Updated: Oct 31, 2023
Hey gang, I got some requests to share my playlist from the last Warm-Up get down so here ya go! Most of it is on Spotify so here is a link to the playlist (and the playlist below) but the YouTube vid above is the one song I couldn't get on Spotify because it is a remix of a cover of a remix so it's a bit harder to find. -P
For those of you who joined me today, I mentioned the Savory Collection. It is truly one of the great hidden treasures of jazz. TLDR, Bill Savory was a sound engineer who made lots of recordings of live on air performances and jams that were actually really good sound quality and a couple of years ago his collection was unearthed and there is a TON of good stuff on there. For a really high-quality copy of the collection, look no further than the good foks at Mozaic who always do an amazing job and whose liner notes are the best around.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem has some videos on YouTube about the man and his collection. Above is Part One - Who Was Bill Savory and here are links for more:
Part 2 - The Big Bands
Part 3 - The Jam Sessions
Part 4 - The Small Bands
Do yourself a favor and check out some of these recordings. In particular some of the live on air Count Basie stuff. Toweringly good!
-P
To close out the year we're doing another Warm Up Get Down next week. Then comes our usual live class and newly revamped "Community Practice". Then we say goodbye to 2021 with a Holiday Dance Party co-DJed by both of us for a mix of swing and otherwise :)
Thank you to all our members. You have absolutely made 2021 better for us and we so appreciate you. Looking forward to some changes to the membership plus opening registration for it in the new year!
-P&N
