SwingDJs

yea i could if i had any money left.

yes that song oans.

Got these as the Louisana Music Factory (LMF) while in New Orleans: Harlam Hamfats - Harlem Hamfats, Vol. 4 [Document] Good, moderately tempo'd, fun music. Can't wait to get others from this collection. Georgia Wasboard Stompers - Complete Recordings [Jazz Oracle] This is the gem of my purchases so ...

ditto ditto ditto. I got some Harlam Hamfats, Georgia Wasboard Stompers - (omg the Tiger Rag!), Henry "Red" Allen, amonsgt several others that I'll post after I get some sleep.

No shit reuben. "New Orleans is probably as close as you can get to said perfect world." The music there blew me away. The talent, the energy... so far above my high expectations. Thursday night, 2nd stop of the pub crawl for my friends, and there was a 4 piece band w/ a guy playing stride...

All-Time Fave, long blues song: "Makin' Whoopee" (live) - Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection

Well this is under "other music" and I don't expect much danceable music from Monk. Kinda like I don't expect much from Miles either. Anyways, I like Thelonius Monk as much as I dislike him. The feeling and vibe he creates rock me sometimes, but then his technique gets in the way of everyt...

Hm, most? Too balanced to tell... Basie I guess in the long haul... Not a sexy answer but I try to mix it up as much as I can. Faves: Ellington (and Hodges, etc.), Harry James, Goodman, Shaw, Lunceford, Django, Joe Williams, Ella, Louis, Mills Blue Rhythm Boys, Billie Holiday (and in turn Teddy Wils...

It could be that as us DJs get more experienced and our musical collection and tastes broaden and grow, that we forget to play as much stuff that appeals to the newbies, and I believe any club owner wants to keep attracting the newbies. Hmm, that really does base off of the theory that the music at...

Django Reinhardt And His American Friends

Posted elsewhere about this set. Good shit. Favorite song might be I's a Muggin'.

What's that phrase really mean btw? Is there a thread for such questions?

Great song, and lots of good versions. I'm currently enjoying one recorded by Django available on:


Django Reinhardt And His American Friends

Also, I was disappointed by the Louis Armstrong Proper Box Set. I found there to be a lot of ballads and blues numbers... On the two discs I've previewed so far, I've found maybe one or two danceables -- and they weren't stellar. Hopefully the other two discs will rock out. Maybe I'm just used to th...

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre900/e958/e95884ob6df.jpg Complete RCA Victor Recordings Just got this set for Christmas off of my Amazon Wish list. It has some great tracks for dancing and all for listening. The first four feature Chick Webb and his Orchestra w/ Louis even though it's li...

... and about New Testament Basie helping people who don't already have appreciation for classic gain that appreciation, perhaps. I know I went the other way around, gravitating to early Basie, and other music of the Swing Era, and then later on getting into the longer solos and dynamics of Basie fr...

I think it's good dancing that attracts new people to a scene more than anything. Seeing people make the dance look easy and timeless was certainly a huge motivator later on. Yes, the music (jazz and swing) is probably what got me started, which is probably why I ended up DJing, but it could also ha...