Go Go Swing Live
| Go Go Swing Live | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Live album by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Venue |
The Crystal Skate Temple Hills, Maryland | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 61:09 | |||
| Label | Future Sound Records | |||
| Producer | Reo Edwards | |||
| Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| ARTISTdirect | [2] |
| Wilson & Alroy |  [3] |
Go Go Swing Live is a live album recorded and released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. The album was recorded at the Crystal Skate (in Temple Hills, Maryland) and at the RSVP (a defunct nightclub in Washington, D.C.)[4] The album consists of go-go renditions of classic jazz and swing songs performed with a go-go beat. The album is especially known for remakes of the calypso song "Run Joe", and the swing songs "Stormy Monday" and "It Don't Mean a Thing". The album was ranked #1 as the "Best Album Recorded in D.C." by DCist.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Don't Have the Go Go Swing)" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Midnight Sun" | 3:23 | |
| 3. | "Moody's Mood" | 5:07 | |
| 4. | "Woody Woodpecker" |
|
2:23 |
| 5. | "Harlem Nocturne" | Earle H. Hagen | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Run Joe" |
|
8:54 |
| 7. | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | 5:46 |
| 8. | "Boogie on Go-Go Woman" | Stevie Wonder | 7:02 |
| 9. | "Family Affair" | Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart | 6:12 |
| 10. | "Take the Go-Go Train" | Billy Strayhorn | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Day-O" | Irving Burgie | 8:31 |
Total length: |
61:09 | ||
Personnel
- Chuck Brown – lead vocals, electric guitar
- Ricardo D. Wellman – drums
- Rowland Smith – congas
- Glenn Ellis –bass guitar, percussion
- Curtis Johnson – keyboards
- John M. Buchannan – keyboards, trombone
- Leroy Fleming – tenor saxophone
- Donald Tillery – trumpet, tambourine
- Backing vocals – Donald Tillery, Leroy Fleming, Rowland Smith
References
- ↑ Hamilton, Andrew. Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers: Go Go Swing Live > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ "Chuck Brown Album Releases & Reviews". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ Alroy, John. ""Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers". Wilson & Alroy. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- 1 2 Gopal, Sriram (August 4, 2016). "11 Of The Best Albums Recorded in the D.C. Area". DCist. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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