SwingDJs

I have yet to find music that actually clears the floor. The best I could probably do would be alternating periods of silence and mic feedback. Depending on the venue/scene, waltz music can be quite well received. I think you should check with Kitkat [?], i think she posted that she had some experi...

I've heard some DJs talk about 'clearing the floor' - because it's too crowded or they want people to go to another room. Has anyone got any experience of this? If a floor is too crowded, how would you clear it - and how would you get people back on the floor? Clearing the floor is generally not a ...

remysun wrote:There's a charm about this topic. The only song mentioned that could truly turn people off is Tom Jones' "Sex bomb", .

And yet, just last week i got that as a request.

trev wrote:

fredo wrote:Brenda, I can't take credit for Trev's addition of Queen to the list.

Sorry Brenda!

You mean it's not a Micheal Buble original? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFOezQdVhMg

On a more general note, how many people here would be interested in a night of "worse lindy hop music" if that implied bad music and not just music not so appropriate for lindy hop?

trev wrote:Add some Kenny G to that list. And some Jive Bunny. And the Hooked on Swing albums.

Ah, so this is another complain about Swifty djing thread.

Brenda - Hamp, Lucky Millinder, McShann, Lunceford, Wingy Manone, & Bunny Berigan I think are all pre-'44. But I'd have to double-check. Not being defensive, just putting it out there. Not necessarily a "Big Band" sound though - you're right - it's an interesting observation that I'll...

Is the version you like most from the 'First Time' album, Ellington Meets Basie? I'd love to hear the one you like - I have this First Time on CD.. can't find any other Ellington work with this track on it? wow.. just realised this is 3 years old (thread). sorry people. Performer - Composer - Album...

Roy Eldridge has a decent one on Little Jazz and the Jimmy Ryan All-Stars. About 3:30.

Maybe Gang Starr's Jazz Thing was a source.

After You've Gone - Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers (1943) or Lionel Hampton's version (1937) Gully Low Blues - Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven (1927) S. O. L. Blues - Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven (1927) Stompin' at the Savoy - Ella & Louis (1957) You see that tempo shift in a few ve...

Since it appears you have a receiver and devices to play the media you want to convert, then the easiest solution is to send a line out to your computer and use software to capture the input. I have used Audacity to convert tapes and vinyl and it was pretty easy and free. There are other software th...

djstarr wrote:Louis Armstrong! Impeccable music, and his voice makes everybody light up.

Capt Morgan wrote:

CafeSavoy wrote: There are decent versions on Basie's "Golden '58", "Fresno California April 24, 1959". and "Live in 1958 and 1959"

...and who says nothing ever happens in Fresno?

It still doesn't. That was the last time.

My favorite is "Frankie's Flat" from the 1998 John Anson Ford Amphitheatre concert featuring an 89 year old Lionel Hampton, still swingin'! There's no sample on allmusic but the track is on iTunes. How's the rest of the album? Nice line up of performers. I have a version of this off the a...