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Buddha Boogie

by George Gee Swing Orchestra

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M: When it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin' Oh, baby, you sure do swing W: And when it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin' Oh, daddy, you are the king M: Baby, you've got me beat up and down, inside out and across, oh yeah W: But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright You're the boss W: Talkin' 'bout a-dancin' and a-down home romancin' Oh, daddy, you make the scene M: Talkin' 'bout a-dancin' and a-down home romancin' Oh, baby, you are the queen W: Man, when push comes to shove, when it comes down to love You're the boss M: But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright You're the boss B: You're the best of everything W: You're a peach M: You're a plum W: You're a diamond M: You're a pearl You're the best of everything W: Daddy, you're my man M: Baby, you're my girl M: When it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin' Baby, you sure are wise W: And when it comes to knowin' which way the wind is blowin' Daddy, you take the prize M: Baby, you're a genius when it comes to cookin' up some chili sauce W: But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright You're the boss M: You're the boss W: You're the boss B: You're the boss M: Baby, you're a genius when it comes to cookin' up some chili sauce W: But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright You're the boss M: When it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin' Oh, baby, you sure do swing W: And when it comes to kissin', I just got to keep insistin' Oh, no, daddy, you are the king M: Oh, you've got me beat up and down, inside out and across W: But in the middle of the night, when the moon is shinin' bright You're the boss M: You're the boss W: You're the boss M: You're the boss
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Everyday Everyday I have the blues Everyday Everyday I have the blues When you see me worryin' woman, honey, it's you I hate to lose Nobody loves me Nobody seems to care Yes, nobody loves me Nobody seems to care Speaking of worries and trouble darling, you know I've had my share Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday Everyday Everyday I have the blues When you see me worryin' woman, honey, it's you I hate to lose Every day, everyday I have the blues Every day, everyday I have the blues When you see me worryin' woman, baby, it's you I hate to lose
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Beautiful music Dangerous rhythm It's something daring, The Continental, A way of dancing that's really 'entre nous'. It's very subtle, The Continental, Because it does what you want it to do. It has a passion, The Continental, An invitation to moonlight and romance. It's quite the fashion, The Continental, Because you tell of your love while you dance. Your lips whisper so tenderly. Her eyes answer your song. Two bodies swaying, The Continental, And you are saying just what you're dreaming of. So keep on dancing, The Continental, For it's a song of romance and of love. You kiss while you're dancing. Not a bad idea. The Continental, hmmmmm. It's continental. You sing while you're dancing. Your voice is gentle and sentimental. You stroll together arm in arm. You nonchalantly glide along with grace and charm. You will find while you're dancing That there's a rhythm in your heart and soul, A certain rhythm that you can't control, And you will do The Continental all the time.
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Basie Boogie 03:29
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Well, I got a gal, she lives up on the hill Well, I got a gal, she lives up on the hill Well, this woman's tryin' to quit me, Lord, but I love her still She's got eyes like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold She's got eyes like diamonds, they shine like Klondike gold Ev'ry time she loves me, she sends my mellow soul Well, you're so beautiful, you've got to die someday Well, you're so beautiful, you've got to die someday All I want's a little loving, just before you pass away Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself Pretty baby, I'm goin' away and leave you by yourself You've mistreated me, now you can mistreat somebody else
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You know the night time, darling (night and day) Is the right time (night and day) To be (night and day) With the one you love, now (night and day) Say now oh baby (night and day) When I come home baby, now (night and day) I wanna be with the one I love, now (night and day) You know what I'm thinking of (night and day) I know the night time (night and day, oh) Whoa, is the right time (night and day, oh) To be with the one you love, now (night and day) I said to be with the one you love (night and day) You know my mother, now (night and day) Had to die, now (night and day) Umm, and my father (night and day) Well he broke down and cry (night and day) Whoah! whoa baby (night and day) When I come home baby now (night and day) I want you to hold my hand (night and day) Yeah, tight as you can (night and day) I know the night time (night and day, oh) Whoah is the right time (night and day, oh) To be with the one you love (night and day) You know what I'm thinking of (night and day) Whoah! sing your song, Margie Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Oh, Baby (night and day) Do I love you? (night and day) No one above you (night and day) Hold me tight (night and day) And make everything all right (night and day) Because the night time (night and day) Oh, is the right time (night and day) To be with the one you love now (night and day) Oh yeah (night and day) Tease me (night and day) Squeeze me (night and day) Leave me (night and day) Ah, don't leave me (night and day) Lawdy baby (night and day) Take my hand, now (night and day) I don't need (night and day) No other man (night and day) Because the night time (night and day) Ow, is the right time (night and day) To be with the one you love (night and day) Oh yeah (night and day) I said baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Baby (night and day) Whoah! baby now (night and day) Oh come on baby (night and day) You know I want you by my side (night and day) I want you to keep (night and day) Oh keep me satisfied (night and day) I know the night time (night and day) Everyday is the right time (night and day) Yeah to be with the one you love now (night and day) Well you know it's all right
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about

