Swing City Episode - 5-A - “Crazy Swing“ Pt. 1 - Uptempo Swing

“Crazy Swing“ Pt. 1 is a look at the up-tempo aspect of the Swing Era with its wild and adventurous tempos. Featured are 6 performers for this 2 part episode. We begin “Crazy Swing“ Part 1 with drummer “Big“ Sid Catlett and his band performing “Just A Riff“ from 1945 with Eddie “Lockjaw“ Davis playing tenor sax followed by Dizzy Gillespie and his orchestra in 1948 performing “Things To Come“ and ending with James Von Streeter with the Maxwell Davis band performing “Crazy Swing“ from 1950.