Big Band / Swing

Unread post by **pidsley** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:39 pm

We don't have a thread for these, do we? I'm talking about Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw among others.

Gene Krupa was a maniac.

Here he is with Benny Goodman, Harry James on Trumpet, Lionel Hampton on vibes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTzP7ecGQiw

If you like Krupa, you need the Box Set.

Unread post by **rhowaldt** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:56 pm

all we have is the Jazz-thread, and that is as insanely broad as making a Rock-thread would be, so i applaud this subcategory, not in the least because of awesome fucking music.

agreed, Gene Krupa is supercool. The video doesnt have the title with it, but if im not mistaken that is Sing, Sing, Sing, a famous Benny Goodman tune, and awesome indeed with insane drumming. wonderful video pids, thanks, very cool to have all those other great players on there as well. have you ever seen the drum battle with Buddy Rich? > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5B7yqDYbA

i fucking love Glenn Miller. this is one of my favourite songs, both musically and lyrically - The Little Man Who Wasn't There: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJQvqjxwWQw

minimalist swing by the Mills Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li1dtJ6jC4w

and then we get the Swing revival, which did produce some cool stuff. i still love the Zoot Suit Riot album by Cherry Poppin Daddies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqH3uliwJY
other famous ones are Big Bad Voodoo Daddys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgmghzzk9Q4 (where did all that "Daddy" suddenly come from?)
and of course Brian Setzer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWcN5YxuYc

best message in music ever (by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FvsgGp8rSE

Unread post by **pidsley** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:00 pm

^ Thanks roald. Yes, that is Sing, Sing, Sing.

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:04 pm

This is a side of jazz I still have to properly explore. Only names I know have been already mentioned.

Unread post by **pidsley** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:28 pm

Benny Goodman deserves his reputation, but I like Artie Shaw just a bit better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9JbDANJ2UI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GmlyInkE-U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmQHRH4myK8

and of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCXVxE_YeP4

And a little more Krupa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPewzoXb3lY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1QQ8UyBFoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNGZzmldXNI

Unread post by **rhowaldt** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:33 pm

@pids: awesome, and "In the mood", even though it is almost as overused as "Take Five" in jazz examples, is a fantastic tune.

an attempt for something perhaps a little lesser known for gekko: Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Afe4IBbnYY (contemporary, but sounds proper old :)

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:42 pm

Don Ellis could fit in this topic, I suppose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1VLVRRz4uM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrsNOSewwAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBDoyZ-9_ho

Unread post by **rhowaldt** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:21 pm

^ that's cool, thanks, didnt know that. pretty different in style from "regular" bigband/swing, but i suppose it still counts, as it is definitely a bigband, and it definitely swings :)

Unread post by **ivanovnegro** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:59 pm

Caro Emerald. She is Dutch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpIhfMUqQII

From this album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gGa4kX ... EF7F8349F1

Unread post by **rhowaldt** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:06 pm

^ this song i didnt know and sounds a lot better than her singles, which tend to sound quite similar and often have a housebeat under them. dunno, might also be that i just heard it played on Dutch radio too often :)

Unread post by **ivanovnegro** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:49 pm

You know what they say, Heinrich Heine is more popular in France than in Germany. :)

Unread post by **rhowaldt** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:43 am

^ good point :)

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:33 pm

One of the most interesting band from the Swing revival of the late '90s is Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

As if often happens to me, I discovered them thanks to a film: Swingers. They also appear in Ally McBeal, IIRC.

The best record to get to know the feelings they can swing around is Americana Deluxe.

Some songs:
Mr Pinstripe Suit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBxfAs_ ... 5C&index=2
King of Swing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xphZkAi ... A3E0640C5C
You Me And the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fmo_AT ... 5C&index=5

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 6:37 pm

Again, from the late 90s Swing revival: Squirrel Nut Zippers

Aside from the cool band name, they have at least one record you should put your ears on right now: Hot.

Some songs:
Got My Own Thing Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcpc1aR ... cD&index=1
Put a Lid On It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdAt4qW ... wxoAdzJzcD
Hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLYB9pv ... wxoAdzJzcD

Unread post by **ivanovnegro** » Thu Jul 02, 2015 2:43 pm

^ A fantastic band.

Unread post by **wuxmedia** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:03 am

nice, got a friend who's a Lindy hop dancer. weird he was the only person who never danced at parties, now it's for a living. He even dresses like he's from the 40's/50's

Unread post by **hinto** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:35 pm

ivanovnegro wrote:^ A fantastic band.

Most definitely.
-H

Unread post by **hinto** » Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:37 pm

Brian Setzer does some cool covers/re-interpretations.
Brian Setzer Orchestra - In The Mood
-Hinto

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