Go Go Swing Live
| Go Go Swing Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Venue | The Crystal Skate Temple Hills, Maryland | |||
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| Length | 61:09 | |||
| Label | Future Sound Records | |||
| Producer | Reo Edwards | |||
| Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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| musicHound R&B | (4/5) |
Go Go Swing Live is a live album recorded and released in 1986 by the Washington, D.C.–based go-go band Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers. The album was recorded at the Crystal Skate (in Temple Hills, Maryland) and at the RSVP (a defunct nightclub in Washington, D.C.)
The album consists of go-go renditions of classic jazz and swing songs performed with a go-go beat. The album is especially known for remakes of the calypso song "Run Joe", and the swing songs "Stormy Monday" and "It Don't Mean a Thing". The album was ranked No. 1 as the "Best Album Recorded in D.C." by DCist.