"Heebie Jeebies" - Jazzy Ash

Song: "Heebie Jeebies"

Album: Bon Voyage! (forthcoming)

Description: Lo-fi footage of Jazzy Ash dancing the jitterbug around Jackson Square in New Orleans' French Quarter. "Heebie Jeebies" is nearly 90 years old, written by Boyd Atkins and made famous by Louis Armstrong, so the black-and-white footage, even if artificial, is apropos. Join in! (By the way, if you want to pick up the single, you can do so here.)

Source: YouTube

"Whistling Song" (Live) - Cat Doorman

Artist: Cat Doorman

Song: "Whistling Song"

Album: The Cat Doorman Songbook

Description: Recorded alongside a story, and as part of a series of videos, for Oregon Public Broadcasting (here's "Turn Around" and "Madame Claire"), it's a very direct, simple but elegantly filmed version of the jazzy original.

Source: Vimeo

"Round the World" - Hot Peas 'N Butter

Artist: Hot Peas 'N Butter

Song: "Round the World"

Album: Hot Peas 'N Butter Volume 5 - Best of the Bowl

Description: I understand why the duo stands still for the entire song -- it's to make it easier to slide the gorgeous animation in and out on a puppet theatre-like stage. (It still looks odd to me. But I'm cranky like that.)

Source: YouTube

"Where's the Music?" - Medeski, Martin & Wood

Artist: Medeski, Martin & Wood

Song: "Where's the Music?"

Album: Let's Go Everywhere

Description: Ren & Stimpy meets early-childhood-education-based attention game meets awesome sauce. (Yeah, the video's more than four years old. Who cares?)

Source: Vimeo

"Shakey Shake Shake" - WeBop (Jazz at Lincoln Center)

Artist: WeBop (Jazz at Lincoln Center)

Song: "Shakey Shake Shake"

Album: WeBop: A Family Jazz Party!

Description: Mambo meets music and movement meets some other word that starts with "M" but really means Electronic Press Kit. (But it's a lot less dry than that phrase implies.)

Source: YouTube