Hey Mister Jesse #049

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January's show features lots of exciting news, an 8-Count Swing recounting my favorite swinging recordings of 2009, new music from Nikki Yanofsky and The Sweet Lowdowns, a brand-new mash-up from DJ G3RsT, and international audience feedback. (68 minutes)

00:41 Welcome to episode #049 of Hey Mister Jesse.
01:44 News: Yehoodi 3.0
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04:19 News: Easy Does It
Marc D'Olimpio (France) has some recommendations:
"Easy Does It" by The big 18 - The Legendary Swing Sessions - Echoes of the Swinging Bands (mp3s of original albums available in Europe on AmazonMp3)
"(Un)Easy Does It" by The Count Basie Trio - For The First Time (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
"Easy Does It" by Buddy Rich - The Ultimate Collection (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
10:45 News: Electronic Swing Update
Rich Werden (East Bay, CA) has a recommendation:
Various Artists - Electro Swing Vol. 2 (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
15:20 News: Swinging the Shellac
Robert Cullen & Chantal Woltring (Netherlands) have a recommendation:
DJ Stephan Wuthe - Swing For Dancers Medium Tempo: Some Like It Hot Compilation CD
19:04 News: God's Favorite Band...The Asylum Street Spankers???
The Asylum Street Spankers - God's Favorite Band (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
Check out the band's current Salvation & Sin tour schedule!
22:02 News: Update on Nikki Yanofsky
Check out Nikki Yanofsky's updated website and be sure to become a fan of her on Facebook.
26:30 Song: "I Got Rhythm" by Nikki Yanofsky - I Got Rhythm Single (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
31:26

8-Count Swing: Best of 2009
8 of my favorite swinging tracks from 2009.

8. "Squeezy Breezy" by The California Honeydrops - Soul Tub (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
7. "Go Harlem" by The Brooks Tegler Small Groups - Uncommon Denominator
6. "He Ain't Got Rhythm" by The Boilermaker Jazz Band - Jump For Joy (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
5. "Love" by Davina and The Vagabonds - Live at The Times (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus)
4. "One O'Clock Jump" by The Solomon Douglas Swingtet - Live at the Legion (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
3. "Caldonia (feat. Lord Sledge & G-Clef)" by The Yalloppin' Hounds - The Great Recession (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
2. "I'm Not Evil" by Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Miss Smith To You! (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!)
1. "Long Gone John" by Gordon Webster - Happy When I'm With You

Bonus:
"I Got New York" (Black-Eyed Peas vs. Frank Sinatra) by DJ G3Rst

Tune in the Yehoodi Radio every Thursday throughout January for a special salute from Yehoodi to all the great modern swing bands out there!

Please let us know if YOU have an 8-Count Swing suggestion.

51:18 Feedback
- Morgan Day (Orange, CA) recommends "Rosetta" by Blues Sky 5+2 - Five Minutes More (available on AmazonMp3).
- Henrik Eriksson (Uppsala, Sweden) recommends "Stormy Monday Blues" by Atsuko Hashimoto - Songs We Love (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!), "A Bee Gezindt" by Paul Shapiro - Essen (available on AmazonMp3 and iTunes Plus) and "Hum Drum Blues" by Karrin Allyson - In Blues (available on AmazonMp3, iTunes Plus and eMusic!!!). Don't forget to check out Henrik's great blog, Swing, Jazz and Blues - Dance To The Music and become a fan of his blog on Facebook.
- Ben Beccari (Australia) recommends The Sweet Lowdowns from Melbourne, Australia and their most-recent album Cuttin' Capers.
1:03:10 Song: "What Goes Up Must Come Down" by The Sweet Lowdowns - Cuttin' Capers
1:07:05 Thanks