Eclectic Grooves

Here are some more Halloween goodies for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! The Haunted House- 20 Tracks to Make You Jump in the Night This is one swanky, toe-tapping, smart and sassy collection taken from old-timey blues and jazz 78's including Louis Armstrong's "The Skeleton In the Closet" and Ma Rainey's "Black Cat, Hoot Owl Blues". This is the Halloween album that you will want to put on when you've had your fill of spooky sounds and ghost stories, and are ready to jump-n-jive with the best of them. Enjoy! Tracklist 1. The Haunted House - The Three Ginx 2. Nightmare - Artie Shaw And His Orchestra 3. The Skeleton In The Closet - Louis Armstrong 4. Skeleton Jangle - The Original Dixieland Five 5. 'Tain't No Sin (To Take Off Your Skin And Dance Around In Your Bones) - Dan Russo And His Oriole Orchestra 6. Dry Bones - Fats Waller And His Rhythm 7. Bogey Wail - Jack Hylton And His Orchestra/Sam Browne 8. Boogaboo - Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot...

I'm sorry that I haven't been posting much this week, but I've just gotten over a nasty cold. Thanks to those of you who commented on my 1 year anniversary post. I really appreciated the kind words, especially since I wasn't feeling great. I wanted to let you know that I have reposted the links from last years Halloween post here . While these songs aren't Halloween in the traditional sense, I'm sure they will fit nicely alongside the other spooky sounds in today's post. Also, you can sample selections from these three releases in My Box player on the left of the page. Please let me know what you think of the Box. Kid Stuff Repertory Theater "Mostly Ghostly" [Kid Stuff, 1962] In 1977, Kid Stuff released an intensely experimental Halloween sound effects album called "Mostly Ghostly. " The cover is very deceptive in that it looks like a Halloween record aimed at little children. What you get instead is a demented spookfest filled with bub...