I would like to explore the world of (classic) big band swing music. What LPs, 45s, or artists would you recommend for a newb? [more inside]
posted by missed on Dec 9, 2012 - 14 answers

My favorite kind of song: fast, swingy jazz with lyrics that are witty and/or intricately rhymed, performed by somebody who delivers the words and the music with equal skill. Examples include Bobby Short singing 'Nagasaki', Ella Fitzgerald singing 'Everything I've Got', and Louis Jordan singing pretty much anything. What other performances should I check out?
posted by yankeefog on Nov 21, 2012 - 21 answers

Where can my girlfriend and I go see Glenn Miller play live? [more inside]
posted by John Kenneth Fisher on Aug 11, 2012 - 12 answers

Where can we go jazz/swing dancing in New York City? [more inside]
posted by thecaddy on May 19, 2012 - 3 answers

I love The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn and would like more music like it! Suggestions? I particularly love them live and acoustic and wish their albums were just recorded in a room with a mic or two - so lower fi is cool; More produced isn't what I want. Also particularly love the vocalist and vocal harmonies (although instrumental is great too). Thanks! [more inside]
posted by SampleSize on Apr 29, 2012 - 3 answers

Any idea how to acquire the source music from the new Scorsese film Hugo? The stuff the band is playing in the cafe and party scenes, in other words? [more inside]
posted by Shotgun Shakespeare on Dec 30, 2011 - 5 answers

Help me get into (and navigate) the world of Jazz. [more inside]
posted by wander on Nov 16, 2010 - 24 answers

Okay what is the name of the kind of swing music where the band does call and response with the singer? Not the backup singers. The horn section. [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Dec 14, 2009 - 10 answers

What's that movie in which two male thieves synchronise the timing of their heist by whistling jazz songs? [more inside]
posted by oxit on Aug 23, 2009 - 14 answers

What's this famous jazz/big band/swing dancing song? [more inside]
posted by Rhaomi on Aug 7, 2008 - 8 answers

Seattle area jazz/swing bands (for a wedding reception)? Google offers a big-ass list. But you have thoughtful, intelligent recommendations. Please to hope me?
posted by fatllama on Jan 7, 2008 - 2 answers

Music-for-studying-for-the-@#%#-bar-exam-filter: Please help me balm the pain of preparing for this miserable test by recommending excellent music that's either wholely instrumental or not in English. [more inside]
posted by palmcorder_yajna on Feb 18, 2007 - 38 answers