SwingDJs

"wow - I thought '20' was his first album. I was very into Harry Connick about 15 years ago and really enjoyed seeing his live band play the Seattle Opera House; I've been meaning to go through the CDs I have (about 7) to look for tracks for swing dj'ing." The whole album is good Charlesto...

I also like to play Harry Connick Jr's version, done when he was eleven years old :

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Chris

Definitely my favorite is the Armstrong and Ellington sessions. Both are in top swinging form, the sound quality is really good, and I prefer the more jazzy small combo sound. Armstrong and Peterson is similar, but the sound quality is not so good (not really bad, just a noticeable slight hiss). Of ...

Thanks! I am going to do some tests with Audacity, and see how they turn out. Otherwise, the Sound Forge Audio Studio sound like a pretty reasonable solution.

Chris

I played Blue Mance during the Saturday afternoon dance at SOFLEX last weekend to good effect. The floor was filled with dancers, as apposed to a hot jazz Charleston number I played (Dippermouth Blues), which did not do so well. That kinda surprised me. Now that I think of it, I saw very little char...

Thanks for the tip, I will check out Nero. Has anyone ever used Sony Media Screenblast Sound Forge 7? It is a smaller version of Sound Forge, and is about $70. Not sure if bit depth make a difference for just editing...it is not 24 bit. http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/Products/showproduct.asp?...

"One thing that interests me. I've noted a few folks have been excited about the "edited" versions of these songs. I understand how that could be useful in a dance environment, heck I've edited a few songs myself, however I'm a purist, and I cringe at the thought of not having the ful...

I have been regularly playing those same songs from the new album, and they have definitely gone over well. I also didn't like her first album as much. I'll have to check out the Ron Sunshine CD too, thanks for the tip!

Chris

I got the CD yesterday, and I can say that it was worth the money. There are a few songs that I will definitely put on my A-list, and play regularly at my Blues-Swing dance in Orlando. Most notably I like the Clark Terry combo version of Everyday I Have the Blues. Although Joe Williams is one of my ...