SwingDJs

fredo wrote:maybe it's just me, but I can't stand Christmas swing songs, at least not any more than I can tolerate regular Christmas songs.

I'd rather just hear good swing songs that happen to have cleverly appropriate names, like Holiday for Swing

You said it str8, g8!!

Eyeball wrote:

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Thx!

Good pic!

That's the one. Thanks! I wonder what the story is behind that picture.

I've seen a picture of drummer Dave Tough (I think) where he is soaked in sweat, looking exhausted and being hoisted off his chair by some other dudes. I've been looking for it on the internet but can't seem to find it. Any help would be appreciated.

I think it's naive to disconnect the dance from the music. As a teacher, you are teaching both music and dance whether you are trying or not. Beginners will bond the music you use with the dance you teach. If you don't play classic music in class, your students won't dance to it on the social floor...

John, Out of curiosity, do you consider the '49 version of Ultra to be "hot stuff"? Also, would you mind listing a few examples of HJ's later recordings that you would consider hot? I am genuinely interested in good, swinging recordings by original bandleaders that were recorded post big b...

If I take a chance on a song it is going to be a song that I really like but am unsure how a dance crowd will react. If the dancers don’t like the song then I shrug it off as a difference in tastes and shelve the song for my own listening enjoyment. If I don’t really like the song to begin with then...

Oh....please forgive me. I simply assumed that a 'swing dj' would know HJ Ultra w/o my having to reference it. HJ stands for Harry James, btw. He was a famous trumpet player and bandleader back in the last century. :wink: :P I've never heard that song before and, after downloading the 1949 version ...

Toon Town Dave wrote:
I'm particularly keen on Blues on Parade, Liza and Swingtime in the Rockies. I like the fact that the arrangements are a little different.

I really like Liza and SitR off the Big 18 CDs.

I DJd Celery Stalks one night and almost faded it out early because it was so boring.

Yes

This song is panassie' stomp. I have it on the boxed set "Django Reinhardt and his American Friends".

Sounds like they edited the beginning - after the intro there's a piano solo that, in the clip, has been cut out.

St. Louis Blues

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YtjzVThkiFs

A little cheesy but I like this clip.

Of course!! I look forward to seeing you again.

Sounds like Basie's "Taps Miller".

Tin Roof Blues - Sidney Bechet (although the increase in tempo doesn't last very long).

My personal favs are the version of Dark Eyes that Fredo mentioned, and Heebie Jeebies by the Boswell Sisters.

There's also Ain't Misbehavin by Fats Waller.