63 mixes with songs by “Charlie And His Orchestra”

May 19, 2012

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.

Nine tracks of fun--including Machito, Tito Puente, and Buena Vista Social Club. Enjoy!

Eight tracks including music by Al Bowlly with Lew Stone and his Monseigneur Band, Casa Loma Orchestra, and Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra.

25 classic jazz standards featuring musicians such as Louis, Miles, Coltrane, Monk, Getz, Bird, Mingus, Duke, Basie and many more fantastic players!

A fairly long and not terribly interesting set illustrating a list of albums I consider essential for a new DJ or dancer's collection.

Closing out 1960 with Twenty-Three more Chart toppers, One Hour with music by: everly Brothers, Percy Faith and his Orchestra, Dion & The Blemonts, and many More.

It's 3:30am and I'm up, so I put together a mix of music by Art Tatum, Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke. You're welcome but you should really thank Sir Insomnia.

40 tracks of blues, folk, country/western, americana & bluegrass from the 20's to the 50's including music by Hank Williams, Blind Willie Johnson, and Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant. (TRT: 1:45:45)

A bunch of songs featuring Charlie Shavers. Photo by William Gottlieb from http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4843143297/ Set details here: http://dogpossum.org/2012/02/portrait-of-charlie-shavers-national-s.../

25 tracks from 40's best music by BENNY GOODMAN, ANDREWS SISTERS, and ELLA FITZGERALD.
starting the world war II and the girls waiting to their own boys.maybe he'll never come back.
can you hear it?
it's voice of suffering.

TomCat just reached one hundred 8tracks followers—thank you!—and jazz cats everywhere are celebrating. In honor of that milestone, here are a dozen of my favorite sides by Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Don Byron, Kenny Davern and other clarinet kings, past and present. Spreadably good!