September 15th, 2007 - Villains & Visionaries

 

For our September event, we were honored to feature the sensational pianist/chanteuse Jill Tracy on stage, who left her audience in raptures with her signature concoction of dark parlour & classical piano, haunting lyrics and seductive style. Nouveau Noir Dancer Tempest also spun her magic on stage with her unique belly dance performance influenced by early 20th century aestheticism & such artists as Theda Bara & Ruth St. Denis. In addition, distinguished photographer Don Spiro showcased his work as part of our Villains and Visionaries theme, with a series of Weimarian images depicting the destructive passions of lusty vamps devoted to the intricate drug culture of a lost world.

We were also treated to an impromptu live performance by the incredible Stumblebum Brass Band, who will no doubt be a favorite at DOV for many months to come (see video clips below).

 

Picture Slideshow

Photographer: Don Spiro

 

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Photographer: Debbi Rotkowitz

 

Videos

The amazing Stumblebum Brass Band ripping it up!

 

Playlist

Zarah Leander – Ich weiss, es wird einmal einmal ein wunder gescheh'n
Palast Orchester und Max Raabe – Wenn der weisse Flieder wieder blueht
Josephine Baker – Besame Mucho
UTOMLENNOE – Solnce
German Tango 1930 – Blauer Himmel
Paul Whiteman – Gloomy Sunday
Marion Harris – The Blues Have Got Me
Annette Hanshaw – You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would You
Anita O’Day – Massachusetts
 Judy Shirley – That Old Feeling
 Adelaide Hall – Creole Love Call
Marlene Dietrich – I am the Naughty Lola
Sigurd Wallen – för fosterlandets väl på la'gårdsgärde
Billy Cotton & His Band – I’ve Gone And Lost My Little Yo-Yo
Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds – Cuban Boogie Woogie
Louis Armstrong – Cuban Pete
Cab Calloway – Eadie Was A Lady
Denny Curtis & Art Landry & His Orchestra – Five Foot Two
Bix Beiderbecke – Fidgety Feet
Ambassadors w/ Irving Kaufman – Oh! How I Love My Darling
Ruth Etting – Who’s Honey Are You?
Valaida Snow – I Can’t Dance, I’ve Got Ants in my Pants
Harry Roy – Georgia’s Gotta Moon
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb – When I Get Low, I Get High
Dinah Miller – Woe Is Me
Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra – Railroad Man
Edith Piaf – Rien de Rien
Herman van Veen – Was Wollen Wir Trinken

Marek Weber & His Orchestra – Three Penny Opera
Smith, "Whispering" Jack and Ambrose, Bert – Miss Annabelle Lee
Lil Green – Knockin’ Myself Out
Bessie Smith – Do Your Duty
Max Raabe – Es War Einmal Ein Musikus
Helen Kane – Dangerous Nan McGrew
Danny Elfman & The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo – Some of These Days
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Wished For You
Tim Fischer – Das Maedchen mit den Schwefelhoelzern
Das gibt’s nur einmal
Cab Calloway – Zaz Zuh Zaz
Raymond Scott – Powerhouse
Elsie Carlisle – Pu-Leeze! Mister Hemingway!
Ondrej Havelka & The Swings – Let Yourself Go
Fletcher Henderson – Shanghai Shuffle
Paul Whiteman Orchestra v/Rhythm Boys – Happy Feet
George Olsen & His Music v/Vocal Trio – Who
Benny Goodman – Clarinet A La King
Helen Kane – That’s My Weakness Now
Esther Walker – Ya Gotta Know How To Love
Twelve Clouds of Joy – All the Jive is Gone
Bai Kwong – The Pretender
Troy Floyd And His Shadowland Orchestra – Dreamland Blues

Gry – Princess Crocodile
Tom Waits – Cemetery Polka
Louis Armstrong – I Double Dare You
Palast Orchester und Max Raabe – Musik, Musik, Musik
Ethel Waters – I’ve Found A New Baby
Laurel & Hardy – Honolulu Baby
Django Reinhardt – Swing 39
Illinois Jaquet – Destination Moon
Astor Piazzolla – Tango Apasianado
Yvette Horner – Accordeon Tango Jalousie
Vince Giordano And His Nighthawks Orchestra – Zulu Wail
Original Dixieland Jazz Band – Tiger Rag
Benny Goodman – The Kingdom Of Swing
Fred Rich & His Hotel Astor Orchestra v/Irving Kaufman – She’s Got It
Dizzy Gillespie – Shaw Nuff
Jane Green – I’m Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now
Bai Hong – Listen Up
Tao Li – I Can’t Have Your Love
Bix Beiderbecke – San
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Lover’s Lane
Carroll Gibbons – Black Coffee
Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat
Ace Brigode & His Fourteen Virginians – Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby

Annette Hanshaw – I Want To Be Bad
Ted Lewis & Ruth Etting – Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off The Moon
B. F. Goodrich Orchestra – If All The Stars Were Pretty Babies
Bernie Cummins AHO v/Cummins – Minnie The Mermaid
Bob Crosby – South Rampart Street Parade
Cab Calloway – Nobody’s Sweetheart
Sidney Bechet – Polka Dot Rag
Cats and the Fiddle – Killin’ Jive
Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France – Swingin’ With Django
Earl Hines AHO – Chicago Rhythm
Jimmy Messene – Ev’rything Has Changed But You
Friedrich Hollaender – Wenn Der Alte Motor Wieder Tackt - Paul Graetz
Original dixieland jazz band – Sensation Rag
Josephine Baker – Dinah
Greta Keller – Blues In My Heart
Lotte Lenya – Pirate Jenny
Lilian Harvey – Das Gibt's Nur Einmal
Ondrej Havelka a jeho Melody Makers – Goody Goody
Pink Martini – Donde Estas, Yolanda
Snook Friedman's Memphis Stompers – Hello Beautiful
Ruth Etting – Take Good Care of Yourself
Sophie Tucker – If Your Kisses Can’t Hold The Man You Love
Ethel Waters – True Blue Lou
Hula Blues
Ragwater Revue – Poor John Button
Laurel & Hardy – Shine On Harvest Moon