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[Answered] Well Git It, Tommy Dosey
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:20 am
by muldae76
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:27 am
by Bob the Builder
The song is:
"Well, Git It!" Composed by Sy Oliver.
I'm not entirely sure which exact recording it is.
Tommy Dorsey is the Artist who first recorded it, but the standard recording is only around the 200 BPMs.
I know some one here will know.
I'm a little suspicious that the version used it speed up.
Brian
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:39 am
by Eyeball
There is a slightly later Dorsey transcription from 1944 (A studio recording) where he plays it at a much faster tempo than the 1942 Victor recording. The 2nd one is too fast and it loses it punch and sounds like 'cartoon music'.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:29 am
by Toon Town Dave
The version from the Mad Dog performance has been edited to extend it but I believe there is an example of the original recording on
this CD.
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:36 am
by Mr Awesomer
It's Raymond Scott's version of "Springtime At The Asylum" off the album "Circus Music For Freaks"
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:32 pm
by falty411
The song came from my collection and Toon Town Dave is exactly right.
The Dorsey CD is part of a 4 disc set that also has Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and Harry James
It was one of the first swing cds i think i ever bought, i got it at Target
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2005 9:02 pm
by Eyeball
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... les#disc_3
fwiw - the version of "WGI" on the 4-CD box set is not the original 1942 recording by Dorsey. It is a faster version that he did crica 1944 for a transcription service. Those transcriptions have been bootlegged many times on many labels.
The original 1942 recording is at a slower tempo and hangs together better imho.
