My Top 5 Count Basie songs for swing dancing
We all have our favorite songs to dance to. It could be “Moondance” by Van Morrison. It could be “Take the A Train” by Duke Ellington. It could even be Mystery track number 19 (yes we all love it here in Montreal and nobody knows who the musicians are… help!).
Here are my top 5 favorite Count Basie tunes
- Favorite slow: “Blues in the Dark” 89 bpm - Best Of Early Basie
- Favorite midtempo: “Splanky” 157 bpm - Live at the Sands
- Favorite fast: “Shorty George” 210 bpm - Best Of Early Basie
- Favorite fast jam: “Every Tub” 245 bpm - Best Of Early Basie
- Favorite all around: “Until I meet You (Corner Pocket)” 154 bpm - First Time! Count Meets The Duke
Let me know what you think of these songs, and which Count Basie songs you think should have been on this list.
July 29th, 2007 at 12:56 am
well I’m pretty sure I don’t even know half of Count Basie’s songs, but I enjoy dancing on Evenin’ from the album Count Basie at Newport
http://www.amazon.com/Count-Basie-at-Newport/dp/B00000476C
July 29th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
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August 5th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Evenin’ is also one of my favorites. Jimmy Rushing has such awesome blues shouting vocals on the Basie at Newport album. The others I really like are “Smack Dab in the Middle” and “Sent for You Yesterday and here you come today”.
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