Swing Is In The Air
Sunday January 7th, 2018 with Retro Renny
Swinging jazz from 1937 to 1960, concentrating mainly on the 1940s. Music from Duke Ellington, Jimmy Witherspoon with the Count Basie Orchestra, Lester Young, Helen Humes, Slim Gaillard, Billie Holiday and more.
That which swings is not always Swing. Swing & swinging jazz: 1937-1960
| It's Gettin' Kinda Chilly SLIM & SLAM - Laughing In Rhythm - '38 Vocalion Records/'03 Proper Records |
| We Cats Will Swing For You THE CATS & THE FIDDLE - We Cats Will Swing For You - '39 Bluebird Records/'15 Acrobat Records |
| Fat And Forty AL HIBBLER - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '46 Aladdin Records/'96 Capitol Records |
| Knock Me A Kiss GENE KRUPA & HIS ORCHESTRA with ROY ELDRIDGE - 1940s Jazz - The Singers - '42 Columbia Records/'87 CBS Records |
| C Jam Blues DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA - Kings Of Swing Vol. 2 - '42 RCA-Victor Records/'04 Quality Records |
| He Should'a Fip'd When He Flop'd JOHNNY MERCER & COOTIE WILLIAMS - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '46 unissued/'96 Capitol Records |
| 'Gator Tail, Part 1 COOTIE WILLIAMS & HIS ORCHESTRA - Blues, Boogie & Bop: The Best Of The 1940s Mercury Sessions - '49 Mercury Records/'95 PolyGram Records |
| Flying Home (Part I & Part II) ILLINOIS JACQUET & HIS ALL STARS - The Aladdin Records Story - '45 Philo Records/Aladdin Records/'94 EMI Records |
| Opus Five - Jake's Jive JAKE PORTER & HIS ORCHESTRA - Wailin' Daddy: The Best Of Maxwell Davis 1945-1959 - '46 Pacific Records/'11 Fantastic Voyage/Future Noise Music |
| MT Boogie MAXWELL DAVIS & HIS ORCHESTRA - Wailin' Daddy: The Best Of Maxwell Davis 1945-1959 - '48 Black & White Records/'11 Fantastic Voyage/Future Noise Music |
| Jack's Town GENE AMMONS QUINTET - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '47 unissued/'96 Capitol Records |
| Jack Hits The Road JACK TEARGARDEN with THE BUD FREEMAN & HIS FAMOUS CHICAGOANS - 1940s Jazz - The Singers - '40 Columbia Records/'87 CBS Records |
| Take Me Back, Baby JIMMY RUSHING with COUNT BASIE & HIS ORCHESTRA - 1940s Jazz - The Singers - '41 OKeh Records/'87 CBS Records |
| Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) BENNY GOODMAN & HIS ORCHESTRA - Kings Of Swing Vol. 2 - '37 RCA-Victor Records/'04 Quality Records |
| Rich-Ual Dance BUDDY RICH & HIS ORCHESTRA - Blues, Boogie & Bop: The Best Of The 1940s Mercury Sessions - '46 Mercury Records/'95 PolyGram Records |
| Jammin' With Lester LESTER YOUNG & HIS BAND - That's Your Last Boogie: The Best Of Johnny Otis 1945-1960 - '46 Philo Records/'12 Fantastic Voyage/Future Noise Music |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid LESTER YOUNG & HIS BAND - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '48 Aladdin Records/'96 Capitol Records |
| Swingin' An Echo CHARLES MINGUS SEXTET - Wailin' Daddy: The Best Of Maxwell Davis 1945-1959 - '45 Excelsior Records/'11 Fantastic Voyage/Future Noise Music |
| Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac DIZZY GILLESPIE - The Champ - '56 Savoy Records/'92 Nippon Columbia |
| Down Yonder BUDDY JOHNSON & HIS ORCHESTRA - Buddy And Ella Johnson 1953 -1964 - '59 Roulette Records/'92 Bear Family Records |
| Moanin' (Live) THE QUINCY JONES BIG BAND - Kings of Swing Vol. 4 - '60 Mercury Records/'04 Quality Records |
| Seeing Double LEE YOUNG & HIS BAND - Wailin' Daddy: The Best Of Maxwell Davis 1945-1959 - '49 Capitol Records/'11 Fantastic Voyage/Future Noise Music |
| St. Louis Blues MAXINE SULLIVAN with JOHN KIRBY & HIS ORCHESTRA - 1940s Jazz - The Singers - '40 Columbia Records/'87 CBS Records |
| I'm Nobody's Baby MILDRED BAILEY - 1940s Jazz - The Singers - '40 Columbia Records/'87 CBS Records |
| Today I Sing The Blues HELEN HUMES - Blues, Boogie & Bop: The Best Of The 1940s Mercury Sessions - '48 Mercury Records/'95 PolyGram Records |
| Blue Turning Grey Over You BILLIE HOLIDAY with THE TINY GRIMES SEXTET - The Aladdin Records Story - '51 Aladdin Records/'94 EMI Records |
| Oh Babe! KAY STARR - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '50 Capitol Records/'96 Capitol Records |
| Solid Potato Salad ELLA MAE MORSE - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '43 unissued/'96 Capitol Records |
| The Frim Fram Sauce THE KING COLE TRIO - Jumpin' Like Mad: Cool Cats & Hip Chicks Non-Stop Dancin' - '45 Capitol Records/'96 Capitol Records |
| Eatin' With The Boogie SLIM GAILLARD - Laughing In Rhythm - '52 Clef Records/'03 Proper Records |
| Hey! Chef SLIM GAILLARD & HIS FLAT FLOOGIE BOYS - Laughing In Rhythm - '40 OKeh Records/'03 Proper Records |
| Matzoh Balls SLIM GAILLARD & HIS FLAT FLOOGIE BOYS - Laughing In Rhythm - '39 Vocalion Records/'03 Proper Records |
| Dunkin' Bagel SLIM GAILLARD QUARTET - Laughing In Rhythm - '45 BEE-BEE Records/'03 Proper Records |
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4:04 PM, January 7th, 2018