I’ve seen some online grumblings that there is too much Rock ‘n’ Roll and not enough Swing music played in the Retrofestival Spitfire Pavillion. The Pavillion is described on The Retrofestival website as “promising the very best in live Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm & Blues”. I think my daytime Saturday set touched all and only those bases Here’s what I played in no particular order:
Glenn Miller – Pennsylvania 6-5000
Gatemouth Moore – I Ain’t Mad at You, Pretty Baby
helen Humes & Her Orchetrs – Woojamacooja
H-Bomb Ferguson – Work for My Baby
Wynonie Harris – Sittin’ on It All the Time
Louis Jordan with Bing Crosby – Your Socks Don’t Match
Bing Crosby – Now You Has Jazz
LaVern Baker – ST LOUIS BLUES
Sarah Vaughan – (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Helen Humes – Hey Hey Baby
Marie Knight – Grasshopper Baby
Marie Knight featuring The Sam Price Trio – Who Rolled the Stone Away
Sister Wynona Carr – 15 Rounds For Jesus (Take 2)
Ella Mae Morse – Blacksmiths Blues
Jools Holland And Ruby Turner – This Train
Mary Deloach – The Lord’s Gospel Train
Amos Milburn – How Long Has This Train Been Gone (Remastered)
Kay Starr – Night Train
The Andrews Sisters – Chattanooga Choo Choo
Scatman Crothers – Everybody wants to be a cat
Kay Kyser – Woody Woodpecker Song
Ray Bryant Combo – Madison Time Pt1 (Request)
Bea Wain – Whistle While You Work
Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman – I Wanna Be Like You
Art Shaw and His New Music – It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary
Glenn Miller – In The Mood
Una Mae Carlisle – Blitzkreig Baby
Kay Kyser – A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)
Mildred Bailey – Doin’ the Uptown Lowdown
Jimmie Lunceford – He Ain’t Got Rythm
Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball – Buddy Johnnson
LaVern Baker – TWEEDLEE DEE
Scatman Crothers – Papa (I Don’t Treat That Little Girl Mean) (Remastered)
Lavern Baker – You Better Stop
Steve Gibson & The Red Caps – Three Dollars And Ninetyeight Cents
The Clovers – Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ but Trash
Roy Brown – Miss Fanny Brown Returns
Mabel Scott – Shut-Eye
Jewel King – 3×7=21
Helen Humes – 06 Airplane Blues
Billy Banks And His Orchestra 1932- Spider Crawl
Benny Goodman – All The Cats Join In
The Cats & The Fiddle – We Cats Will Swing For You
The Cats & The Fiddle – Public Jitterbug Number One
Pearl Bailey – Zing Went The Strings Of My heart
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – The Pink Panther Theme
Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife
Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra – Fine Brown Frame
Amos Milburn – Jitterbug Fashion Parade (Remastered)
Cab Calloway – We the Cats Shall Hep You
Annisteen Allen – Bongo Boogie
Ella Mae Morse – Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Dave Bartholomew – My Ding-A-Ling
Irma Thomas – (You Can Have My Husband But) Don t Mess with My Man
Rose Marie McCoy – Dippin’ in My Business
Frankie Vaughan – My Boy Flat Top
Sam Butera & The Witnesses – Romance Without Finance
Floyd Dixon – Dance The Thing
Buddy & Ella Johnson Orchestra – A Pretty Girl, A Cadillac & Some Money
Ella Fitzgerald (Chick Webb Orchestra) – Rock It for Me
Mabel Scott – Mr Fine
Shorty Long – Burnt Toast and Black Coffee
Scatman Crothers – Keep That Coffee Hot (Remastered)
Count Basie & His Orchestra – Ready, Set Go!
Reverend Hep – Reverend Hep’s Jumpin’ Chapel
Dai Rowland – Reverend Dai Hep Live Opening
