An add on Twitter by Little Kim brought my attention to a Belgian western swing & hot swing jazz band and their music on Bandcamp.
Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3
Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3 play swing music in the broadest sense of the word. They love all kind of old time roots music, be it the sensuous swing jazz of the roaring twenties or the piercing lyrics of the fabulous Hank Williams.
They first met in 2007 when Kim placed an online ad, stating she was looking for a new touring band that played the music styles she loves: jazz, honky tonk, swing, …
By the time Tom responded to her ad, he had already gathered two wonderful musicians to play along: Patrick Cattoir on lapsteel and Selim Meiresonne on slappin› double bass.
They went on rehearsing for a year which resulted in a first self titled EP «Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3» (2008).
It got so many good reviews that a lot of concerts in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany followed. Convinced they had something good in hand, they started working on their first full album «Riding the Rails», which hit the streets in 2010.
Not satisfied with the idea that music should be labeled or confined to narrow boxes, they started writing new songs, that were meant to sound totally different to the songs on «Riding the Rails».
The writing process was finished in August 2011 and with the help of Kristof Maes of the Closed Session Studio they started the long journey of recording the album.
She’ll keep the devil dancing on your heart
“She’ll keep the devil dancing on your heart” (2012) turned out to be a much more elaborate record than their firstborn. With the bunch of friends they invited to appear as guests on this album they opened to path to a future that is as exciting as it is diverse.
Lyrics
She’ll keep the devil dancing on your heart
O you might, o you might, o you might as well
Throw your bible down the well
‘Cause she’s a work of art, her spell will tear you apart
And keep the devil dancing on your heart
She’ll take your gold, sell your pearls and wants nothing in between
They call her Two Faced Tawnee of New Orleans
‘Cause she’s a work of art, her spell will tear you apart
And keep the devil dancing on your heart
I don’t know what you’re looking for
But if you need a hand out of this ditch
Better think twice … she’ll pass you like a hat in church
And won’t even give a twitch
O you might, o you might, o you might as well
Throw your bible down the well
‘Cause she’s a work of art, her spell will tear you apart
And keep the devil dancing on your heart
Title: She’ll keep the devil dancing on your heart
Artist: Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3
Released: 2012
Album: She’ll keep the devil dancing on your heart
Tempo: 104 bpm
Dance: Lindy Hop
You can find all the songs of the series also on my Spotify playlist.
Official hashtag of the series: #djcsotw
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