A few Jitterbug Questions...?

Question

1. What are all of Brian Setzers(sp?) songs? please name all of them or send me a site because I can't find it..

2. Also I want some swing, jitterbug music... and I can't find any good ones... I want one that sounds like that Jump and Jive or whatever the Brian Setzer's song is called and also I like the BEGINNING of this song... http://youtube.com/watch?v=2uAEVDgb_uA. Please help me find some music like that :( thanks!!!!

Answer 1

Brian Setzer has released 3 regular Albums with his orchestra, a Live/Best of Album, 2 christams Albums, and several solo albums. You can preview the albums by clicking on the links below and find the list of the tracks on the CD there:

The Dirty Boogie
http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Boogie-Brian-Setzer-Orchestra/dp/B000007SAW/ref=sr_1_17/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222197&sr=1-17
Vavoom!
http://www.amazon.com/Vavoom-Brian-Setzer-Orchestra/dp/B00004U8KD/ref=sr_1_5/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222066&sr=1-5
Wolfgang's Big Night Out
http://www.amazon.com/Wolfgangs-Night-Brian-Setzer-Orchestra/dp/B000U05ITS/ref=sr_1_1/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222066&sr=1-1
The Ultimate Collection: Recorded Live
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Collection-Recorded-Live/dp/B0002476CY/ref=sr_1_2/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222066&sr=1-2
Dig That Crazy Christmas
http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Christmas-Brian-Setzer-Orchestra/dp/B000B2YQW0/ref=sr_1_3/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222066&sr=1-3
Boogie Woogie Christmas
http://www.amazon.com/Boogie-Woogie-Christmas-Setzer-Orchestra/dp/B0002XED80/ref=sr_1_4/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1190222066&sr=1-4
Red Hot & Live!
http://www.amazon.com/Red-Live-Brian-Setzer-Nashvillains/dp/B000QTD4I0/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_b/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&qid=1190222066&sr=1-1
13
http://www.amazon.com/13-Brian-Setzer/dp/B000I2IRTG/ref=pd_sim_m_3_img/103-1739749-4571864?ie=UTF8&qid=1190222066&sr=1-1



Additionally, Brian Setzer orginally started out in a Rockabilly/Swing band in the 80's called "The Stray Cats". You'd probably like a lot of their music.

Stray Cats
http://www.amazon.com/Stray-Cats/dp/B000007476/ref=m_art_li_3/103-1739749-4571864
Rant N' Rave With the Stray Cats
http://www.amazon.com/Rant-N-Rave-Stray-Cats/dp/B000007473/ref=m_art_li_4/103-1739749-4571864
Rumble in Brixton
http://www.amazon.com/Rumble-Brixton-Stray-Cats/dp/B00064HQXE/ref=m_art_li_2/103-1739749-4571864


Now, interms of other music, I'm assuming that you're probably into "Neo-Swing", which is modern pop swing like the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Here's a list of some other neo-swing bands and songs:

(band name - song name)
Bellvue Cadillac - Call of the Wild
Bellvue Cadillac - Pay Pay Pay
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Jumpin' Jack
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Pinstripe Suit
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Brown Derby Jump
Cherry Poppin' Daddies - No Mercy For Swine
Colin James - C'mon With the C'mon
Ditty Bops - Sister Kate
Double Down - All In
Flying Neutrinos - Mr. Zoot Suit
Gas House Gorillas - Find a Little Boogie
Gas House Gorillas - Quiet Whiskey
Jive Aces - Planet Jive
Martini Max - Gangster Man
Phat Cat Swinger - Phat Cat Swinger
Phat Cat Swinger - Volcano Joe
Royal Crown Revue - Barflies at the Beach
Royal Crown Revue - Hey! Pachuco
Royal Crown Revue - Something's Got to Give
Royal Crown Revue - Zip Gun Bop
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Good Enough for Grandad
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Put a Lid on It
Stray Cats - Fishnet Stockings
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Zoot Suit Revue - Money Cash


Now you said you like "Jump, Jive n' Wail", but Brian Setzer didn't write that song. It's originally a jump blues song written by Louis Prima in the late 40's. If you're into how that song sound, you should listen to these jump blues and early rock n' roll songs from the late 40's and 50's:

