We get asked quite often by our students that attend our Lindy Hop dance classes what songs are great for practicing there Lindy Hop dancing too. So thought it was about time I listed a few. So in the I have ordered the songs by speed. The large majority of the songs can be obtained from either bigpond music or itunes.
So happy Lindy hop practicing.
| Beginner Songs/Slow (110-140bpm or 27-35 bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Fats Waller |
| My Baby Just Cares For Me | Nina Simone |
| Every Day I have The Blues | Count Basie & Joe Williams |
| No Love, No Nothin' | Don Burrows & The Mell-O-Tones |
| Easy Does It | The Big 18 |
| April in Paris | Count Basie and His Orches... |
| Shiny stockings | Count Basie and His Orches... |
| Why Don't You Do Right | Walter Weeman's Brass & Singers |
| Easy Does It | The Big 18 |
| For Dancers Only | The Clark Terry Spacement |
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | Della Reese |
| Too Close For Comfort | Joe Williams And Ella Fitzgerald with Count Basie |
| Swingin' On Nothing | Tommy Dorsey |
| I'm Beginning To See The Light | Peggy Lee |
| Daddy | The Andrews Sisters |
| Shoo Shoo Baby | Tony Burgos & His Swing Shift Orchestra |
| The Brothers Go to Mother's | Henry Mancini |
| Intermediate/Medium (140-160bpm or 35-40 bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| Come Fly with Me | Frank Sinatra |
| It's Only a Paper Moon | Walter Weeman's Brass & Singers |
| Harlem Hunch | Slim Gaillard |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | Jay McShann |
| I Ain't Got Nobody | Ralph Sutton & Ruby Braff |
| Fair & Warmer (Remix) | Count Basie |
| Stompin' at the Savoy (Benny Goodman Version) | Big Band Sounds |
| Pussy Willow | Duke Ellington |
| Shake That Thing | Preservation Hall Jazz Band |
| Pussy Willow | Duke Ellington |
| Flying Home | Lionel Hampton |
| Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Role (Alt Tk) | Sidney Bechet |
| Solid Old Man | Duke Ellington |
| Watch the Birdie | Leo Mathisens Orchestra |
| Fast Songs (160+ bpm or 40+ Bars pm) | |
| Song Name | Artist |
| Bei Mir Bist Du Schon | The andrew Sisters |
| Hold Tight | Fats Waller and his Rhythm |
| Everything Is Jumpin' | Artie Shaw |
| 9:20 Special (Remix) | Count Basie & His Orchestra |
| In The Mood - (Jive) | Glenn Miller Orchestra |
| Hold Tight | Fats Waller and his Rhythm |
| The Love Bug Will Bite You | Louis Prima and His Orchestra |
| No Use Squawkin' | Erskine Hawkins |
| Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | The Andrews Sisters |
| Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam) | Teddy Wilson |
| All the Cats Join In | Benny Goodman |
| 'Tain't What You Do | Harry James |
| Let's Get Happy Together | Lil Hardin Armstrong |
| Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four | The Andrews Sisters |
| The Daily Jump (Remix) | Count Basie |
| Clarinet a la King | Benny Goodman |
| Topsy | Count Basie |
| No Use Squawkin' | Erskine Hawkins |
| The Jumpin' Jive | Cab Calloway |
| The Right Idea | Charlie Barnet |
| In the Mood | EDGAR HAYES & ORCHESTRA |
| Mr. Zoot Suit | Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos |
| Undecided | Chick Webb and His Orchestra |
| Jump Jive An' Wail | Tony Burgos & His Swing Shift Orchestra |
| Big John's Special (Nur Onkel John) | Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra |
| 12 Minutes To Go | Illinois Jacquet |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | Walter Weeman's Brass & Singers |
| Stop Beatin' Around the Mulberry Bush | Count Basie |
| Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble | Sidney Bechet |
| Shake That Thing | Vince Giordano's Nighthawks |
| Shout and Feel It | Count Basie |
| Lindy Hop | Lil Armstrong |