Showing posts with label Solomon Douglas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Solomon Douglas. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2016

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Swingmatism

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:16
Size: 142.6 MB
Styles: Swing, Big band
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[2:34] 1. For Dancers Only
[2:49] 2. Johnny Come Lately
[2:57] 3. Big Apple Contest
[5:05] 4. Black And Tan Fantasy
[5:43] 5. Shiny Stockings
[3:55] 6. Indiana
[2:53] 7. Good Bait
[2:33] 8. Swingmatism
[4:17] 9. Cherokee
[5:14] 10. Moonglow
[4:16] 11. Cherry Point
[4:18] 12. Alfie's Theme
[4:52] 13. Stolen Moments
[3:31] 14. There Will Never Be Another You
[7:12] 15. Funky Blues

Solomon Douglas is a jazz pianist and bandleader, whose various bands have played at countless events in North America, Asia, and Australia in the past nine years. Solomon toured with the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra as their pianist in 2006, and is now working as a full-time musician, bandleader, and dance instructor.

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (Shiny Stockings, Cherry Point, One O’Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George) and that of the Ellington band (Mood Indigo, Johnny Come Lately, Take The “A” Train, Cottontail, “C” Jam Blues), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well.

Swingmatism

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Ain't No School Like Old School

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:06
Size: 130.7 MB
Styles: Big band
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:58] 1. King Porter Stomp
[2:06] 2. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!
[2:36] 3. Long Tall Mama
[3:41] 4. Bizet Has His Day
[3:32] 5. New Orleans Bump
[5:43] 6. Blues In The Air
[4:26] 7. Egyptian Fantasy
[2:55] 8. Queer Notions
[4:05] 9. The Mooche
[3:12] 10. Tuxedo Junction
[3:07] 11. Rose Room
[3:51] 12. Avalon
[2:59] 13. Cotton Tail (Fast)
[2:46] 14. Cotton Tail (Faster)
[3:45] 15. That's How Rhythm Was Born
[2:59] 16. Casa Loma Stomp
[2:16] 17. White Heat

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band and that of the Ellington band, with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC), and plays at Lindy Hop, Blues, and Balboa dance events all over North America. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD, "Swingmatism," in 2006; its second CD, "Live at the Legion," in 2009; and its third CD, "Ain't No School Like the Old School" in April of 2011.

Ain't No School Like Old School

Friday, September 11, 2015

Kim Massie With The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Soul Serenade

Styles: R&B, Soul
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:03
Size: 158,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:14)  1. Evil Gal Blues
(4:13)  2. Feeling Good
(3:54)  3. Someone Else is Steppin' In
(3:51)  4. Soul Serenade
(4:33)  5. Hard Times (no one knows better than I)
(4:14)  6. Hip Hug-her
(6:25)  7. I'm a Woman
(6:12)  8. If I Can't Sell It (I'll keep sittin' on it)
(3:12)  9. Respect
(5:08) 10. Back at the Chicken Shack
(3:50) 11. (you make me feel like) A Natural Woman
(5:59) 12. At Last
(5:29) 13. Tell Me Something Good
(8:42) 14. Dr. Feelgood (love is a serious business)

The fourth CD by the ten-piece Solomon Douglas Swingtet features the St. Louis blues and soul diva Kim Massie, performing favorite songs by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Etta James, Nina Simone, and Chaka Khan. It was recorded live in concert in Seattle. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sdswingtet4

Soul Serenade