Big Six - We the Boys Will Rock Ya!
Bill Haley and His Comets - Burn That Candle
Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock this Joint
Bill Haley and His Comets - See Ya Later Alligator
Bill Haley and His Comets - Shake Rattle and Roll
Bull Moose Jackson - Big Ten Inch
Bull Moose Jackson - Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Clarence "Frogman" Henry - Ain't Got No Home
Dion - Runaround Sue
Flattop Tom and His Jump Cats - Cats Meow
George Whitesell - Hide and Seek
Indigo Swing - Another Day in LA
Indigo Swing - Blue Suit Boogie
Julie Lee - Last Call for Alcohol
Jump Jones - Sittin' On It All The Time
Louis Jordan - Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Louis Jordan - Caldonia
Louis Jordan - Saturday Night Fish Fry
Louis Prima - 5 Months, 2 Weeks, 2 Days
Louis Prima - Closer to the Bone
Louis Prima - Just a Gigolo
Louis Prima - Whistle Stop
Mighty Blue Kinds - Green Grass Grows All Around
Mighty Blue Kinds - Ragg Mopp
Rob Rio - Fat Girl Boogie
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums - Jumptown
Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session) - Boogie Woogie on a Saturday Night
Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session) - Juke Box Judy
Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session) - Mondine
Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session) - Saxawoogie
Stompy Jones (aka Swing Session) - Well Well My Love
Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes
Wynonie Harris - Wasn't That Good?

Now, you might not be interested in Big Band music, but that's where all of swing comes from. Most of the music does not come off as "high energy" like Neo-Swing for two reasons: 1) Recording technology wasn't great back then, and 2) It's hard to capture the energy of a big band on a recording, even today; however, the best dances I've ever been too have been with a full 20 piece big band! (Additionally, Christina's Candyman song samples the melody from the Andrews Sisters' song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".)

Regardless, you should check out these required songs from the Big Band Era:

Andrews Sisters - Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four
Andrews Sisters - Hold Tight
Anita O'Day & Gene Krupa - Drum Boogie
Artie Shaw - Carioca
Artie Shaw - Man From Mars
Artie Shaw - Traffic Jam
Benny Goodman - Life Goes to a Party
Benny Goodman - Sing, Sing, Sing
Benny Goodman - Swingtime in the Rockies
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra - Bill's Bounce (live)
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra - Camp Hollywood Special
Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra - Traffic Jam
Campus 5 - Diga Diga Doo
Campus 5 - Doin' at the Doing
Count Basie - Jumpin' at the Woodside
Count Basie - Shorty George
Count Basie - Swingin' The Blues
Duke Ellington - Rockin' in Rhythm
Ella Fitzgerald - Oh' Lady Be Good
Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot
Fletcher Henderson - Christopher Columbus
Glenn Miller - American Patrol
Glenn Miller - Bugle Call Rag
Glenn Miller - Jeep Jockey Jump
Lionel Hampton - Flying Home
Louis Armstrong - C Jam Blues
Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Indiana
Tommy Dorsey - One O'clock Jump
Tommy Dorsey - Well, Git It!


Anyways, I hope that helps!


If you want a little inspiration about swing dancing, check out this video (It's from a professional Lindy Hop competition):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJj0mNNe1Y

Answer 2

go to amazon.com, to music and type in Brian Setzer Orchestra and a whole bunch of his cd's will come up and most times you can listen to 30 second clips of songs on the cd's. You can click on to "similar items" and get other more modern swing artists or type in swing music on amazon's search bar and get current and older (40's) swing music. Here's some to consider of the more recent swing bands:
Cherry Poppin Daddies
Big Bad VooDoo Daddy
Atomic Fireballs
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Royal Crown Revue
Stray Cats (rockabilly/swing)
They are good, I have lots of this type music new and old. I love swing, like Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Prima, Louis Jordan. Check them all out. That song you were asking about is called "Jump, Jive & Wail",originally by Louis Prima, but great cover by Brian Setzer. Happy Huntin!!