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James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing

The Great American Songbook - Sung and Swung

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James Lambeth is rapidly establishing himself as an up and coming singer of jazz swing standards. His smooth vocal styling has gained a fine reputation since he moved to the west of England. He has been the front man for various bands in the past as well as working in TV, stage, radio and film. The 45th Street Swing is comprised of the areas best swing musicians with a wealth of experience between them. They have built up reputations in their own right playing with various groups across the country. The 45th Street Swing play the Great American Songbook as it should be, smooth and swinging. Their repertoire includes everything from Ellington and Mercer to Gershwin and Cole Porter. They even sometimes play swinging versions of a few Smiths songs! Lambeth's silky vocal technique always promises an evening of 30's sophistication. With two EP releases under his belt, James Lambeth is looking to release his first album in the spring of 2008. Watch this space!The following videos were recored live with the 45th Street Swing in Widcombe, Bath 18 June, 2006 -Night and Day *(song stops at 5 min)*Do Nothing Til You Hear From MeIt snowed in Bath (only briefly), so I thought I'd do a little self-promotion!Night and Day ~ Featuring Al Smith on piano and Joe Spibey on double bass.

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Member Since: 7/25/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/jameslambeth45thstswing
Band Members: James Lambeth - Vocals *Terry Veale - Guitar *Bob Jones - Saxes and Clarinet *Joe Spibey - Double Bass and Vocals *Roger Brown - Trumpet and French Horn *Jon Green - Guitar
Influences: Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mercer, Miles Davis, Jack Teagarden, Mildred Bailey, Bill Henderson, Dean Martin, Louis Jordan, Tracey Thorn, Chet Baker, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ben Watt, Fats Waller, Paul Gonsalves, most of the jazzers from the 30's to 50's.
Sounds Like: Swinging jazz standards taken from the Great American Songbook.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Songs Up!

..Hello there! Well, I finally finished the recordings. The songs are now up on the page and seem to have been well received so far. Thanks so much for the lovely comments. It's a quintet on this one ...
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:29:00 PST

New Songs Recorded!!

It's finally finished. I recorded six tracks in the studio recently and I hope you like them. I'll put some of them up on my page as soon as I get the final mix. It features the lovely Bob Jones on cl...
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:27:00 PST

RECORDINGS!!!

It's official! We're in the studio tomorrow, 5th June, to record a half dozen more songs. I cannot wait! I'll post a track or two on my page once it's all been sung and done.
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:56:00 PST

New recordings, soon!

Hello, all. I'm in the process of setting up another recording session with a few more musicians. Hopefully I'll have some new material on here in the next 4 weeks! Watch this space.
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:05:00 PST

The Green Park Brasserie crime!

Apologies to those of you who came down to the Green Park Brasserie in Bath on Wednesday night and were turned away. It appears that there was a private function and I wasn't informed about it until I...
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:40:00 PST

Last Night's Show at the Braz

Greetings! First, a big thanks to all that came to the Green Park Brasserie last night. It was nice to see some familiar faces as well as new ones. We even managed to pull off a swing rendition of the...
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:17:00 PST

Live recordings

Hi, this is all still new to me, so bear with me. I'm setting up a recording session with the trio to record some music to put up here. I'll have 3 to 4 live jazz standards for your listening pleasure...
Posted by James Lambeth’s 45th St. Swing on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:41:00 PST