Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Fizz 10/10/2011

I had the early set last night at Fizz, back in the saddle after nearly 2 months. It was a fun evening, not terribly packed, but the dance floor seemed comfortably full for most of the evening. (The bar area was quite crowded because the Bears were playing.) My friend John had the late set, and around 10:45 we started trading songs back and forth. More on that below.

Once again, I'm going to publish my setlist on Spotify, even though only about half the songs are available. Let me know if it works for you. The usual bpm sparkline and freq. distribution exclude the first five songs since I played them to an empty room. Here's the complete run-down:
  1. Page Mr. Trumpet - Pete Johnson - NSC111 NATIONAL- - 2:52 - 165 (As usual, there was hardly anyone there when I started. Folks trickled in.)
  2. Swing, Brother, Swing - Willie "The Lion" Smith - Willie "The Lion" Smith And His Cubs - 2:51 - 230
  3. Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes - The Harlem Hamfats - Harlem Hamfats Vol. 2 1936-1937 - 2:42 - 160
  4. I Got Rhythm - Django Reinhardt - The Swing Sessions Volume 1 - 2:16 - 280
  5. Sweet Sue - Svend Asmussen - Musical Miracle Vol. 1: 1935-40 - 2:55 - 185
  6. "Murder" He Says - Four Vagabonds - Four Vagabonds Vol. 3 (1943) - 2:31 - 150 (Folks are dancing by this point.)
  7. Gettin' In The Groove - Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans - Al Cooper's Savoy Sultan: 1938-1941 - 2:58 - 140
  8. Swing Low - Adrian Rollini - 1934-1938 - 3:05 - 175
  9. Summit Ridge Drive - Buddy DeFranco - Plays Artie Shaw - 4:35 - 145
  10. He Ain't Got Rhythm - Jimmie Lunceford - Life Is Fine - 2:45 - 174
  11. The Right Idea - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Swing Street Strut - 3:13 - 185
  12. Rosetta - The Baby Soda Jazz Band - Cures Everything But The Blues - 4:34 - 165
  13. Savoy Blues - The Wolverines Jazz Band Of Bern - Wolverines Of Bern At 35 - 3:56 - 140
  14. Comes Love - Duke Heitger - Duke Heitger's "Krazy Kapers" - 4:34 - 150
  15. All Of Me - Twin Cities Hot Club - Twin Cities Hot Club - 4:10 - 165
  16. Look-A There - Slim Gaillard - The Very Best Of - 2:17 - 180
  17. Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti) - Jimmie Lunceford - Jukebox Hits 1935-1947 - 2:45 - 155
  18. Afternoon Of A Moax - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra - Swing Street Strut - 3:24 - 130
  19. Shout 'Em, Aunt Tillie - Duke Ellington - That Lindy Hop - 3:03 - 150 (This one didn't really take. Not right for the crowd.)
  20. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho - Sidney Bechet - Sidney Bechet: 1949 - 3:20 - 175 (So play a sure-fire winner to recover and climb the energy.)
  21. Scram! - Echoes of Swing - Harlem Joys - 3:20 - 195
  22. As Long As I Live - Catherine Russell - Inside This Heart of Mine - 3:33 - 120
  23. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Barbara Morrison - Live at the 9:20 Special - 4:16 - 140 (Since she was just in town, singing at WCLX)
  24. It Takes Two To Tango - Lester Young - Lester Young : 1951-1952 - 3:14 - 100 (Because I'm no longer allowed to play this one at home.)
  25. Sing On (Odessa Sing On) - Gaucho - Pearl - 5:07 - 135
  26. Ballin' The Jack - Kid Ory - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:15 - 145
  27. It's You're Last Chance To Dance - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - The Hurricane Sessions - 4:30 - 180
  28. Yam Brown - Bob Hunt's Duke Ellington Orchestra - What A Life! - 2:43 - 225 (This one really didn't take. Too 20's charleston, too different I guess.)
  29. I Like Pie, I Like Cake - The Four Clefs - BLUEBIRD 8884 - 2:48 - 155 (Again recover with a familiar floor-filler.)
  30. Let's Get Drunk And Truck - The Harlem Hamfats - Let's Get Drunk And Truck - 3:06 - 175 (Because nobody was there to dance to the first Hamfats song I played.)
  31. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby - Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats - 4:28 - 162 (This one was John's pick.)
  32. Jump Through The Window - Roy Eldridge - Little Jazz Giant - 2:44 - 145 (I counter with another trumpet feature.)
  33. Wham! (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) - Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special - 2:51 - 175 (John's pick: "One good Skye & Frida routine deserves another.")
  34. Swingtime in the Rockies - Bernard Berkhout's Swing Orchestra - nieuw album_41 - 3:15 - 220 (I wanted to peak here.)
  35. Lucky Number - Artie Shaw - Greatest Big Band Classics - 2:42 - 190 (John's pick.)
  36. Ain't Misbehavin' - Sidney Bechet - Perdido Street Blues - 2:52 - 145 (Birthday jam for Bob "DJ Thor" B, who is a big Bechet fan.)
  37. Exactly Like You - Cecile Mclorin Salvant and the Jean-Francois Bonnel Paris Quintet - Cecile - 5:10 - 125 (I got a complaint and a request for something "smoother" so I played this.)
  38. Mr. Rhythm - Glenn Crytzer And His Sycopators - Harlem Mad - 4:08 - 130 (John's pick.)
  39. Broken Hearted Blues - Tuba Skinny - Garbage Man - 3:45 - 120 (from Meschiya Lake to Erika Lewis.)
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2 comments:

  1. "Jazz Lives" @ WordPress.comOctober 12, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    So sorry you can't play naughty Pres at home: does your partner think it's lewd, sexist, or just weird? There's always earbuds . . . or perhaps counseling? Only teasing. Nice list. Makes me wish I could dance!

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  2. JamesOctober 12, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    I'm exaggerating slightly. My wife is vaguely concerned that if we keep playing that song around our daughter (currently 6.5 months old), she'll learn the refrain and start singing it in public, to the horror of future pre-school teachers. But actually my wife thinks the song is as funny as I do.

    For the moment, I'm going to skip mentioning a mash-up version of that tune that my friend Bob made for our amusement. The mere thought of the rapper T-Pain chiming in with "Take Your Shirt Off!" every time that Lester sings "Drop your drawers, drop your drawers, drop your drawers" might overwhelm the sensibilities of my gentle readers.

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