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Jazz: Big Band Jazz: Swing/Big Band Moods: Instrumental Moods: Type: Live Recordings Blues: Soul-Blues

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United States - Washington United States - United States United States - Missouri

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The Solomon Douglas Swingtet

BIOGRAPHY

The Solomon Douglas Swingtet is a ten-piece dance band whose repertoire is rooted in that of the Basie band (One O'Clock Jump, Jive at Five, Splanky, Shorty George, Shiny Stockings) and that of the Ellington band (Cottontail, "C" Jam Blues, Mood Indigo, Take The "A" Train), with other big-band standards and classic jazz tunes thrown in as well. The band makes frequent appearances at the Century Ballroom (Seattle, WA) and at the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom (Washington, DC), and plays at Lindy Hop, Blues, and Balboa dance events all over North America. The Solomon Douglas Swingtet released its first CD, "Swingmatism," in November, 2006 and its second CD, "Live at the Legion," in June, 2009.


MUSIC

Soul Serenade by Kim Massie & The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Release: 2012
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The fourth CD by the ten-piece Solomon Douglas Swingtet features the St. Louis blues and soul diva Kim Massie, performing favorite songs by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Etta James, Nina Simone, and Chaka Khan. It was recorded live in concert in Seattle.
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Soul Serenade Kim Massie & The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Ain’t No School Like the Old School by The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Release: 2011
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Here is a modern ten-piece big band playing the great jazz music of the 1930s. The playing on this third CD by the Solomon Douglas Swingtet is full of passion, great musicianship, earnest respect for the music, and creativity!
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Ain’t No School Like the Old School The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Swingmatism by The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Release: 2006
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The exciting début CD by this all-star ten-piece jazz orchestra, including a range of styles from classic swing through post-swing era, to the openings of the modern jazz era. It's a lot of different music, and it all swings.
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Swingmatism The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Live at the Legion by The Solomon Douglas Swingtet
Release: 2009
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This second CD by the ten-piece Solomon Douglas Swingtet was recorded live in concert in Vancouver, BC. The band is an all-star lineup including Vancouver trumpeter Bria Skonberg, Seattle drummer D'Vonne Lewis, and Portland sax player Pete Petersen.
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Live at the Legion The Solomon Douglas Swingtet