The longest title ever for a "Song of the Week"! When I started dancing Lindy Hop in 1999, "Frim Fram Sauce" by Canadian singer and pianist Diana Krall (* Nov. 16, 1964) was one of the songs that were played all the time on the dance floor. At the beginning of October 2012, … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #136: There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears
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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #6: The Gal From Joe’s
This article was originally published on shuffleprojects.com Charlie Barnet, New York, N.Y., ca. August 1946 (Photograph by William P. Gottlieb) Another great song is The Gal From Joe's composed by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills, here in my preferred version by Charlie … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #6: The Gal From Joe’s
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #5: The Game Of Love
This article was originally published on shuffleprojects.com Source This is a beautiful song by Fairground Attraction, a Scottish pop band which only existed from 1987-1990. They are most known for their world hit “Perfect”, released 1988. “The Game Of Love” is … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #5: The Game Of Love
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #4: I Found A New Baby
This article was originally published on shuffleprojects.com Mallory1180 [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons I Found A New Baby (also: I've Found A New Baby) is one of my favourite Jazz standards and I can't stop hunting for new versions of that great song. For this … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #4: I Found A New Baby
DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #1: All The Cats Join In
This article was originally published on shuffleprojects.com With this post I'm gonna start a series to introduce my favorite Swing songs to you. To feature a Song of the Week is actually not my invention, there was at least one blog with a similar column, but unfortunately … [Read more...] about DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #1: All The Cats Join In
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