165
37. Lumby - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - 1941 Transcription Performance - 2:43 - 180 (GDubs, did you work it?)
38. There's Rhythm In Harlem - Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Mills Blue Rhythm Band: 1933-1936 - 3:11 - 205
39. That's Rhythm - Rex Stewart - Jazz Foundations, Vol. 62 - 2:52 - 145
40. It's You Who Taught It To Me - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:42 - 160
41. Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt 3: Minor Swing - 3:16 - 200
42. On the Sunny Side of the Street - Harold Nicholas - Jazz In Paris: Chanteurs-Chanteuses - 4:01 - 110
43. All Of Me - Twin Cities Hot Club - Twin Cities Hot Club - 4:10 - 165
44. Life Begins When You're In Love - Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles - 3:02 - 180