Swing Swing Swing 4

Four volumes in and I am clearly not over this. More is coming! The pick runs from the golden era heavyweights who invented the whole thing through the neo-swing revival acts that proved it never actually died. I think it just went underground for a while. As an amateur ballroom dancer for years, emphasis on amateur, there is nothing quite like a good swing tune for reminding your feet what they're supposed to be doing even when your brain has other ideas. This volume has a little more muscle and defiance to it than the previous three. Either way it swings. From sex to war to just drinking, it's all here this time. And every time. All through the ages.

Swing Swing Swing 4

65 Benny Goodman - Don't Be That Way

66 Duke Ellington - C Jam Blues

67 Gavin Povey & The Fabulous Oke She Moke She Pops - Hook Line & Sinker

68 The Indigo Kings - How Can It Be True

69 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - What's The Matter With You

70 Harry James & His Music Makers - Two O'Clock Jump

71 The Lazy Jumpers - Salt And Pepper Boogie

72 Robyn Adele Anderson - Immigrant Song

73 Count Basie - Shorty George

74 Keely Smith - Swing, Swing, Swing (Sing, Sing, Sing)

75 Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra - Wrappin' It Up

76 The Atomic Fireballs - Man With The Hex

77 Erskine Hawkins - Tippin' In

78 Woody Herman - Four Brothers

79 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - You & Me & Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby)

80 Charlie Barnet - Skyliner

81 Jennifer Rocket - Stand Up Baby

82 Phantom Alley Swing - Pocket Full of Stars

83 Artie Shaw - Begin The Beguine

84 Maria Muldaur - It Ain't The Meat (It's The Motion)

85 Glenn Miller - Pennsylvania 6-5000

86 Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra - For Dancers Only

87 Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

88 The Mighty Blue Kings - Baby Drives Me Wild

89 Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra - Pull The Other One, Rob!

Swing Swing Swing 3

I'm on a Swing kick aren't I? Three in a row! But they're all good. A couple of big band versions of newer songs, but the bulk are not. But this pick is a combination of traditional swing bands and some of the new vanguard of swing. Get the last two days writeups for more. I'm tired and going to bed. Sorry, no long blurb today. And it's the same cover as before.

Swing Swing Swing 3

42 Benny Goodman - King Porter Stomp

43 Pink Turtle - Walk On the Wild Side

44 Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

45 The Flying Neutrinos - Mr. Zoot Suit

46 Squirrel Nut Zippers - Put A Lid On It

47 The Jive Aces - Bring Me Sunshine

48 Indigo Swing - Swing Lover

49 Louis Prima - Jump, Jive, An' Wail

50 Count Basie & His Orchestra - Jumpin' at the Woodside

51 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O

52 Vanguard Aces - Rocco's Joint

53 Erskine Hawkins - Tuxedo Junction

54 Big Joe Turner - Boogie Woogie Country Girl

55 Steve Lucky & Rhumba Bums - Jump Back

56 Robin McKelle - Abracadabra

57 Brian Setzer Orchestra - This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof

58 Louis Jordan - Caldonia

59 Royal Crown Revue - Barflies At The Beach

60 Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Boogie Woogie

61 Nat King Cole And His Trio - Get Your Kicks On Route 66

62 Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Brown Derby Jump

63 Ella Fitzgerald - Undecided

64 Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys - Jumping From 6 To 6

Swing, Swing, Swing 2

Volume two of this pick and the floor is still jumping — same mix of golden era heavyweights and neo-swing acts that proved the whole thing never really went anywhere, it just went underground for a while. I've said it before but there is nothing quite like a good swing tune for reminding your feet what they're supposed to be doing even when the rest of you hasn't had enough coffee. This volume gets a little wilder than the first, leans a little harder into the revival side, and somewhere in the middle there is a brand new track that is either about clean eating and healthy living or absolutely is not, depending on who's asking. Stripping away any pretense, this is just more of what the first one was — music built for a room full of people who want to move and aren't overthinking it. And I know, Happy St Patrick's Day. At least the cover is green...

Swing, Swing, Swing 2

19 Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot

20 Benny Goodman - Stompin' At The Savoy

21 Count Basie - One O'Clock Jump

22 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Oo Poppa Do

23 Lionel Hampton - Flying Home

24 Atomic Fireballs - Spanish Fly

25 The New Morty Show - In The Groove

26 Tommy Dorsey - Opus One

27 Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra - Bill's Bounce

28 Gene Krupa - Bugle Call Rag

29 Duke Ellington - Cotton Tail

30 Anita Hardcok - I Need a Stiff Cocktail Tonight

31 Royal Crown Revue - Hey Pachuco!

32 Maha Mayhem - Whole Lotta Wellness

33 Artie Shaw - Frenesi

34 Harry James - Ciribiribin

35 Crescent City Maulers - Jump, Jive, an' Wail

36 Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra - Rhythm Is Our Business

37 Glenn Miller - Chattanooga Choo Choo

38 Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher

39 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Pinstripe Suit

40 Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra - We Still Talk the Way Lovers Do

41 Woody Herman - Woodchopper's Ball

Swing Swing Swing

This pick starts with the big band era and doesn't apologize for a second — Goodman, Ellington, Basie, Miller, Sinatra, Prima, all the usual suspects doing what they did better than anyone has since, and then it opens up into some of the deeper cuts that don't get enough daylight. I've been an amateur ballroom dancer for years, emphasis on amateur, and there is nothing quite like a good swing tune for reminding your feet what they're supposed to be doing even when your brain disagrees. The playlist runs from the classic radio names through some of the neo-swing revival acts that proved the whole thing still had a pulse, and stripping away the nostalgia for a second, this music just moves — it's built for a room full of people who want to have a good time and aren't overthinking it.

Swing Swing Swing

01 Les Brown - Leap Frog

02 Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing (with a Swing)

03 Glenn Miller Orchestra - In The Mood

04 Duke Ellington - Take The A Train

05 Dean Martin - Who's Got The Action

06 Andrews Sisters - Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means Your Grand)

07 Dinah Washington - Christopher Columbus

08 Count Basie Band - Shiny Stockings

09 Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)

10 Dean Martin - Who Was That Lady

11 Louis Jordan - Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (Ma Baby)

12 Louis Prima - Just A Gigolo-Ain't Got Nobody

13 Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper

14 Blue Plate Special - Night Out

15 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Blue Skies

16 Dem Brooklyn Bums - Baseball Bat Boogie

17 Fly-Rite Boys - Rosetta

18 Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums - Jumptown