"George Gee, as energetic and enthusiastic a bandleader as you are likely to meet, has at least two bands under his baton, the larger Swing Orchestra and the Jump, Jive and Wailers, which is actually a tentet. And he may have three, if the Swing Orchestra isn’t a renamed version of Gee’s Make Believe Ballroom Orchestra, which recorded at least two albums a few years back. Whatever the case, the Wailers are a throwback to the jump/swing/proto-R&B groups of the ‘40s and ‘50s led by such showmen as Louis Prima, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Erskine Hawkins and others, and as such are aimed at pleasing a (relatively) younger audience.
On Buddha Boogie, recorded in 1999 but still available, the Wailers come out swinging hard on tenor saxophonist Lance Bryant’s “Buzzin’, Baby!” (on which he and trumpeter Walt Szymanski are the soloists). Gee reprises Lionel Hampton’s vocal on “Hamp’s Boogie,” Bryant is the vocalist on his own groover, “She’s Never Satisfied,” and guest singer Carla Cook teams with Szymanski on Lieber/Stoller’s suggestive “You’re the Boss.” Bryant wrote two more sociable swingers, “Duckin’ and Divin’” and “Foo-La-Di-Oo Wee Dot,” and is the vocalist on both.

The Wailers salute the legendary Lightnin’ Hopkins with “Every Day I Have the Blues” and Big Joe Turner with “Roll ‘Em Pete” (again, vocals by Bryant), Count Basie with Frank Foster’s “Basie Boogie,” Sy Oliver with the blazing “Well Git It!” (on which Szymanski sits in for Ziggy Elman), Jan Savitt with “720 in the Books.” Szymanski is the vocalist on “The Continental” and solos with Bryant and trumpeter Steve Wiseman on Rodgers and Hart’s “My Heart Stood Still.”

Whatever one’s opinion of the Swing Revival, it can’t be denied that Gee hires only first-class musicians, and the Wailers are among the best at what they do. As most of them double in Gee’s larger Swing Orchestra, the jazz solos are also topnotch, with Bryant, Szymanski, Wiseman, baritone Alex Harding, clarinetist Ed Pazant and pianist Rick Germanson among the standouts. Those who are fond of lively and well-played swing should warm quickly to Buddha Boogie."

Jack Bowers
www.allaboutjazz.com

recorded at Capital Studios in Hollywood, CA in May 1999

credits

released January 1, 2000

George Gee - bandleader

Ed Pazant - alto saxophone
Lance Bryant - tenor saxophone, vocals
Alex Harding - baritone saxophone
Charles Stephens, Brian Bonvissuto - trombones
Walt Szymanski, Steve Wiseman - trumpets
Rick Germanson - pianio
Matt Hughes = bass
Jimmy Ford - drums

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