DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #181: Yardbird Shuffle

In this song there are quite a few breaks. But because it's not too fast, it's a great song to play around as dancers.

Yardbird Shuffle

Written by James A. Noble.

Personnel: Woody Herman, Tommy Linehan, Walter Yoder, Frank Carlson.

Woody Herman and James A. Noble

I wrote a short biography about Woody Herman here.

There is a lot of information about Herman on the internet:
Wikipedia, allmusic, npr etc.

But unfortunately, I couldn't find anything about the composer James A. Noble. If you have some informations then please let me know.

By the way, there is still an active Woody Herman Orchestra on the road!

Title: Yardbird Shuffle
Artist: Woody Herman's Four Chips
Recorded: September 10, 1941, Los Angeles
Tempo: 138 bpm
Dance: Lindy Hop

You can find all the songs of the series also on my Spotify playlist.
Official hashtag of the series: #djcsotw

What do you think about this song? Do you think it's too difficult for dancers? Let us know in the comment section below.

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