This week’s song is from Drea:

• All That Meat and No Potatoes
• Will Bradley & Ray McKinley

I always enjoy finding different versions of songs. Although the Fats Waller version that Mandi uses in her warm-up is the first one that comes to mind for me, here’s a less common version of a classic that everyone knows.

This week’s song is from Shannon:

Take the “A” Train
Duke Ellington

Here with Ella Fitzgerald!

This is one of the best known songs in swing history. Ever wonder where it came from? Composed by Billy Strayhorn, who worked with Duke Ellington. The Duke Ellington Orchestra made it famous.

Here’s an interesting alternate version of the song as sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

This week’s song is from Mandi:

It’s only fitting that we prepare for Swing Out To Victory 2012 with the song with the same title by Fats Waller.

Swing Out To Victory
Fats Waller

 

This week’s song is from Drea!

“Neat — just found this song, with info that it was the basis of Glenn Miller’s hit. In the notes, there’s even reference to another song before this one — called Clarinet Getaway, by the Jimmy O’Bryant Washboard Wonders, 1925.”

Tar Paper Stomp
(In the Mood Origins)
by Wingy Manone

Song: Headless Horseman
Artist: Kay Starr

This is my favourite Halloween swing tune. Check it out!

TEAM: BEES’ KNEES SWING STACHES

Movember is all about bringing back the moustache, having fun and doing it for a serious cause; men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health.

December 3rd update!
With 11 members of the team, the group raised $2,720.26!
Team members include: Kevin, Tyler, Phil, Justin, Dean, Rob, Charlie, Evan, David, Sam and other mysterious participants. Congratulations!

Song: Lindy Hop
Artist: Lil Armstrong

Did you know that Louis Armstrong’s wife was also a fantastic bandleader? Shannon found this song and I’d never heard it before. Listen to those lyrics! Too fun!

Song: Dinah
Artist: Sly Blue

Regular visitors to Toronto, these super fun musicians play rock and roll as well as swing, and they embody our love of the vintage revival! – Don’t miss them when they come back to Toronto on October 24th for their CD release party!
 

 

Song: Savoy
Artist: Lucky Millinder

This one goes out to one of our wonderful Worker Bees, Andrew! He had this song stuck in his head last week and was trying to track down a version of it. It’s pretty darn catchy, that’s for sure.