Solomon Douglas

Audio Clips

This is a small sampling of the Swingtet’s repertoire, which should hopefully give you an idea of the band’s range of styles and tempos.

Since the Ogg-Vorbis files sound much better than the MP3 files (and are slightly smaller), it is recommended that you try them first, and then only resort to using the MP3 files if your favorite audio player doesn’t support Ogg-Vorbis.

The following 16 clips are excerpts from the new album Live at the Legion by the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, recorded in Vancouver, BC on March 22nd 2008, and released on June 15th, 2009.

• Rockin’ in Rhythm (0:36, 197 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• I Needs to Be Bee’d With (0:50, 88 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Two for the Blues (0:51, 110 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• South (0:43, 182 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• New Orleans (0:39, 106 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Splanky (0:54, 135 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Centerpiece (0:56, 111 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Shorty George (0:44, 212 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Buffalo Blues (0:52, 119 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Saturday Night Function (0:39, 105 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Singin’ the Blues Till My Daddy Comes Home (0:45, 128 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (0:48, 92 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Funk Junction (0:39, 113 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Jumpin’ at the Woodside (0:39, 252 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Dream a Little Dream of Me (0:49, 77 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• One O’Clock Jump (0:45, 198 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3

The following 15 clips are excerpts from the album Swingmatism by the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, recorded in the studio on May 25 and 26, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. The album was released on November 15th, 2006.

• Alfie’s Theme (1:00, 123 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• “Big Apple Contest” from Keep Punching (1:00, 211 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Black and Tan Fantasy (1:00, 85 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Cherokee (1:00, 242 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Cherry Point (1:00, 117 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• For Dancers Only (1:00, 159 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Funky Blues (1:00, 62 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Good Bait (1:00, 156 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Indiana (1:00, 250 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Johnny Come Lately (1:00, 164 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Moonglow (1:00, 85 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Shiny Stockings (1:00, 125 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Stolen Moments (1:00, 118 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Swingmatism (1:00, 182 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• There Will Never Be Another You (1:00, 235 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3

The following seven files are audio recordings of the Solomon Douglas Swingtet, recorded live on March 3rd, 2006 in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Lindy Exchange.

• “C” Jam Blues (1:19, 149 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Cottontail (1:15, 243 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Jive at Five (0:45, 171 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• One O’Clock Jump (1:02, 196 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Shorty George (0:50, 209 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Splanky (1:16, 147 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3
• Take the “A” Train (1:08, 159 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3

The following file is an audio recording of the eight-piece Solomon Douglas Swingtet, recorded live on October 12th, 2008 in Los Angeles, California at the world-famous Derby.

• Li’l Darlin’ (1:20, 69 bpm) ⇒ Ogg/MP3

Also check out the video clips!