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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #94: Petite Fleur

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During this week, my son will celebrate his first birthday! I dedicate this Song of the Week to him. Petite Fleur means “Little Flower” and I think, it suits perfectly to him.

This beautiful and sentimental song was composed by Sidney Bechet, my personal king of the soprano saxophone. He recorded it several times in the fifties with different formations.

After performing as a soloist at the Salle Pleyel Jazz Festival in Paris, Bechet decided to move to France in 1950 where he spent the rest of his life. There he was a major celebrity and national hero.

Before his death from lung cancer in 1959 at age 62, he was playing many concerts and recordings, and from time to time he went back to visit the U.S.

Now sit back and enjoy “Petite Fleur”…

…there is nothing more to add!


DJ Chrisbe's Song of the Week: "Petite Fleur" by Sidney Bechet | Shuffle Projects Title: Petite Fleur
Artist: Sidney Bechet
Recorded: 1952 (?)
Album: Vive La France
Tempo: 94 bpm
Dance: Blues



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Every Monday, I post a new “Song of the Week“.
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Song of the Week #93: “Moonglow (Take 2)” by Benny Goodman Quartet
Song of the Week #92: “Little Sir Echo” by Rex Stewart & Dickie Wells
Song of the Week #91: “‘Tain’t What You Do” by Jimmie Lunceford
Song of the Week #90: “Stompin’ At The Riverside” by Spade Cooley


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STIR IT! 11 Lindy and More – Registration is open

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Stir It! 2011 Lindy and More Workshop - Registration is openWelcome to STIR IT! 11

International Swing Workshop & Party Weekend
4.- 6. November 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland

Style your lindy, groove your connection, jazz your spirit!

3 days of workshops and parties with live music.
Pre party on Thursday, 3. November 2011

Lindy Hop, Blues and Jazz classes, special track,
taster classes, crash courses, live music in classes, …

5 Lindy Hop levels including “Advanced-Plus”
(Master class) and new in 2011: Authentic Jazz track

Top teachers line-up:

Steven Mitchell (USA)
Mike Faltesek (USA) & Carla Heiney (USA)
Mike Roberts (USA) & Laura Glaess (USA)
Olivier Wan Chort (FR) & Trisha Sewell (GB)
Andrew Twiss (USA) und Evin Galang (USA)
Gerald Bianchi (FR) und Maria Andersson (SWE)

MC Tobias Karsten (DE)

Informations & Registration

More informations and registration on the website (german & english)

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Lindy Hop & Balboa Scenes In Switzerland – Where To Dance

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Lindy Hop & Balboa Scenes In Switzerland - Where To DanceI often get asked by visiting swing dancers where to dance in Switzerland.

So I thought, I write this short post to give you an overview, where you can dance Lindy Hop, Balboa and Blues in our country and what the groups in the different cities are which organize classes and events.

On a side note: The Swiss swing dance scene is probably one of the oldest in Europe. Swiss dancers were the first foreign visitors in Herrang at the end of the 1980s…

Main swing dance calendar for Switzerland

Lindy Hop, Balboa, Charleston, Traditional Jazz and Blues

Swing scenes by cities

Basel/Basle

Bern/Berne

Kreuzlingen

Luzern/Lucerne

Uster

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Winterthur

Zürich/Zurich

Did I forget you? Send me a message if you want to be listed.

DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #33: Chimes Blues

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While teaching a workshop about jazz and swing music history, I had the idea to post from time to time a song which had a great impact to (early) jazz music.

On August 8, 1922, Louis Armstrong moved from New Orleans to Chicago to join King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.

At the Lincoln Gardens, they developed their cornet duet style (“breaks”): Armstrong played a second cornet line while Oliver was playing the first cornet.

With Armstrong as a member, the already popular band took Chicago by storm.

On April 5, 1923, Oliver and Armstrong travelled by train from Chicago to Richmond Indiana to make their first recordings at Gennett Records.

One title they recorded was Chimes Blues and this recording is a milestone in history. Armstrong improvised with such a great intensity nobody had ever heard before.

Title: Chimes Blues
Artist: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Recorded: 6.4.1923
Tempo: 161 bpm
Genre: Early Jazz

Click the link to download the song from: Amazon ･ iTunes

You can find the songs of the series also on my Spotify playlist. Official hashtag of the series: #djcsotw

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STIR IT! 10 Lindy and More – Registration is open

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Welcome to STIR IT! 10

International Swing Workshop & Party Weekend
29.- 31.10.2010 in Zürich, Switzerland

Style your lindy, groove your connection, jazz your spirit!

3 days of workshop and parties with live music.
Pre party on Thursday, 28.10.2010

Lindy Hop, Blues and Jazz classes, special track, taster classes, crash courses, live music in classes, …

5 levels including “Advanced Extra”.

Top teachers line-up:
Steven Mitchell (USA)
Joseph & Trisha Sewell (UK)
Thomas Blacharz & Alice Mei (FR)
Oliv Wan & Delphine Dorseuil (FR)
Andrew Twiss & Evin Galang (USA)
Dave Madison (USA) & Ursula Ledergerber (CH)
and Nadja Sieger (CH)

MC Tobias Karsten (DE)

More informations and registration on the website (german & english)