Easy Swing Tunes to Play for Dancers

Jan-08-2013,4:17pm

The McGann Doctrine states that, when learning to play within the dictates of a genre, the would-be practitioner's first efforts should be directed toward thoroughly learning/memorizing fifty (50) tunes, which is to say their melody and chords, and presumably words.

In other words, I'm trying to play more swing jazz lately, but I wanna learn some easier tunes. The ones I've been doing, like All The Things You Are and Always, are beautiful but fairly sophisticated, and I think I might get a little more mileage by getting a couple dozen 'Button Up Your Overcoat' type numbers in my pocket.

So- anybody got suggestions for fifty easier swing tunes?

Jan-08-2013,4:30pm

http://www.gottadance.org/swing_music_byBPM.shtml

I think Little Brown Jug a la swing would be fairly easy.

Jan-08-2013,4:35pm

JazzStandards.com is a good reference

Jan-08-2013,5:23pm

Wow, this just in, try the Django Fake Book (has all the songs from Don's Swing Jam plus 150 more).

Jan-08-2013,11:50pm

Thanks Bart, that should keep me busy.

Jan-08-2013,11:58pm

A lot of Lindy dancers consider many of the Basie tunes to be cornerstones of the genre. Corner Pocket, Splanky, Lil' Darlin, Silks and Satins, etc. Many of them have a pretty slow tempo and fairly simple melody, though the solos get pretty elaborate.

Jan-09-2013,1:29am

Hey Mandobart, The 50 tune version that I posted is a collaboration with Matt Sircely, who was responsible for the Django Fakebook. Many of the 50 were pulled from the Djangobook with the idea being a book of the most popular 50 tunes you would run into at a swing jam. I assembled this group of tunes to be used at the Mandolin Symposium swing jam sessions. The Djangobook is loaded not only with standards, but many obscure or at least less standard pieces. Seeing that they are both free pdfs, why no have both. I have a few copies of the 50 tune version with spiral binding and bring them to jam sessions or wedding gigs. Have fun with these tunes.

Jan-09-2013,8:05am

Found this site - http://http://www.learnjazzstandards.com/

And the YouTube videos of the gbjazz quartet. (Search on gypsy jazz play along)

Jan-09-2013,11:54am

Ytube search "Sophie Madeline- 30 tunes in 30 days", probably half 20-30's standards
Or anything "Andrea Motis" performs.

Jan-09-2013,8:12pm

Lady be good, Mean to me, Ain't Misbehaven, "Deed I do, Sit Right Down and write myself a letter...there are millions of them. Start with a couple of hese and play them till you own them. In more than one key.

Jan-10-2013,7:08am

Hey, Mandobart! That Django Fakebook is a great resourse. Thanks!

Jan-10-2013,10:19am

Quote Originally Posted by Dobe View Post

Ytube search "Sophie Madeline- 30 tunes in 30 days", probably half 20-30's standards
Or anything "Andrea Motis" performs.

FWIW that should be Madeleine for your search.

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