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 15 clips are excerpts from the new 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

Also check out the video clips!