First Friday at Big City Swing 1/6/2012

Last night's dance at Big City Swing was a lot of fun, even if the crowd wasn't as large as it has been the past few months (probably because there was a live band playing elsewhere in the city). A mix of first-timers, students, a barbershop quartet from a local high school, visitors from Europe, & well-known scenesters kept things pretty lively. Here's the bpm sparkline and histogram, and here's my set list:

1. Sent For You Yesterday - George Gee - If Dreams Come True - 3:32 - 165
2. Savoy - Lucky Millinder - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 3:04 - 164
3. Frenesi - Artie Shaw - His First Three Bands: 1936-1940 - 3:06 - 150 (Not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to play this song early in the night, since it has lots of weird little interludes in it. One person came up to me after it was over and asked "That was a swing song?" Of course, most people danced right through the weird bits, so it could be that nobody else noticed.)
4. The Back Room Romp - Duke Ellington - The Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 - 2:49 - 150
5. Swinga-Dilla Street - Echoes of Swing - Harlem Reflections - 4:24 - 155
6. Put A Lid On It - Davina & The Vagabonds - Live @ The Times - 3:13 - 170
7. Bring It On Down - The Baby Soda Jazz Band - Cures Everything But The Blues - 2:34 - 175
8. Gang Busters - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 3:06 - 185
9. Choo Choo Ch' Boogie - Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five - Jukebox Hits Volume 1 - 2:45 - 165
10. Honey Pie - Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout Miss Thing! - 4:10 - 150
11. Old Mother Hubbard - Ella Fitzgerald - Swingin' Ella - 2:44 - 145
12. Loose Wig - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 2: Flying Home - 3:04 - 140
13. Good Queen Bess - Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra - Passion Flower 1940-46 - 2:59 - 160
14. Tutti Frutti - Slim Gaillard - 1938-46 - 2:38 - 170
15. Tain't What You Do - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 3:06 - 160 (By request from the barbershop quartet.)
16. One Is Never Too Old To Swing - Cats & The Fiddle - We Cats Will Swing For You - 2:55 - 210
17. Shine On Harvest Moon - Pete Fountain - Dixieland's Kings - 2:50 - 160
18. My Blue Heaven - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Songs of New Orleans - 5:21 - 150
19. Georgia Grind - Louis Armstrong - Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography Disc 1 - 3:19 - 115
20. Mr. Rhythm - Glenn Crytzer And His Sycopators - Harlem Mad - 4:08 - 130
21. Last Night On The Backporch - The Palmetto Bug Stompers - Ol' New Orleans Home - 4:10 - 150
22. Let Me Off Uptown - Delta Rhythm Boys - The Best Of 1940-50 - 2:54 - 160
23. Wham! (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) - Jimmie Lunceford - Lunceford Special - 2:51 - 175
24. Cement Mixer (Put-Ti-Put-Ti) - Jimmie Lunceford - Jukebox Hits 1935-1947 - 2:45 - 155 (The Lunceford double-header was intentional. Wanna make something of it?)
25. Ballin' The Jack - Earl Hines - Live Broadcasts From The Hangover Club - 4:00 - 145
26. Frankie & Johnny - Firehouse Five Plus Two - Firehouse Five Plus Two Story - 2:51 - 130
27. Joshua Fit the Battle - Gordon Webster - Live In Philadelphia - 3:57 - 180
28. Twenty-Four Robbers - Fats Waller - The Unique Mr. Waller - 2:45 - 190
29. The Five Pennies - The Famous Castle Jazz Band - The Five Pennies - 2:52 - 205 (I'd forgotten how much fun this song is.)