Big Band/Swing Top 10 songs

[kaili charmer]

Which do you think were the top 10 songs back in the era of Big Band/Swing Music? I've thought about it myself, and I just can't narrow it down...

[swingnut]

It really depends on the criteria. Sheet music sales? Record sales? Instrumentals? Just plain great songs? Fidelity? Danceability?

[Plasman]

One Foot In The Groove - Artie Shaw
9:20 Special - Count Basie
C Jam Blues - Duke Ellington
Intermission Riff - Stan Kenton
A String Of Pearls - Glenn Miller
I'm Beginning To See The Light - Harry James
No Use Squakin' - Erskine Hawkins
Flyin' Home - Lionel Hampton
Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman
Walkin' And Swingin' - Andy Kirk

Just a few favorites. Period. No special criteria

[Kitten]

Which do you think were the top 10 songs back in the era of Big Band/Swing Music? I've thought about it myself, and I just can't narrow it down...

Not sure about back then but here are mine right now
Artie Shaw .. Everythings Jumpin, Cab Calloway .. Everybody Eats When They Come To My House, Tommy Dorsey .. Opus 1, Charlie Barnet .. Redskin Rumba, Count Basie .. Topsy, Duke Ellington .. Blip Blip, Benny Goodman .. Down South Camp Meeting, Gene Krupa .. Thanks For The Boogie Ride, Will Bradley .. Down The Road A Piece, Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald .. If Dreams Come True

[Guest]

Red Norvo-Tea Time
Cab Calloway-The Lone Arranger
Duke Ellington-Ko Ko
Chick Webb-Stompin At The Savoy
Lionel Hampton-Hot Mallets
Goodman Sextet-Rose Room
Basie-One O Clock Jump
John Kirby-Jumpin At The Pump Room
Jay McShan-Swingmatism
Fats Waller-Yacht Club Swing

Not most popular back in the day but will live forever

[the new guy]

I am just starting to get into some modern jazz and I Was wondering if anyone can tell me some good bands that i can listen to, to get me started off on.

[jazzjester]

I am just starting to get into some modern jazz and I Was wondering if anyone can tell me some good bands that i can listen to, to get me started off on.

Depends on how modern, modern is to you. Also depends on whether it's big band, vocals or small groups.

Today's jazz; Wynton Marsalis small groups, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra for big band of today.

50s/60s small groups for starters I'd suggest Benny Carter either BBB & Co. or Further Definitions.

For big band Basie or Ellington in the late 50s early 60s; Basie - Chairman Of The Board. Ellington - hard to beat The Paris Concert or 70th Birthday Celebration. Piano In The Background is another great Ellington early 60s release.

Good luck

[JJ_Devel]

Big band:
Boyd Raeburn - Speaklow
Boyd Raeburn - Night in Tunisia
Charlie Barnet - Skyliner
Charlie Barnet - Charleston Alley
Benny Goodman - Mission to Moscow
Woody Herman - Early autumn
Gene Krupa - Drum boogie
Chico Marx orchestra - Paljacci
Benny Goodman orch/kvartett - Oh baby
Count Basie - Lady be good

[marq]

Ok not always in this order but
Temptation rag,Harry Roy
Loose wig (live at carnigie hall)Lionel hampton 1946
Ella Fitzgerald ,st.louis blues (1939 live)
Will Bradley,Call me a taxi
Stop the red lights on,Gene Krupa ,Anita o'Day
Minor swing Django Reinhardt(1937 version)
East commercial stomp,Boots and his Buddies
Sticks and Stones,Henry Allen(far better trumpet player than Satchmo in my opinion)
Blue is the night,Duke Ellington(1946 version)
Ferm'e la Bouch'e,Buck clayton,taps miller and horace henderson

oh what the hell a few more
How big can you get,Cab Calloway
you talk a little trash,Cootie williams

[jazzjester]

Ok not always in this order but
Temptation rag,Harry Roy
Loose wig (live at carnigie hall)Lionel hampton 1946
Ella Fitzgerald ,st.louis blues (1939 live)
Will Bradley,Call me a taxi
East commercial stomp,Boots and his Buddies
Sticks and Stones,Henry Allen(far better trumpet player than Satchmo in my opinion)
Blue is the night,Duke Ellington(1946 version)
Ferm'e la Bouch'e,Buck clayton,taps miller and horace henderson

Several obscurities here. You have me scrambling for samples. Thanks!

JP

[jazzjester]

Big band:
Boyd Raeburn - Speaklow
Boyd Raeburn - Night in Tunisia
Charlie Barnet - Skyliner
Charlie Barnet - Charleston Alley
Benny Goodman - Mission to Moscow
Woody Herman - Early autumn
Gene Krupa - Drum boogie
Chico Marx orchestra - Paljacci
Benny Goodman orch/kvartett - Oh baby
Count Basie - Lady be good

Love the Boyd Raeburn. I must admit to not giving Chico Marx a fair chance till now.

JP

[JJ_Devel]

Chico Marx "Paljacci" sounds like it would be taken from a Marxbrothers movie. It was a very short lived band he had during the late 40s, that contained Mel Tormé as the most well knowned name.

Big band:
Boyd Raeburn - Speaklow
Boyd Raeburn - Night in Tunisia
Charlie Barnet - Skyliner
Charlie Barnet - Charleston Alley
Benny Goodman - Mission to Moscow
Woody Herman - Early autumn
Gene Krupa - Drum boogie
Chico Marx orchestra - Paljacci
Benny Goodman orch/kvartett - Oh baby
Count Basie - Lady be good

Love the Boyd Raeburn. I must admit to not giving Chico Marx a fair chance till now.

JP

[jazzjester]

Chico Marx "Paljacci" sounds like it would be taken from a Marxbrothers movie. It was a very short lived band he had during the late 40s, that contained Mel Tormé as the most well knowned name.

You may well be correct. Neither the W. Bruyninchkx Swing Discography, the Jepsen Jazz Records Discography 1942 - 1962 or the Lord Jazz Discography list any recordings by the band.

Makes me want to hear it even more!

JP

[rythemgrl]

i would love if they could bring tha back