tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post3498841325347806673..comments2024-03-29T03:11:38.607-04:00Comments on Paco Enterprises: Happy Feet FridayPacohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-60590216508059955942010-09-25T01:15:57.822-04:002010-09-25T01:15:57.822-04:00Well I've been a long time fan of yours.
Fun...Well I've been a long time fan of yours. <br /><br />Funny you should say that about Jimmy Lunceford's band because that's what my mom used to say. She said it was a great dance band, and she loved to go watch him, and dance to him, in Hollywood. <br /><br />I really don't know much about swing music except from what I learned through osmosis from my mother. But now I have "Happy Feet Friday" as a source of enjoyment.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237492723607911122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-84468642127033887972010-09-24T22:52:42.738-04:002010-09-24T22:52:42.738-04:00Polly, I think this is the beginning of a beautifu...Polly, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.<br /><br />One of the things I liked best about the Lunceford orchestra is that it was unabashedly a <i>dance</i> band, a fine exemplar of the sheer joyousness of swing music. It's unfortunate that there are only two known videos of Lunceford's band: the "Soundie" I posted, and one scene from the 1941 movie, <i>Blues in the Night</i>.<br /><br />One other thing that I especially recall about the band: In <i>Uptown Blues</i>, one of the tenor saxophonists hits the highest note I ever remember hearing on that instrument.Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-28863976520289325982010-09-24T20:55:22.535-04:002010-09-24T20:55:22.535-04:00Hot ginger and dynamite; that's what they drin...Hot ginger and dynamite; that's what they drink at night! My mom used to sing that to us when we were kids. Of course, she loved Jimmy Lunceford. She also liked Trummy Young.<br /><br />Thanks for the clip.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237492723607911122noreply@blogger.com