Third last instalment below the fold. Including the MixCloud link for you to listen to it all.
I’ve also created a Spotify playlist to host all the tracks (or all the ones i can find on Spotify anyway) – and each week, I’ll keep adding the tracks for the week. You can find it here!
| Track | Artist | Album | Time | BPM | Plays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Walk’ Em | Buddy Johnson | The Walk ’em Rhythm Band | 2:52 | 135 | 132 |
| A cracking little jump blues from Buddy Johnson Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 29 | Afternoon Of A Moax | Charlie Barnet | Charlie Barnet | 3:23 | 132 | 134 |
| A “moax” is forties slang for a loser. Why that inspired such a great song is something I can’t really answer. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 28 | The Goon Came On (GG) | Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra | The Complete Jimmie Lunceford Decca Sessions [Disc 6] | 2:22 | 144 | 135 |
| One of my favourite Lunceford tracks – also, very hard to find. I still haven’t figured out what a “goon” is. No Preview Found | ||||||
| 27 | Between 18th And 19th On Chestnut Street | Charlie Barnet | Swing Street Strut Vol.2 | 2:55 | 135 | 138 |
| Another Charlie Barnet classic, with vocals from Mary Ann McCall. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 26 | 24 Robbers | Pugsley Buzzard | Chicago Typewriter | 2:38 | 159 | 139 |
| A lot slower than Fats Waller’s – and very distinctive – Pugsley Buzzard’s style is best described as somewhere between Fats Waller and Tom Waits. LIsten on Apple Music | ||||||
| 25 | Its Tight Like That | Jimmy Noone | The Complete Recordings, Vol.1 CD 2 | 2:47 | 143 | 143 |
| I just love Jimmy Noone – and this is probably my favourite of the many many Tight Like That versions you’ll find out there. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 24 | Miss Martingale | Hot Lips Page | Complete Jazz Series 1944 – 1946 | 3:23 | 138 | 145 |
| This used to be a go-to song for something relaxing, gentle and undemanding to give a, overworked dance floor a chance to recover – and it has a nice energy build to it, which makes it a good track to use at the start of a wave. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 23 | I’m In Sharp When I Hit The Coast | Big Joe Turner | All The Classic Hits 1938 – 1952 | 3:01 | 151 | 146 |
| One of the original Blues shouters, Big Joe Turner was known earlier in his career as the “singing barman” – from his dual role as bartender and singer. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 22 | A Mellow Bit Of Rhythm | Mary Lou Williams, Andy Kirk & His Clouds Of Joy | Walkin’ And Swingin | 3:19 | 163 | 148 |
| One of these addictive energetic tunes that I can’t get enough of. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
| 21 | Long Gone | Ray McKinley | The Very Best Of | 2:38 | 160 | 148 |
| Maybe not as good as The Louis Armstrong takes on it, but this is probably more consistently danceable. Listen on Spotify | ||||||
Footnote: – For anyone who doesn’t know the term, BPM is short for Beats Per Minute, and is a standard way for DJs to measure track speed.
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