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*clevedonboy* · 24th-April-2008, 01:09 PM

A couple used by Graeme and Ann for Begiiners in Bristol
Afternoon of a Moax - Charlie Barnet
Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey (more than 1 version the original & best is about 3 mins 10 sec)
Lucille - Little Richard
Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner

Other than that I'd go for the likes of Benny Goodman (All The Cats Join In is just about my fave swing song), Artie Shaw (Softly as in a morning sunrise), Duke Ellington (C Jam Blues) and Count Basie (One O'clock Jump). The early to mid 30s is probably the best era for "easy" tunes - much of the later stuff is brilliant but has influences from Be Bop and other Modern Jazz styles so can be a bit less accessible.

24th-April-2008, 01:09 PM	#103 (permalink)
clevedonboy Commercial Operator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,337 Rep Power: 2	Re: Lindy music advice A couple used by Graeme and Ann for Begiiners in Bristol Afternoon of a Moax - Charlie Barnet Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey (more than 1 version the original & best is about 3 mins 10 sec) Lucille - Little Richard Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner Other than that I'd go for the likes of Benny Goodman (All The Cats Join In is just about my fave swing song), Artie Shaw (Softly as in a morning sunrise), Duke Ellington (C Jam Blues) and Count Basie (One O'clock Jump). The early to mid 30s is probably the best era for "easy" tunes - much of the later stuff is brilliant but has influences from Be Bop and other Modern Jazz styles so can be a bit less accessible.