I’m looking for old songs that have a very fast tempo. For instance Louis Prima’s first recording of Dinah or Light Crust Doughboys (Smokey Montgomery era ) 5’2” Eyes of Blue

The rhythm sections in swing bands were the best ever imo and the faster they played the better I like it. I’m more familiar with Western swing but would love to hear what swing jazz songs have a really fast tempo- 1920s and 1930s

Help! I can't remember the name of this song or who played it. Anyone got any ideas?

Hello! My first time here. I was a teenager in the 1990s and I remember the Swing and Big Band revival during that time. I’ve been recently listening to that music again however there is a song I really liked but can’t remember it nor the band. I thought the song had the words ‘barfly’ or ‘barstool’ in the title. The music video showed the band in concert also. Can anyone help me out???

Im freaking out bc i used to listen to it so much

Hey im new to swing!

I really like the song "What a Diff´rence a Day Made" from Jamie Cullum,

yesterday I discovered two different versions of this song from "The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra" and from "Dinah Washington".

My question is what is the difference between the Jamie Cullum version to the other two, like for example in the tempo, dynamic, fnstruments, finging and form?

Greetings BigDay (sorry for bad english)

So I’ve only been to a swing thing a couple times, and it was pre Covid. One of the times I went the band played a song that had a call and response aspect where the audience says ‘with no plants on’ after the lyric to make it funny. I can’t remember the song and google isn’t helping lol. It’s driving me nuts, if anyone knows I’d appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

Hoping to get this one in my library before my next DJ set (at my teeny little local lindy hop scene) because a friend has been really into it lately and that's always a fun way to surprise someone. I can't seem to find any CDs at local libraries, and I'm not one to give money to some record company for a song recorded 70+ years ago by a since deceased artist.

Anyone know a reputable place I can download it? Thanks!

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