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Jimmie Lunceford
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 5:17 am
by Matthew
I'm looking to get into the Jimmie Lunceford business, and I'd like to get the most and best music for the least money. Could you recommend some CDs? Thanks.
Re: Jimmie Lunceford
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:50 am
by AlekseyKosygin
Matthew wrote:I'm looking to get into the Jimmie Lunceford business, and I'd like to get the most and best music for the least money. Could you recommend some CDs? Thanks.
It's about time...
I own 4 Lunceford CD's but 2 I'd really recommend if I had none would be:
1930-1934 - Classics
Lunceford Special - 1939-1940 - Columbia
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:34 am
by falty411
Luncefords band is amazing. I have about 8 cds and I can listen/dance to them pretty much straight through
The three id recommend:
For Dancers Only
Stomp It Off
Lunceford Special
But buy it all! His band didn't really have the standout soloist like many other great bands from the time, but as a group the swang harder than almost all of them!
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:48 am
by lindyholic
Lunceford Rules!!!
Get all 3 cds Mike mentioned. I have them and they are rad. Plus get more Lunceford after that.
Harrison
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:16 pm
by Lawrence
falty411 wrote:The three id recommend:
For Dancers Only
Stomp It Off
Lunceford Special
There are two Lunceford CDs entitled, "For Dancers Only:"
here and
here. I also have two Lunceford CDs entitled "Rhythm is Our Business."
I even seem to remember running into another "Stomp It Off" CD somewhere.
The
"Swingsation" Lunceford compilationis also rather solid all the way through. However, GRP's mastering on "For Dancer's Only" (the big hit song) has those prominent scratches, especially in the beginning. (The same master recording is on "Stomp It Off" (recommended above). The GRP mastering generally is a little bit muddy.
One of the "
Rhythm is Our Business" CDs I own (from Living Era records) has a clearer, better-mastered version of "For Dancers Only," plus a great, slightly slower version of "Taint What You Do" than the well-known version. Both versions have more of an early-swing, Pre-Basie, harder, "chonk-chonk" rhythm than the usual versions.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:56 pm
by Nate Dogg
At a recent Exchange, a bunch of the DJs were buying out the local record store, one of them threw this one in my basket and said that it was an essential one that every DJ should have. I already had one Lunceford compilation, but this one helped fill a hole or two in my collection.
Already recommended by Alex, Harrison, and Mike.
I highly recommend it as well.
Nathan
Re: Jimmie Lunceford
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:37 pm
by JesseMiner
Matthew wrote:I'd like to get the most and best music for the least money.
If that is what you are looking for then
definitely get the CD that has been recommended here multiple times:
Lunceford Special: 1939-1940
This is a quality remastering job by Columbia, and the track listing is excellent, featuring the bulk of Lunceford tracks that I am likely to play at dances.
Get it, dig it, and then you'll certainly want to pick up the other great suggestions in this thread to expand your Lunceford collection. Both
For Dancers Only (I played "Harlem Shout" off of it last night at LindyGroove) and
Stomp It Off are great, featuring a slightly earlier part of Lunceford's career (34-37).
Jesse
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 4:18 pm
by Swifty
falty411 wrote:Luncefords band is amazing.
lindyholic wrote:Lunceford Rules!!!
falty411 wrote:The three id recommend:
For Dancers Only
Stomp It Off
Lunceford Special
lindyholic wrote:Get all 3 cds Mike mentioned. I have them and they are rad.
falty411 wrote:But buy it all! His band didn't really have the standout soloist like many other great bands from the time, but as a group the swang harder than almost all of them!
lindyholic wrote:Plus get more Lunceford after that.
I'm starting to notice a pattern.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:43 pm
by Andy Reid
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:15 pm
by Swifty
The
Swingsation album isn't bad either.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:15 pm
by CafeSavoy
i've been meaning to get that. i have some of the other Uncollected cds.
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2004 2:17 pm
by Swifty
CafeSavoy wrote:
i've been meaning to get that. i have some of the other Uncollected cds.
Me too, I forgot about it. Five bucks used on Amazon has got me sold!
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:59 am
by Premek
Do you heard Ellington´s "Sophisticated Lady" by Lunceford somewhere? It´s absolutely fantastic, I love it. The saxophones are fabulous here. It´s the most beautiful Lunceford´s tape (with "Mood Indigo", of course). I´m czech collector of old discs with jazz and swing from 20s - 40s. If you could talk with me, my mail is
Premysl.Hnilicka@tiscali.cz
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:51 am
by kitkat
I just bought Lunceford Special--what fantastic vocalists he managed to get! I also started going through my old Lunceford (Big Band Box Set) and realizing that, though it's not as well mastered, the vocals are of equal quality.
If you feel like you play too much instrumental music because a lot of old vocalists annoy you, buy lots of Lunceford to fix your problem.
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:15 pm
by Jerry_Jelinek
Speaking of Lunceford - Does anyone know the vocalist on Nagasaki?