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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.[4][5][6] The album was recorded at the Crystal Skate (in Temple Hills, Maryland) and at the RSVP (a defunct nightclub in Washington, D.C.)[7][6]
| Go Go Swing Live | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Venue | The Crystal Skate Temple Hills, Maryland | |||
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| Length | 61:09 | |||
| Label | Future Sound Records | |||
| Producer | Reo Edwards | |||
| Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| ARTISTdirect | [2] |
| musicHound R&B | (4/5)[3] |
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.[7]
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, backing vocals
- Glenn Ellis – bass guitar, percussion
- Curtis Johnson – keyboards
- John M. Buchannan – keyboards, trombone
- Leroy Fleming – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
- Donald Tillery – trumpet, tambourine, backing vocals
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.
- Graff, Gary; Freedom du Lac, Josh; McFarlin, Jim (1998). "A-Z Guide to R&B Acts: Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers". In Terrell, Tom (ed.). musicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide (1st ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-57859-026-4.
- Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7.
- Lornell, Kip; Stephenson, Charles C. Jr. (2001). The Beat: Go-Go's Fusion of Funk and Hip-Hop. Billboard Books. p. 252. ISBN 0-8230-7727-6.
- Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Gopal, Sriram (August 4, 2016). "11 Of The Best Albums Recorded in the D.C. Area". DCist. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
External links
- Go Go Swing Live at Discogs.com
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