Episode 49: Sunday Swing #14

"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, the origin of the dances predating popular "swing era" music. The most well-known of these dances is Lindy Hop, a fusion of jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston, which originated in Harlem in the early 1920s, but includes a number of other styles such as Balboa, Shag, West Coast Swing, and Boogie Woogie. “Sunday Swing” highlights the music of the swing era and the dances that thrived in the ballrooms and dance halls. Danny Lane guides you through a one hour swing session. Do the Lindy Hop or choose your favorite dance. Just keep swingin'.
***** Join the conversation on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712
***** or by email at:
[email protected]
***** You’ll hear:
1) For Dancers Only by Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
2) Flying Home by Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
3) Yacht Club Swing by Fats Waller
4) Tuxedo Junction by Erskine Hawkins
5) Two O'Clock Jump by Harry James & His Orchestra
6) The Grey Bear by Alan Freed & His Band (with Sam "The Man" Taylor)
7) Jumpin' At The Woodside by Count Basie & His Orchestra
8) On The Sunny Side Of The Street by Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
9) Goody Goody by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (with Helen Ward, vocal)
10) Opus No. 1 by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
11) Jumpin' Jive by Cab Calloway
12) Old Spice by Lucky Millinder
13) Boys Are Back In Town by The BusBoys
14) Darktown Strutter's Ball by The Platters
15) Go Harlem by Chick Webb (d. 1939, age 30)
16) Jump Jive An' Wail by Louis Prima & Keely Smith (with Sam Butera & The Witnesses)
17) Little Brown Jug by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
18) Wild Mab Of The Fish Pond by Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
19) Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee by Stick McGhee & His Buddies
20) The Grabtown Grapple by Artie Shaw & His Gramercy 5
21) Ballin' the Jack by Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band