> Looking back to before my time even, I always liked Benny Goodman's and Artie Shaw's small groups better than their big bands, with the possible exception of Goodman's "Swing, Swing, Swing" which is kind of mind blowing.
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>Speaking of Swing, Swing, Swing...
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1gByLIUfmI
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>And related....I don't dance (never, for anyone) but this is cool to watch.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOPSETBUgvQ
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>Finally....two of my all-time favorite Charlie Parker songs (both from "South of the Border"). These are priceless and timeless.
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOIpS1PbW5A
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Yf_UNkpC0

The Parkers are really interesting. I'm not really used to hearing Parker with that kind of background. Good stuff.

The Lindy Hop. Ya gotta love it. It's hard to imagine how people could do that stuff. I remember reading that many of the real Lindy entertainers ended up with some pretty bad foot and ankle problems. I guess if you were doing that every day, it could be really punishing.

r1gByLIUfmI

TOPSETBUgvQ

gOIpS1PbW5A

86Yf_UNkpC0