The "joint" in this case was the auditorium of the Israeli Opera, and it was jumping last night - on the stage, and in the aisles - because it was pretty hard not to, given the music of Thomas "Fats" Waller and the exuberant energy and craft of the performers, who presented "Harlem Swing," the anemic title of what was once called "Ain't Misbehavin," with its delightful...
Last night / The joint was jumping
The music was originally written and performed more than 80 years ago, by very talented black musicians and dancers, before a white audience.
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