Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fat Tuesday at Black Rock Tavern, 2/21/2012



I had a blast last night spinning tunes at Black Rock Pub, in celebration of Mardi Gras. This is the second year I've been invited to DJ. Last year, I played almost exclusively artists from or associated with New Orleans. This year, I wasn't so strict--I pretty much played what seemed appropriate in the moment, though that certainly involved a fair amount of New Orleans-flavored music.

The crowd was steady from around 9:15 or 9:30 all the way through 11:30ish. They were there to dance, for reals. I played more fast music than I could possibly ever have gotten away with at Fizz. Check out the BPM sparkline and histogram. And the setlist:
  1. Swing Brother Swing - Miss Sophie Lee - Tallulah Moon - 3:55 - 165
  2. Sugar - Katharine Whalen - Jazz Squad - 2:57 - 182
  3. It's Been So Long - Duke Heitger - Rhythm Is Our Business - 3:34 - 155
  4. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It - Fritzel's New Orleans Jazz Band - Vol. 2 - 4:22 - 120
  5. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Sidney Bechet - Jazz in Paris - 2:40 - 145
  6. Ochi Chornya - Wingy Manone - 1940-1944 - 2:54 - 165
  7. A Viper's Moan - Willie Bryant And His Orchestra - 1935-1936 - 3:25 - 150
  8. Honeysuckle Rose - Adrian Rollini - 1934-1938 - 2:38 - 160
  9. What a Pretty Little Miss - Fats Waller - 038212  BLUEBIRD -10437 - 2:32 - 190 (The first line never fails to crack me up: "Where have I been hiding all your life?")
  10. Chicago - Muggsy Spanier - An Anthology Of Big Band Swing 1930-1955 - 2:36 - 185
  11. Clementine - Marty Grosz And His Hot Combination - Hooray For Bix! - 4:03 - 164 (The sound quality on this track was poor)
  12. Perdido Street Blues - Louis Armstrong - The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940-1949 - 3:08 - 145
  13. Ya Gotta See Baby Tonight - Louis Prima - Louis Prima et son orchestre : 1945 - 2:24 - 145
  14. Ain't Got No Room for the Blues - Banu Gibson - Vintage Banu - 2:46 - 125
  15. How Come You Do Me Like You Do - Kid Ory - This Kid's The Greatest! - 3:23 - 120
  16. Do For Myself - Meschiya Lake And The Little Big Horns - Lucky Devil - 3:24 - 180
  17. I'm Alone Because I Love You - The Palmetto Bug Stompers - Live @ D.B.A. - 3:29 - 150
  18. Black Coffee - The Careless Lovers - Black Coffee - Single - 2:39 - 195
  19. Short Dressed Gal - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Preservation, Vol. 1 - 2:38 - 160
  20. If You're A Viper - Kermit Ruffins - The Big Butter & Egg Man - 3:08 - 170
  21. Lady Be Good - Svend Asmussen - Musical Miracle Vol. 1: 1935-40 - 2:56 - 180 (Violin + vibes)
  22. Fiddle Dee Dee - Lionel Hampton - Lionel Hampton Story 1: Hot Mallets - 2:39 - 195 (More violin + vibes...can I tell you like this combo?)
  23. There's Rhythm In Harlem - Mills Blue Rhythm Band - 1933-1936 - 3:11 - 205
  24. Georgia Cake Walk - Eddie Condon - We Called It Music - 3:06 - 165
  25. Lawd, Lawd - Cecil Scott & His Bright Boys - Harlem Big Bands - 3:13 - 215
  26. Minor Drag - Tuba Skinny - Garbage Man - 3:23 - 240 (240 BPM didn't seem to phase people!)
  27. Heebie Jeebies - Preservation Hall Jazz Band - The Hurricane Sessions - 1:55 - 180
  28. Shake That Thing - The Smoking Time Jazz Club - Quarter Note Vol. 1 - 4:25 - 125
  29. Somebody Changed The Lock - Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo - 2:45 - 95
  30. Muddy Water - Davina & The Vagabonds - Live @ the Times - 2:29 - 123
  31. Banana Split for My Baby - Louis Prima - The Wildest! - 2:31 - 137
  32. Comes Love - Duke Heitger - Duke Heitger's "Krazy Kapers" - 4:34 - 150
  33. Tuxedo Junction - The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Ain't No School Like the Old School - 3:14 - 155 (Shim-sham)
  34. Milenberg Joys - Gordon Webster - Live In Philadelphia - 3:45 - 190
  35. Smoke House Rhythm - Benny Goodman - VICTOR 26107 - 2:53 - 205
  36. Shine On Harvest Moon - Pete Fountain - Dixieland's Kings - 2:50 - 160
  37. Rosetta - The Baby Soda Jazz Band - Cures Everything But The Blues - 4:34 - 165
  38. All of Me - Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra - Swing à La Mode - 3:21 - 190
  39. King Porter Stomp - Kansas City All-Stars - KC After Dark - 4:38 - 170
  40. Bennie's Bugle - 4Beat6 - The band that plays the music of Benny Goodman - 3:01 - 195
  41. Yeah Man - Four Vagabonds - Vol. 2 (1942-1943) - 2:15 - 135
  42. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? - Louis Armstrong - The Wonderful Duets - 2:21 - 135
  43. Georgia Grind - Louis Armstrong - The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings - 2:34 - 140 (I was thinking that this would be the more modern version, the duet with Velma Middleton on Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography. Ooops.)
  44. Get It Southern Style - Duke Ellington - The Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 - 2:43 - 120
  45. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - James Booker - New Orleans Piano Wizard: Live! - 3:42 - 125
  46. All I Know - The Countdown Quartet - Sadlack's Stomp - 2:56 - 125
  47. On Revival Day - Lavern Baker - LaVern Sings Bessie Smith - 3:16 - 143
  48. Twenty-Four Robbers - Jimmie Lunceford - Jimmie Lunceford - 3:10 - 140
  49. Back In Your Own Backyard - Billie Holiday - A Musical Romance - 2:42 - 155 (First of a Billie Holiday two-fer.)
  50. Life Begins When You're In Love - Billie Holiday - Lady Day: The Master Takes And Singles - 3:02 - 180
  51. Nappin' John - Roy Eldridge & His Gramercy Five - Little Jazz Giant - 3:04 - 190
  52. King Porter Stomp - Wynton Marsalis - Mr. Jelly Lord - Standard Time Vol. 6 - 3:09 - 180 (Mardi Gras=excuse to play KPS twice.)
  53. Fat and Greasy - Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin - 3:09 - 160
  54. Georgia On My Mind - Louis Armstrong - When You're Smiling - 3:25 - 105
  55. Prince Nez - Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hot - 2:53 - 180 (tempo doubles to 300+ BPM at the end, just to make sure people leave.)

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