Peter Davis and Lindy Hop Heaven
Goin' To Lindy Land
© 2002 Peter Davis
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Swing dance music from an all star quintet played with great energy, real sensitivity to the dancers and always in the pocket.
tracks
- 1 Good Queen Bess
- 2 Say it with Your Feet
- 3 Guaranteed to Smile
- 4 Special Delivery Stomp
- 5 I May Be Wrong
- 6 Goin' to Lindy Land
- 7 Keeping Out of Mischief Now
- 8 Barnyard Boogie
- 9 Walkin' Off The Blues
- 10 Begin the Beguine
- 11 Long Distance Call
- 12 Them There Eyes
- 13 Ollie Bop
- 14 My Blue Heaven
- 15 Moten Swing
- 16 The Whistling Song
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Here's the latest CD from Peter Davis and Lindy Hop Heaven, the all-star quintet from New York State. "Goin' to Lindy Land" follows their acclaimed debut CD, "Lindy Hop Heaven."
A favorite at swing and lindy hop camps and festivals, such as Swing Out New Hampshire, Beantown Lindy Hop Summer Camp and the San Francisco Swing Dance Festival, the band is known as a "dancer's band," possessing an uncanny ability to improvise music while interacting with the dancers, creating an intense symbiotic relationship.
"Goin' to Lindy Land" contains 16 tracks, with 5 originals. Here is the first review of the CD, by Manu Smith from yehoodi.com:
"Hi. This is Manu from Yehoodi.com. First let me say thank you for sending me a copy of your new CD. It's rare that I ever thank an artist for a CD, but I just had to let you know that your CD is AWESOME! It was such a thrill to listen to every track. The sound quality is great and the tunes are terrific. I played "Goin' to Lindy Land" three times in a row. This CD kicks. Great work guys... It's a winner."
Here is what renowned swing dance teacher Steven Mitchell has said about the band:
"Lindy Hop Heaven! The people's band! To swing to your music is like having a great conversation with each member of the band. You really bring the Music and the Dance together. Thank you Lindy Hop Heaven for letting us be a part of your music."
Bandleader Peter Davis from Saratoga Springs, NY, plays clarinet, sax and piano. An eclectic musician, he plays with Jay Ungar and Molly Mason and has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion for more than 20 live nationwide performances. He also plays with the worldbeat contradance band The Clayfoot Strutters and the traditional jazz band, Reggie's Red Hot Feetwarmers.
The band's incomparable drummer, George Reed of Corning, NY, is a 50-year music-business veteran, who has played, toured, or recorded with many well-known jazz and swing artists, including Tony Bennett, Erskine Hawkins, Marion McPartland, Joe Venuti, Buddy Tate, Henry Red Allen, Vic Dickenson, and Bobby Hacket. Growing up in Harlem in the 1930s, he had the opportunity to dance at the Savoy ballroom while swing music and lindy dancing were developing.
Cornetist Peter Ecklund of New York City is a regular at jazz festivals in the US and Canada. He performs often with the Orphan Newsboys, a swing quartet fronted by guitarist Marty Grosz, and has appeared with Woody Allen's band at Michael's Pub in Manhattan. He has recorded with David Bromberg, Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, Gregg Allman, Leon Redbone, Bob Dylan, and Jay Ungar among many others.
Dave Davies, guitar, trombone and vocals, is an amazing arranger, writer and singer, and bandleader of "The Hotfoot Club." Harry Aceto, plays that rock solid swing bass line that keeps perfect time. Harry and Dave are both from the Ithaca, NY area.
Our latest member is Tom Mitchell, from Baltimore, MD. Tom's the hardest swinging guitar player in the land! His other band is called the Blue Rhythm Boys.
The band plays at swing events all over the Northeast and provide an authentic and dynamic swing/small combo feel. Lindy Hop Heaven's repertoire is from the repertoires of Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Stuff Smith, Johnny Hodges, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, Fats Domino, Jimmy Reed, and the Mills Brothers, among others.
PETER DAVIS' 2004 GIG SCHEDULE: Email Peter with any questions.
July 6 - 11 Beantown Lindy Hop Summer lCamp with LINDY HOP HEAVEN
July 13 Gazebo Concert, Stony Creek, NY with the Red Hot Feetwarmers
July 14 Family Dance with Peter, Paul and George 12 noon
July 15 Festival on the Green, Middlebury, Vt,(with the Clayfoot Strutters)
July 16-18 Dance Camp at Happy Hearts Farm, Tunbridge, Vt. (with the Clayfoot Strutters)
July 23 - 25 Festival Memoires et Racines Joliet Quebec
(with the Clayfoot Strutters)
August 15: Gazebo Concert, Cambridge, NY w/ the Red Hot Feetwarmers
September 3,4,5 - Swing Out New Hampshire with LINDY HOP HEAVEN
November 13/14 Swing Dance Weekend, Rochester NY with LINDY HOP HEAVEN and Steven & Virginie.
Dec 26-28 (tentative): Swing Out Northwest
2005
March 2 -10 Puravida Dance Camp in Costa Rica
April 9 Boston Swing Dance in Watertown, MA
April 15 Swing Dance in Princeton, NJ LINDY HOP HEAVEN (tentative)
April 16 Glen Echo Swing Dance in Washington DC w/LINDY HOP HEAVEN (tentative)
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so good
author: koThis CD excited me a great deal. crazy~~~
so good
author: koThis CD excited me a great deal. I'm happy!!!
Excellent from beginning to end.
author: Lindy HopperI am a harsh critic but this excellent CD is great to dance and listen to.
- author: Chris Smith
I have been dancing lindy hop for a year now and love listening to this CD. The energy is upbeat and the bpm's are great for beginner and advanced dancers.
- author: Al Thomas
Sending the CD to my son in London who is a Lindy Hopping fanatic and he will love it. It even had an ageing geriatric jiver like me hopping about like crazy.
Great for learning to be a musical dancer
author: Mary FarnsworthThis is a great CD for learning/teaching how to be a more musical dancer. There are plenty of interesting intrumental solos that are clear and invite you to respond. The instruments seem to pop out individually so it becomes easier to follow a particular instrument. The BPM are clearly marked on the CD. Very helpful. This CD is great for dancing!
A dancer's band
author: VivGreat CD of lindy tunes, clean recording, and original tracks.
Excellent for learning the dance
author: Hopper1This is an excellent CD with several pieces that can be used for instruction of the Lindy Hop. A couple of the songs have a nice, slow beat!
Cracking CD every track a dancing winner
author: lindyhopper ukCracking CD every track a dancing winner certainly in my top dj-ing/dancing/listening tunes ( though hard to just listen to without wanting to dance!!!)
These guys rock and they're very musical
author: JordanIf you're a swing dancer/lindy hopper go ahead and get this CD - it rocks.
Phantasmickorical!
author: Mike DIf you wants some all around great Lindy and Swing ... this is a no brainer CD for every dancer's collection- beginner to advanced and everything in between ...
Great CD!
author: MichaelIt's a good mix of dance music for both Swing and Lindy Hop. Thoroughly enjoyable!
A favorite of lindy hoppers everywhere!
author: Rob SzarkaPeter Davis & Lindy Hop Heaven never fails to satisfy dancers, and this CD is even better than their last. In addition to solid versions of classics like "Good Queen Bess" and "Special Delivery Stomp", the title track and "The Whistling Song" are getting a lot of spins when I DJ.