SwingDJs

Play lots of modern pop swing, like Mighty Blue Kings, Steve Lucky, Casey MacGill, Indigo Swing, etc. Don't play too many slow songs, not if you are teaching East Coast swing without the triple step. Play some Prima. Play some classic stuff, too.

Read the definitions of those categories on allmusic.com. They are pretty close.

Hey Greg, I'm spinning at Houston, too. Cool! But I doubt I'll stay.

I need to update the links section. I'd like to have a more up-to-date list of links to other swing CD reviews and recommendations. I need to add Links to Lawrence's page, Jesse's page, this forum, Reuben's page, Kristin's page, and whatever else someone can suggest.

I've been slowing down in my CD purchases and therefore, in my reviews. But I did add a few new ones recently, and this time I'm featuring the following: New! Campus Five - Jammin' The Blues (Won Records - 2003) Reviewed: 21 June 2003. Ratings: ****, LLLL This septet out of LA plays great authentic ...

I haven't plugged my swing CD review site on this forum yet, I think, and I can almost sense how that has caused a major void in all of your lives. So here's my site: http://www.swingorama.com/music/ronsrevshome.html Swing CD reviews by a dancer, for dancers. Over 500 swing CDs reviewed and rated. A...

I agree with you, Shana, on the Basie/Schuur. Yuck. Other notable stinkers: o Crescent City Maulers - Screamin - The worst neo-pop jump stuff I've ever heard. o Les Elgart - Two Classic Albums From - The most god-awful boring simple bland big band ever. What was I thinking? o Best of the Big Bands (...

No one mentioned the song with Joe Williams: "Roll 'Em Pete" yet.

Nate Dogg wrote:There are about 57 different Count Basie albums on eMusic right now.

Dang, Nathan, do you get a commission or something for new emusic enrollees?

djstarr wrote: but I think the winner is:
http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com - with a CD called "Bebop Bassoon" - here's a track: http://www.danielsmithbassoon.com/music ... _sadie.mp3

OK, that is amazing. An actual decent version of Sister Sadie in Bassoon!

OK, Shana, that wins the most obscure swing DJ question of the month award....

A lot larger 6% [ 1 ] A little larger 20% [ 3 ] About the same 33% [ 5 ] A little smaller 26% [ 4 ] A lot smaller 13% [ 2 ] Not sure/can't tell/no opinion 0% [ 0 ] Its almost a bell curve, but it looks like more scenes are smaller. Who voted "a lot larger", and how did it get that way?

Oh no, the dreaded "chicken" set. Every new swing DJ is tempted by it...

My list of French songs: (its pretty short) "I Won't Dance" - Stacey Kent (just a phrase!) "Sympathique" - Pink Martini "Qu'est Que C'est" (or however you spell it) - Joe Carroll & Ray Bryant "Si J'avais Ete" - Paris Combo "Jukebox" - Sugar Ray (...

In general, since the lo-fi recordings were limited in dynamic range, specifically being light on bass and treble, it makes sense to me to boost the little there is a bit. Why not? Whoa, is that English? Talk about brain dyslexia. Besides frequency range, I think I meant something like "..boos...