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Swing Me, Blues Me was the first and only album released by Canadian swing and blues band The Blue Morris 6.

It was released sometime in 2006, independently by Vancouver based musician/band member Blue Morris.

Track listing

Standard track listing

  1. Deed I Do
  2. Comes Love
  3. Blonde On My Tail
  4. Summertime
  5. Blues For Carly (I Want To Meet Boys)
  6. Caravan
  7. Honeysuckle Rose
  8. All Of Me
  9. It's Only A Paper Moon
  10. Why Don't You Do Right?
  11. S'Wonderful
  12. Moon River In 4
  13. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
  14. Nick's Blues [1]

Background

Little information is known about the album due to its obscurity and limited release in 2006. Upon release, the album was available for sale as a physical CD and digital download through the Blue Morris website, independtley released and distributed by band member Aaron 'Blue' Morris. It was later made available for purchase on Tunes Canada on August 30th, 2006. [1][2][3]

The band would perform songs from the album live multiple times across Vancouver between 2005 and 2008, including a notable gig at the Maple Ridge Jazz and Blues Festival. At the festival, the band are known to have performed the songs S'Wonderful and You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To, which were uploaded to YouTube by Blue Morris after the fact in 2007. Physical CDs of the album were available for sale during the show and free downloads of the performances were available via the Blue Morris website as well. [4][5]

Of all songs from the album, Blues For Carly (I Want To Meet Boys) is the only one to have known to have surfaced online in studio quality, uploaded to YouTube in 2011. The song was written specifically for Jepsen by Blue Morris sometime in 2005; Morris stated he 'spent months trying to persuade her to sing it.' The album was recorded and mixed entirely by Emmett Stutt in 2006, and the album cover was shot by Kathy Brackley. [6][7][1]

Navigation

The Blue Morris 6
Overview
Members Carly Rae JepsenAaron 'Blue' MorrisGreg LuiNick KempinskiGeorgia KorbaSoegi Hartono
Studio albums Swing Me, Blues MeNick's Blues EP
Discography
Swing Me, Blues Me Deed I Do • Comes LoveBlonde On My TailSummertimeBlues For Carly (I Want To Meet Boys)CaravanHoneysuckle RoseAll of MeIt's Only a Paper MoonWhy Don't You Do Right?S'WonderfulMoon River In 4You'd Be So Nice To Come Home ToNick's Blues

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 jrg2222 "The Blue Morris 6 – Swing Me, Blues Me (2006, CD)" Discogs. Retrieved March 26th, 2021
  2. Morris, Blue "The Blue Morris 6 Biography" Last.FM. August 10th, 2016. Retrieved March 26th, 2021
  3. Morris, Blue "Blue Morris 6 Swing Band - Pink Flamingo Burlesque - Album Now on ITunes Canada!" BlueMorris.com. Retrieved March 26th, 2021 - Via WayBack Machine.
  4. Morris, Blue "Swonderful - the Blue Morris 6 Swing Band" YouTube. January 24th, 2007. Retrieved March 26th, 2021
  5. Morris, Blue "You’d Be so Nice to Come Home To" YouTube. January 8th, 2007. Retrieved March 26th, 2021
  6. LarisaMTrench "Blues for Carly (I Want to Meet Boys) - the Blue Morris 6" YouTube. April 17th, 2011. Retrieved March 26th, 2021
  7. Morris, Blue "Blue Morris 6 Swing & Blues Band" BlueMorris.com. February 19th, 2006. Retrieved March 26th, 2021 - Via WayBack Machine.
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