I've recently fallen in love with music from the big band swing era - it plays constantly in my house all day and all night long. Here are a few of my highly recommended favourites:- Take The 'A' Train by Duke Ellington - Stardust by Artie Shaw - T'ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It by Jimmie Lunceford - Sepian Bounce by Jay McShann - Opus One by Tommy Dorsey - I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo by Glenn Miller - Artistry Jumps by Stan Kenton - Don't Be That Way by Benny Goodman - Apple Honey by Herman Woody - Skyliner by Charlie Barnett - One O'clock Jump by Count Basie - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Les Brown - In The Mood by Glenn Miller - Arab Dance by Claude Thornhill - Disc Jockey Jump by Gene Krupa - Trumpet Blues And Cantabile by Harry James - Flying Home by Lionel Hampton - On The Sunny Side Of The Street by Tommy Dorsey - Liza by Chick WebbOr if you have trouble finding these, have a listen to the soundtrack from the Aviator - it's not bad.
My Cro-Magnon ancestor, in Germany somewhere.Or any of the below artists (the ones that are alive, anyway).
13th Floor Elevators, ACDC, Aimee Mann, Air, Amen Corner, Alice Cooper, Andrews Sisters, Animals, Avalanches, B-52's, Badly Drawn Boy, Bachelors, Beastie Boys, THE BEATLES, Beck, Beta Band, Beautiful Girls, Ben Kweller, Beta Band, Dakotas, Billy Thorpe, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Bjork, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Byrds, Tremeloes, Buggles, Cake, Cat Power, Chemical Brothers, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Chris Isaak, Ben Christophers, Clash, Coral, Cramps, CCR, Cure, Cranberries, Dandies, Darkness, Datsuns, DAVID BOWIE, DKs, Doors, Elbow, Ennio Morricone, Electric Six, Feeder, Franz, Dreammakers, Gary Jules, Goldfrapp, Gerling, Grateful Dead, Goodshirt, Greenskeepers, Grinspoon (early), Harry Nilsson, Herman's Hermits, Hives, High Standard, Hollies, Hoodoo Gurus, Jeff Beck, Jeff Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, John Steel Singers, Hendrix, Satriani, Johnny Cash, Joy Division/ New Order, Kings of Leon, KINKS, King Crimson, ZEPPELIN, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Libertines, Live, Love, Lovin' Spoonful, Lulu, Mamas and Papas, Metallica, Moloko, Manfred Mann, Mars Volta, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Mercury Rev, Mr. Bungle, Mojo Webb, Muddy Waters, Muse, Nancy Sinatra, Neil Young, Nick Berry, Nick Drake, NIRVANA, Oasis, Pacifier/ Shihad, Peaches, Pink Floyd, PIXIES, Placebo, Presidents of the USA, Rachel Portman, Radiohead, Ramones, Rammstein, RHCP, REM, Rolling Stones, Russell Morris, Roy Orbison, Rufus Wainwright, Sandy Shaw, The Searchers, The Seekers, The Shadows, SIMON & GARFUNKEL, The Stooges, Small Faces, Stranglers, Strokes, SOAD, Tenacious D, They Might Be Giants, Troggs, The Turtles, Van Morrison, VELVET UNDERGROUND, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Ween, The White Stripes, Wilco, The Who, 5678s, and oh so much more
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