I had a very, very subtle theme running through my set last night. See if you can pick it out. It may be so obscure (and such a unique idea!) that nobody will be able to spot it. If you can't figure it out after puzzling for an hour or so, feel free to leave a comment and maybe I'll give you a hint.
The night got off to a slow start, and it was never very crowded. I took the chance to play a wide range of stuff (on the secret, most original theme, you'll recall), some of which was pretty far outside my box--mostly towards the groovy end. Regular readers will see what I mean. (WTDianaKrall James?!?!) Here's the setlist (BPM sparkline and freq. dist.):
- Happy Valentine's Day - Outkast - The Love Below - 5:23 - 100 (This was before anyone had arrived, I promise.)
- You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Jeff Healey - Adventures In Jazzland - 5:03 - 120
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love - The Mills Brothers - Chronological Vol. 2 - 2:51 - 145
- The Right Somebody To Love - Willie Bryant And His Orchestra - 1935-1936 - 3:14 - 195
- Somebody Loves Me - Stuff Smith - Cat On A Hot Fiddle - 3:42 - 150
- Hep Cat's Love Song - Cab Calloway - Are You Hep To The Jive? - 3:03 - 160
- Easy Does It ['40] - Count Basie - America's #1 Band - 3:29 - 145
- I Love The Life I Live - Royal Crown Revue - Mugzy's Move - 3:37 - 115 (This one provoked shock, it was so out of character for me.)
- Cement Mixer - Don Byas - Jazz In Paris: Bebop - 2:54 - 135
- Baby, What's The Matter With You? - Roy Eldridge Quintet - Little Jazz Giant - 3:20 - 140
- It's De-Lovely - The Boilermaker Jazz Band - Give Me Your Telephone Number - 4:04 - 150
- Love Me or Leave Me - Banu Gibson - Let Yourself Go - 3:07 - 165
- My Baby Just Cares For Me - Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad - 2:48 - 130
- Bye Bye Baby, Bye Bye - Barbara Morrison - Johnny Otis Presents Barbara Morrison - 3:16 - 135
- Oke-She-Moke-She-Pop - Big Joe Turner - Things That I Used To Do - 4:01 - 125
- Don't Get Around Much Any More - Gordon Webster - Live In Philadelphia - 4:14 - 145
- Savoy Blues - The Wolverines Jazz Band Of Bern - Wolverines Of Bern At 35 - 3:56 - 140
- Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - Gordon Webster - Live In Philadelphia - 5:16 - 150
- Fibre de verre - Paris Combo - Attraction - 3:39 - 135
- All Of Me - Twin Cities Hot Club - Twin Cities Hot Club - 4:10 - 165
- You Can Have My Husband - Tuba Skinny - Six Feet Down - 3:48 - 140
- Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me - Sidney Bechet - The Fabulous Sidney Bechet - 5:43 - 145 (Evidently this is a "James song.")
- Put A Lid On It - Davina & The Vagabonds - Live @ The Times - 3:13 - 170
- L.O.V.E. - Bria Skonberg - Fresh - 2:34 - 150
- The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra - The Very Good Years - 3:23 - 130
- Alright, Okay, You Win - John Dokes - John Dokes Sings, George Gee Swings - 2:56 - 140
- Are You All Reet? - Chu Berry - Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions - 3:09 - 155
- Loveless Love - Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - 4:30 - 145
- Chant Of The Groove - Fats Waller - Fats Waller 1941 - 3:05 - 185
- Sing On (Odessa Sing On) - Gaucho - Pearl - 5:07 - 135 (Featuring Tamar Korn of the Cangelosi Cards on vocals. Bob, here's a link to emusic.)
- Getting Myself Ready For You - Janet Klein & Her Parlor Boys - Ready For You - 2:59 - 160
- Hit That Jive Jack - The Four Charms - Flatland Boogie - 3:13 - 195
- When You're Smiling - The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn - Forty Days and Forty Nights - 3:51 - 215
- Let's Fall In Love - Diana Krall - When I Look In Your Eyes - 4:19 - 125
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