Swingin' the Classics 10
February 16, 2021 #2009
A popular practice during the late 30's and early 40's involved taking a classic tune and converting it into a popular tune, sometimes with new lyrics, other times simply giving the melody a swing twist.
Playlist
- The golden wedding
- Woody Herman
- The breeze and I
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Chopin’s Polonaise in boogie
- Frankie Carle
- Till the end of time
- Perry Como
- Moon love
- Glenn Miller
- Liebestraum
- Tommy Dorsey
- Humoresque
- Guy Lombardo
- Malaguena
- O’Day/Basie
- Flight of the bumblebee
- Harry James
- Hungarian dance #5
- Claude Thornhill
- Ravel’s bolero
- Benny Goodman
- Galloping comedians
- Gene Krupa
- My reverie
- Larry Clinton
- William Tell overture
- Spike Jones
- Prelude #7
- Jimmie Lunceford
- Swingin’ down the lane
- Philippe DuBois