Fever - Peggy Lee + Elvis Presley

Fever is not a swing song per se but it swings. I'm sure you have danced to this groovy song. The most famous version of Fever was made by Peggy Lee in 1958, but I thought I share another version (in the video clip above) which is more uptempo (from the late 1960's according to the youtube poster).

Apart from the awesome groove that Fever has, the song's other great quality is the hits in the music. As a dancer it's always fun to interpret those hits by accentuating ones movements.

As an inspiration to what you can do, take a look at Elvis Presley performing Fever at a concert in 1973. He certainly got the moves, don't you agree?



What do you think of Peggy Lee and Elvis Presley singing Fever? Please comment.

Dinah Washington - All Of Me

Enjoy this video clip from Newport Jazz Festival 1958 with Dinah Washington singing All Of Me.

Cyd Charisse dances in Party Girl

Cyd Charisse is dancer who certainly knows how to match her movements to the music. Here is a sexy and sultry dance number in this video clip from the movie Party Girl.



Or maybe they matched the music to her movements? When it well done like this it's hard to tell. Cyd Charisse has such precision when she dances, it's a joy to watch.

The film Party Girl is from 1958.

What do you think of Cyd Charisse dancing in Party Girl? Tell me.

Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer

Right now the Tribeca Film Festival is going on and one of the movies that has it's premiere there is a documentary about jazz singer Anita Oday called: "Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer".

Take a look at the trailer for the documentary at Anita O'day's official website. If you're at the Tribeca Film Festival you can see the film on Friday and Sunday.

Anita O'day passed away in the end of last year. She will be remembered as a great jazz singer. What I admire about Anita O'day is her marvelous phrasing, one outstanding example of her phrasing can be heard on the following video clip from the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958 where Anita O'day sings Sweet Georgia Brown in three different styles .



I especially like the way she presents the line in the lyrics that goes: "I don't lie... much".

The video clip is from the documentary "Jazz on a Summer's Day" from 1960 by Bert Stern.

You can compare her version with the other versions of Sweet Georgia Brown that I've posted.

What do you think of Anita O'day? Tell me.