SwingDJs

1. No (I wish)
2. IT Support

Di

Like Brian said I've got several from the series Harlem Jazz 20's Harlem Jazz 30's Harlem Jazz 40's Kansas City Jazz Southern Jazz 30's and 40's Chicago Small White Bands Chicago Small Black Bands Chicago Urban Blues Chicago Down Home Blues, Vol. 1 I really like them. The quality is better than I ex...

You missed Australia!!

Di

Hey I do that :lol: I think part of the problem that Bob the Builder sees in Melbourne comes from the fact that we are going through a bit of Balboa madness down here at the moment. Alot more dancers are picking it up at the moment so tend to use any opportunity to practice (I think) I'm not a bal-g...

What about rather than swapping cd's you get a whole bunch of dj's together over a weekend. at the beginning of the weekend all names are put in a hat. Who ever's name you pull out you dj your set that weekend with their music.

Would make for an interesting time I think

Di

I can sing! Contralto/ Mezzo Soprano

I have sung in various things (non Pro ) for about 15 years or so.

Can play piano and guitar badly.

Di

My favorite version to play is off this album from Red Norvo.

Di

My latest additions Loch Lomond - Maxine Sullivan Thinking of you, Joe Barbara Morrison I KNow How To Do It - Barbara Morrison Live Down Under - Barbara Morrison Visit Me - Barbara Morrison (She was I Melbourne and I went to the gig (I Love her so much! :D ) ) Now You Has Jazz - Louis Armstrong 1937...

This is the version that I have with the slower Jive at Five. I play it sometimes as it just makes me wanna dance everytime I hear it. It is a fairly long version (5:20mins) so I don't play it all the time or people look at me funny

Di

Also, everyone I've met from Melbourne that has gone to Seattle - that's about 15 people so far in the past year - have been great and awesome to dance with. You are starting to make me want to go to MLX now! You should!! You All should! Come and see how great the scene is for yourselves. :lol: :D Di

I wonder if you have to deal with the same gender issues that we have in American society? I've been chewing on this question for the past couple of weeks and decided that the answer is probably not. The swing scene is relatively new in Australia, there are a few people who have been dancing for ye...

I've got a great version on Satch and Josh (Oscar Peterson and Count Basie), but as I'm at work and don't have it with me I can't remember the dance worthyness of it !

But its a great album and song!

Good Luck with the battle btw

Di

I'm hoping to be over in the states sometime next year for a short time in Aug-Sept. At this stage my travel plans are Herrang week 4 (Poss St Petersburg the week after) England for catching up with long lost family for a few weeks Swing out New Hampshire Indian Summer Home This may change however :...

From Melbourne JW Swing Orchestra - My Favorite band to dance to ! these guys are really fab! The Pearly Shells - These guys can be anything from a trio to a 10 piece big band. they have a great energy Out for the Count is a 14 piece basie style big band that we dance to every week. They don't have ...

Just wondering if anyone uses/has used any of the variety of books on swing/jazz music as hunting grounds for new and interesting music and

1. If you did which ones.

2. If you haven't why not

Di