Any swing music to suggest?

[HEyHEY]

Not really familiar with the good artists. Are any of you?

[StaggerLee]

1. Benny Goodman

n/t

[NightTrain]

14. Particularly "Sing, Sing, Sing."

Drummer Gene Krupa was on fire during that performance! :headbang:

[westsidexview]

24. the benny goodman story is awesome

the music from the soundtrack of the benny goodman story is awesome. this has some of his best work with his best fellow musicians.

[supernova]

2. Marcia Ball

She does Texas Swing. I went to see here back in April. She was awesome! GOPisEvil really likes her a lot too.

[democracyindanger]

3. Can't go wrong with royalty

The Duke and the Count.

[Wilber_Stool]

4. Asleep at the Wheel

Good Texas swing.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

5. Anything with Gene Kruppa...

on the drums!

He kicked ass! If you heard his stuff and your feet weren't moving, you were dead.

Especially check out his work with Benny Goodman.

On edit:

A great movie to check out "A Song is Born" which stars Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo -- it's a remake of "Ball of Fire". It's a musical in which swing plays a huge role -- Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman co-star. Great soundtrack.

[PoiBoy]

6. Old School - Glenn Miller

..there is a release entitled "Digital Glenn Miller"..his greatest hits have been digitally remastered... awesome album...!!

New school - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy...

enjoy!! :hi:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

7. How about western swing? Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys nt

[trof]

15. Hot Club of Cow Town

http://www.hotclubofcowtown.com/
Good music!

[StaggerLee]

8. Cab Calloway

too!

[moof]

9. Once your " In The Mood " The "Satch and Josh" CD is great

"Jumpin at the woodside" from Satch & Josh will make you think you are back in the day.

Or go to the Library and see if you can rent the PBS series "Jazz" by Ken Burns. It has lots of the greats in it if you want to explore more.

[Mnemosyne]

12. In the Mood!!!

[JPJones]

10. Modern - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

[markses]

11. If you want contemporary, pick up Ray Gelato's

The Men from U.N.C.L.E.

Great little CD.

[achtung_circus]

13. Vot #2 for Ken Burn's Jazz

I picked up the Louis Armstrong disc today. I can't say it rocks, but it swings.

[NashVegas]

16. Pick Up the Soundtrack from the Movie "Swing Kids"

it's loaded with great stuff.


1. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
2. Nothing To Report
3. Shout And Feel It
4. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) - Bill Banks
5. The Letter
6. Flat Foot Floogee - Benny Goodman
7. Arvid Beten
8. Swingtime In The Rockies - Benny Goodman
9. Daphne
10. Training For Utopia
11. Life Goes To A Party/Jumpin' At The Woodside - Robert Hraft
12. Goodnight My Love - Benny Goodman
13. Ashes
14. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon
15. The Bismarck
16. Swing Heil

[timtom]

17. Count Basie

from 1936 to 1938.

[JVS]

18. None at all

[mac56]

19. All of the above, plus Louis Jordan and his Tympani Five.

For contemporary, try The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra.

[tishaLA]

20. Basie and Ellington

could outswing anybody. Try Count Basie's excellent "April in Paris" CD. Vocally, nobody swings harder than Ella, but Anita O'Day can swing like a mother, too.

[ornotna]

21. Glenn Miller- In the mood

or some Tommy Dorsey or Guy Lombardo

[gmoney]

22. Louis Prima and Capitol-era Sinatra

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[LWolf]

23. Benny Goodman

Cab Calloway

Glenn Miller

Not very familiar, but these 3 I know.