I know this was almost two weeks ago, but the process of actually getting these things output to an HTML table is at least moderately arduous and so I didn’t get the chance to post it until today.
If you can’t tell by the track listings, I’m a huge Ellington fan. Nearly half the songs are by Ellington or his sidemen. I guess it may look weird in print, but I tend to go in phases like this, and my opinion is that as long as the crowd’s happy, I’m happy. I’ve never really subscribed to the philosophy that being a good swing dance DJ requires the ability to source incredibly obscure tracks from artists that even most swing DJs have heard. Rather, I think that the key traits are attention to the energy of the room and… well, frankly, taste.
On that count, I guess I’ll leave it to you to decide (below the jump).
| Artist | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| James P. Johnson | Snowy Morning Blues | Snowy Morning Blues |
| Duke Ellington | Bojangles [Remastered 1999] | Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band |
| Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra; vocal by Billie Holiday | Mean To Me | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia (1933-1944) |
| Benny Goodman | Tea for Two [Remastered 1996] | The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings |
| Wingy Manone | Tar Paper Stomp | The Jazz Trumpet Classic Jazz To Swing:Modern Times Vol. 1 & 2 |
| Slim and Slam | Jump Session | Laughing in Rhythm Disc 1 |
| Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra | Jack The Bear [Remastered 2004] | The Centennial Collection |
| Fats Waller | Serenade For A Wealthy Widow | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, CD C |
| The Benny Goodman Sextet | A Smo-o-o-oth One | The Genius Of The Electric Guitar |
| Bob Crosby & His Orchestra | Dogtown Blues | South Rampart Street Parade |
| Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra | Blazin’ | The Fletcher Henderson Story |
| Fats Waller | Have A Little Dream On Me | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, CD C |
| Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra | Krum Elbow Blues | The Duke’s Men: Small Groups, Volume 2 |
| Duke Ellington | Park At 106th | Caravan (Disc 1-2) |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra | Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong) | Complete Decca Recordings (1937 - 1939) |
| Rex Stewart And The Ellingtonians | Cherry | Rex Stewart And The Ellingtonians |
| Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Nine-Twenty Special | Treasury Shows Vol. 5 |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra | Smarty (You Know It All) | Complete Decca Recordings (1937 - 1939) |
| Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra; Vocal by Leon LaFel | Love In Swingtime [78rpm Version] | The Duke’s Men: Small Groups, Volume 2 |
| Stuff Smith | I’se a Muggin’, Pt. 1- Ensemble | Complete 1936-1937 Sessions |
| Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra | Oh Boy! | For Dancers Only [US Release] |
| Benny Goodman | Oomph Fah Fah | Benny Goodman: 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Plus 1944-47 Small Group And Big Band Masterpieces |
| Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra | Tuxedo Junction [1989 Remastered] | Tuxedo Junction |
| Miff Mole | How Come You Do Me Like You Do. | Masters of Classic Jazz: Dixieland |
| Fats Waller | I Wish I Were Twins | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, CD D |
| Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra | My Blue Heaven | For Dancers Only [US Release] |
| Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra | Rocks In My Bed [Remastered 1999] | Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra | Georgianna | Complete Decca Recordings (1937 - 1939) |
| Count Basie | Evenin’ | The Classic Swing Collection |
| Fats Waller | Then Ill Be Tired Of You | The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: A Handful Of Keys, CD C |
| James P. Johnson | Keepin Out Of Mischief Now | Snowy Morning Blues |
| Fats Waller | Twenty-Four Robbers | Ain’t Misbehavin’ |
| Benny Goodman | Sweet Sue - Just You [Remastered 1996 - Take 2] | The Complete RCA Victor Small Group Recordings |
| Billie Holiday | St. Louis Blues | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia (1933-1944) |
| Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra | Easy Rider [Remastered 1989] | Tuxedo Junction |
| Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Stompy Jones [Remastered 2004] | The Centennial Collection |
| Count Basie | Topsy | Complete Decca Recordings (1937 - 1939) |
| Duke Ellington | Just A Settin’ And Rockin’ | Jump For Joy |
| Sidney Bechet | Black And Blue | The Fabulous Sidney Bechet |
| Les Paul | New Dupree Blues | The Trio’s Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936-47) |
| Count Basie & His Orchestra | Pennies From Heaven | Complete Decca Recordings (1937 - 1939) |
| Red Nichols | Everybody Loves My Baby | Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925 - 1955 |
| Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra | Good Queen Bess [Take 1; Remastered - 1995] | Passion Flower 1940-46 |
| Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra | Body And Soul [2004 Remastered] | The War, A Ken Burns Film, Deluxe Edition |
| Billie Holiday | The Way You Look Tonight | Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia (1933-1944) |
| Fats Waller & His Rhythm | A Good Man Is Hard To Find | Fats Waller: Very Best of Fats Waller |
| The Benny Goodman Sextet | Shivers | The Genius Of The Electric Guitar |
| Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra | Hodge Podge | The Duke’s Men: Small Groups, Volume 2 |
| Fletcher Henderson | Singing The Blues | 1924-1936 |
| Slim and Slam | 8, 9 and 10 | Laughing in Rhythm Disc 1 |
| Barney Bigard & His Jazzopators | Jazz A La Carte [78rpm Version] | The Duke’s Men: Small Groups Volume I |
| Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra | Chris And His Gang | The Fletcher Henderson Story |
| Jimmie Lunceford | Taint What You Do (Its The Way That You Do It) | Lunceford Special |
Posted on July 15th, 2008 by Lee
Tagged: Dance, Music, playlist
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