During 2000-2004, I was member of a performance troupe in Zürich Switzerland called "punkt8." One song we used for a group choreography was "Big John's Special." But because we practiced that much with that song, I rarely used it as DJ, I considered it overplayed :). However, … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #215: Big John’s Special
Song Of The Week
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #214: Undecided
Undecided is one of those Jazz standards that got recorded many times by many artists. I guess, the most known versions all include lyrics, but the original recording was instrumental only. Do you know who wrote it and who first recorded it? Undecided The tune was written and … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #214: Undecided
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #213: Hot And Anxious
It seems that "In The Mood" (notably Glenn Miller's version) is beside "Sing, Sing, Sing" THE dance song of the Swing era, especially for people who are not in the Swing dance scene. Everybody knows that song! The main theme of "In The Mood", though, was part of another tune … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #213: Hot And Anxious
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #212: Knock Me A Kiss
In the late 1930s/early 1940s, a new music style called Rhythm 'n' Blues became popular: Jazz/Blues combined with accentuated rhythms. Louis Jordan was one of the first stars of this new sound. Knock Me A Kiss About the song By the time the group returned to New York in late … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #212: Knock Me A Kiss
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #211: Caprice XXIV Paganini
I just found out that this song hasn't been part of this weekly series yet. Unbelievable! It's truly one of my all-time favorites and I'm convinced that this song belongs into every swing music library. During the swing era, the demand of new music was so big that it was quite … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #211: Caprice XXIV Paganini
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