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Had a request to post my playlist from Monday night, and actually have 2 others from the Summer that I meant to post and never got around to it. So here are the earlier playlists first -- one from the July 2 Hot Jam, which explains why I'm closing the set with "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles, and the other from the early August ASEDA dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Here we go:

From the 7/2/07 Hot Jam:

Castle Rock – Johnny Hodges
Fish Market – Roy Eldridge
The Sidewalks of New York – Duke Ellington & Orchestra
Breakin’ in a Brand New Pair of Shoes – Benny Goodman & Orchestra
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Louis Armstrong
Exactly Like You – Carmen McRae
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate – The Charioteers
Dig That Crazy Chick – Sam Butera & the Witnesses
Money in the Pocket – Ramsey Lewis Trio
Never Never – Dinah Washington
T’ain’t What You Do – Jimmie Lunceford & Orchestra
All the Cats Join In – George Gee & His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
That’s How I Feel About You – The J Street Jumpers
Fine Brown Frame – Nellie Lutcher
Better Be Sure – Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Marching Up to Zion – Five Blind Boys of Alabama
Baby, I Love You – Aretha Franklin
Do You Wanna Go – Andy Mack & the Carltons
Get Ready – Ella Fitzgerald
Talk Like That – Ambelique
Yes Indeed – Bill Henderson
America the Beautiful – Ray Charles

And from the 8/10/07 ASEDA Dance:

School Days – Dizzy Gillespie
Down South Camp Meeting - George Gee & His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
Good Queen Bess – Johnny Hodges
Loose Wig – Lionel Hampton & Orchestra
Looka There – Slim & Slam
Half Tight Boogie – Campus Five
Darktown Strutter’s Ball – Alberta Hunter
My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone

[Gospel Interlude]
I Feel Good – The Campbell Brothers
Pray On – The Gospel Hummingbirds
I Can’t Stop Holding On – Troy Ramey & the Messengers

[Back to Heathen Stuff]
I Sing Um the Way I Feel – J.B. Lenoir
Three Buckets of Jive – Illinois Jacquet
Four or Five Times – Rex Stewart & Wingy Manone
A Viper’s Moan – Mora’s Modern Rhythmists
Teddy the Toad – Count Basie & Orchestra
I’m Beginning to See the Light – Harry James & Orchestra
Sha-La-La – Al Green
The Walk – Jimmy McCracklin
Think - The Five Royales
Hold Back the Tears – The Delacardos
Whistle Stop – Louis Prima & the Witnesses
You’re the Boss – Brian Setzer & Gwen Stefani
[Closed with one other tune, forgot to record it!!]

OK, now here's my playlist from Hot Jam this past Monday night (Sept. 3, Labor Day):

Sandu – Clifford Brown & Max Roach*
Yacht Club Swing – Fats Waller
Blues in a Groove – Jan Savitt & Orchestra
Le Jazz Hot – Jimmie Lunceford & Orchestra
Sent For You Yesterday – Count Basie & Orchestra
5-10-15 Hours – Ruth Brown
Just Give Me a Chance – Silas Hogan
Everything I’ve Got – Ella Fitzgerald
School Days – Dizzy Gillespie
Sweet Sue – The Swingsations
Splanky - George Gee & His Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra
Saturday Night at the Movies – The Drifters
Never, Never – Dinah Washington
Run On – Paul Owens & the Capitol City Singers
The Ball Game – Sister Wynona Carr
Oh Babe – Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
Time’s Getting’ Tougher (Money’s Getting’ Cheaper) – The Mighty Blue Kings
Another Day in L.A. - Indigo Swing
Golden Years – David Bowie
Ol’ Man River – Earl Grant**
Springtime in the Rockies – The Big 18
Let’s Go Get Stoned – Ray Charles
This Bitter Earth – Laverne Butler
They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
All About My Girl – Jimmy McGriff
Bye Bye Blackbird – Carmen McRae

* In honor and memory of the late Max Roach
** Official Labor Day song: "You and me, we sweat and strain, bodies all achin', and wracked with pain..."

Thanks Jim!