184 mixes with songs by “Artie+Shaw”

This music is timeless. I dedicate this playlist to my grandparents -- I'll forever be reminded of them when this genre is being played. Enjoy!

Some of the classics are on the playlist.... Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald

You won't believe what happened, chillldren! That crazy cat --Savior? Scourge? You tell me! You know the one-- came crawling out of the wasteland and showed up here at GNR with... A BOX OF NEW RECORDS! Seems this cat is a big fan but was getting tired of MY tunes! Do you know what a nuclear blast does to vinyl? It's not pretty. Love or hate, you have to appreci-ate this gift to the people! You're listening to Galaxy News Radio, and for the first time in years, we got some new music...

Nine songs including tracks by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, and Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.

Jazz, swing, dance, heartbreak, and ecstasy from the 1930s; brief tracks but lots of them. Artists include Louis Armstrong, Connee Boswell, and Johnny Hodges.

1930s

Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Artie Shaw & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, along with 5 other big bands.

image: mr. gary cooper

he could see her dance from his bedroom window. hidden in the dark the she went around in circles, as if she were part of a invisible society made of ghosts of a long forgotten past.

1939 was a tough year with dark clouds ahead. Music and dancing remained swinging, no matter what. 8 tracks from 1939 that are just right for some balboa.

photo: Jitterbug Dance Contest
Los Angeles, view of part of the dancing area in Los Angeles as more than 1,000 jitterbugs representing 22 states and six foreign countries, went to town during the contest to pick the champion rug-cutters. The famed swing bands of Artie Shaw and Ken Baker supplied the hot licks.
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listening to an old piano piece i used to dance to when i was younger.

do i run rare

TomCat longs for summer days spent basking in the sun. The background music? George Gershwin's aria from Porgy and Bess, a favorite of jazz artists since 1935. With lyrics by DuBose Heyward (author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based) "Summertime" has been covered more than 25,000 times by instrumentalists, vocalists, big bands, small combos, country heroes, pop stars, and rock icons. Here the focus is on recordings that infuse the melody with blues feel. It's a potent combination.