Another week, another Song of the Week and today for the two hundred fiftieth time! Wow! I think, my own astonishment is always the biggest when I think about those numbers and that the series still is running. Well, I didn't look for a special song for this jubilee, I just … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #250: Midnight Rhythm
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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #249: Jump It With A Shuffle
This song is more in the tradition of Jump Blues and maybe a little bit untypical for that series but why not mix it up from time to time. We had a Blues last week and I also wanted to stay with it this week. It's a funny song to play with as dancers. Jump It With A … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #249: Jump It With A Shuffle
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #247: Big Fat Butterfly
There is not much known about Skeets Tolbert, but at least we have his music. Big Fat Butterfly About Skeets Tolbert The text is taken from Wikipedia (which refers to Howard Rye, "Skeets Tolbert". Grove Jazz online) Campbell Aurelius "Skeets" Tolbert (February 14, 1909, … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #247: Big Fat Butterfly
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #246: How Big Can You Get?
This week's song is a very interesting tune by Cab Calloway - music-wise and lyrics-wise. But listen yourself. How Big Can You Get You can learn more about Cab Calloway here: Song of the Week #129: At The Clambake Carnival On a side note: Retro-swing band Big Bad … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #246: How Big Can You Get?
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #245: Communications
This song got a lot of recognition back in 2010 when Kevin St. Laurent & Jo Hoffberg performed a routine to that song. Communications Let's have a look at the clip from the Classic Lindy competition at ILHC 2010: In fact, I don't spin many Slim (& Slam) tracks … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #245: Communications
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