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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #260: I’ve Found A New Baby [End of the Series]

February 28, 2015 By Christian Bossert 2 Comments

Ethel Waters

Welcome to the last Song of the Week. Yes, you're reading this right and I'm sorry if you're disappointed now. But to be honest, in the last few months it got harder and harder to keep up with the weekly format since I have a family and I'm running a business and sometimes I'd … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #260: I’ve Found A New Baby [End of the Series]

Filed Under: Music, Song Of The Week Tagged With: DJ Chrisbe, Ethel Waters, Fletcher Henderson, Lindy Hop

DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #231: Take Me Away From The River

August 7, 2014 By Christian Bossert 1 Comment

The Smoking Time Jazz Club - Take Me Away From The River

Earlier this year, the Smoking Time Jazz Club released their latest album and there is one song that really stands out from the rest - at least for me: Great rhythm section, soulful vocals and solos, and that gloomy atmosphere. Take Me Away From The River I Need Someone Like You … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #231: Take Me Away From The River

Filed Under: Music, Song Of The Week Tagged With: Fletcher Henderson, Lindy Hop, New Orleans Jazz, Smoking Time Jazz Club

DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #228: I Gotcha

July 16, 2014 By Christian Bossert Leave a Comment

Don Redman

Don Redman was more important to the development of big band swing than most of the people know nowadays. I Gotcha Here is another interesting version. It's an instrumental with xylophone (not available on YouTube) but I don't know the recording year. Don Redman Donald "Don" … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #228: I Gotcha

Filed Under: Music, Song Of The Week Tagged With: Balboa, DJ Chrisbe, Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson, Lindy Hop, McKinney's Cotton Pickers

DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #213: Hot And Anxious

April 2, 2014 By Christian Bossert 1 Comment

DJ Chrisbe's Song of the Week: Hot And Anxious Fletcher Henderson

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

Filed Under: Music, Song Of The Week Tagged With: DJ Chrisbe, Fletcher Henderson, Horace Henderson, In The Mood, Lindy Hop, Swing Music, Wingy Manone

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