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by This side up
Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:05 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: How to Transfer Vinyl records to cds????
Replies: 2
Views: 4717

How to Transfer Vinyl records to cds????

I have 100s of vinyl I'd like to transfer to cd


What do you recommend to use???
by This side up
Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:05 am
Forum: Other Music
Topic: Songs that get your adrenaline pumping...
Replies: 20
Views: 30015

songs that get your adrenaline pumping

No competition here,

Best is : "Situation "by Jeff Beck or "Got The Feeling" or "I've Been Used" all from the Rough And Ready Album

Cool down with "Raynes Park Blues" from the same album
by This side up
Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:58 am
Forum: Other Music
Topic: Hustle: the Westie's Bal
Replies: 23
Views: 28765

Hustle is to West Coast as Bal is to Lindy ?????

Hustle is to west coast as bal is to lindy Not even close . And to some of the other posters,Hustle is not only 120 bmp I have lots from 80 or 90 to 140 bpm and there were are as many kinds of hustle as swing. east coast, NY,Latin ,west coast ,basic 6. 3 count , ,and for all those rhymically challen...
by This side up
Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:41 am
Forum: Other Music
Topic: Hustle: the Westie's Bal
Replies: 23
Views: 28765

Hustle

Groovy, I began my obcession with music in the 50s .I was hustle dancer and DJ in the 70S in NYC and Boston and then SF . I still have alot of music I can share it with others who are serious .Hustle was HHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUGGGGEEEEE in the 70s .Lots of good solid music.Dance was crazy crazy popular the...
by This side up
Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:17 am
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: What do Swing DJs do in the day/to earn a living?
Replies: 64
Views: 55028

1.) No ,I don't really earn a living from djing .For me Djing is a way to support my habit of swing dancing.It has paid for all my music purchases but it is not my real work. 2.) What do i do in the day ? Well for the past year it is a little complicated.Until 2003 I was a Building Contractor/Design...
by This side up
Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:30 pm
Forum: Other Music
Topic: Songs that get your adrenaline pumping...
Replies: 20
Views: 30015

Ok....... First make sure you have friends near by ,you might hurt yourself if you are lifting weights to this. All from the same album: " Surfing With the Alien " Satch Boogie Lords of Karma Crushing Day Surfing With The Alien Please end with : Always With Me Always With You Make sure you...
by This side up
Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:02 pm
Forum: Other Music
Topic: West Coast music
Replies: 43
Views: 42419

Hi Recently on tv I saw a PBS special with Bill Moyers on the history of the english language.It was fascinating how the language changes over centuries because of influences by foreign cultures ,of war ,takeover, trade ,commerce and geography and locality and sub cultures like music..Swing dance is...
by This side up
Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:55 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Ray Charles
Replies: 40
Views: 25981

Ray Charles on the "Classics" Blues and Rhythm ser

This is one of my favorite Ray Charles albums Made in France 2001. A redo of older songs recorded in 1949 and 1050 with his Maxin(m) trio. Very tasty stuff. How many know that his real last name is Robinson that he droped because he thought he might be confused with the famous boxer "Sugar Ray ...
by This side up
Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:25 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: How many different Count Basie CDs/ records do you have?
Replies: 16
Views: 12408

How many different Count Basie CDs/ records do you have?

So how many Count Basie cds / records do you have? Not counting where he appears on a compilation or on another musician's cd.Also not counting his time playing with Benny Moten or other groups he was in.I just counted +or - 300 different titles in Gold Mine guide to jazz .
by This side up
Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:13 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: danceable Louis Armstrong
Replies: 49
Views: 29905

One that I used tio play alot, I'm sorry but I can't find the cd or remember what it is but the song I played alot was "Hobo You Can't Ride This Train"

A very nice smooth song sounds like a train just chugging along to a medium tempo very smooth good lindy song
by This side up
Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:29 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: What are your favorite songs right now?
Replies: 220
Views: 167944

This is my second post so once again forgive me. My favorite song today is "Don't You Miss Your Baby" from vinyl ,yes remember vinyl ? a record , an lp? It's from " Buck Clayton Jam Sessions from the vault " 1988, a redo of a prevous record " All The Cats Join In , 25 star j...
by This side up
Fri Feb 04, 2005 10:52 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Sidney Bechet
Replies: 73
Views: 50276

This is my first comment so ......Much of Sidney is older stuff that is more ragtime suited for charleston . they are recorded in older format with pops and scratches in low fidelity.What I haven't seen mentioned is a great quality cd recording I have called Sidney Bechet "High Society " ,...